What Designers Predict in 2025

As 2024 comes to a close, we asked a handful of designers what they predict for the coming year. 


What we noticed in many of our interviews was the lack of talk about real trends. Not one designer spoke of specifics in lighting types, distinct patterns, or specific materials. What we did find were two key threads that connected their projections.

Color

According to our poll of expert designers, we have a lot to look forward to in 2025, particularly when it comes to color. 

 

“I think people are ready to explore color a little bit more,” Chinmaya Misra of CHINCHIN Design said. In particular, she has found that “jewel tones are coming back.”

 

The white walls, furniture, and rug take on minimalist design has been in the spotlight for years now, but we have seen a slow shift toward warmer color pallets. In 2025, that shift is speeding up.

“People want to be more grounded and cozy in their house, so I think the cold and the blues and the whites are gone,” Marbé of Marbé Designs told us. “We’re going to see more warm tones, more earth tones. People are getting back to the roots and the earthy tones like greens, burgundy, and terracotta.” 

 

Similarly, Helen Taylor of Helen Taylor Design’s prediction for 2025 is “… a lot of auburn, some warmth, kind of bringing that autumn feel all throughout the home where you feel invited walking in.”

Longevity

 

 

This idea of ‘hominess’ was a big one with many of the designers we spoke to. It seems their clients are even more focused on comfort-chic than ever, choosing practicality over pure aesthetics.

 

One major aspect of practicality that is expected to take over in 2025 is choosing design elements that put longevity at the forefront.

 

 “The timelessness of design is really getting traction,” Chinmaya Misra told us. “I think people are ready to ditch the fast fashion, fast furniture, dupes–or fakes–over the real thing. People are getting wisened up to that and are really investing in good design. By ‘good design,’ I mean things that are handmade, things that take time to produce, and last you a lifetime.”

 

For some people, this may mean shopping vintage or antique. These pieces can and have clearly survived the passage of time and provide unique history to a design. There are plenty of companies out there producing quality, handmade, design-forward products today that will stand the test of time, too. While they will most certainly cost more, the price is balanced by their useful life. 


What we’ve heard a lot over the past year is how designers are trying to encourage patience with their clients. We live in a very buy-it-now get-it-now world, so waiting four to six months for a handmade piece is almost foreign. Hopefully patience is also something that trends next year! Handcrafted works of art (like rugs, for example) are truly worth the wait.

 

In summary: 2025 will be a year of warm, rich color and sustainable, long-lasting materials. 


While we look forward to seeing what 2025 brings, Karina Rizzo of Karamia Design left us with one truth that will persist throughout the years. “Everything is cool if you have a good designer.”