What's the next trend for interior design?

“What’s the next trend/style for interior design?”
I love this question because it means that the person asking it is loaded! Not really, but they should be if they’re concerned with the answer. Interior design is not fashion design! Trends should never dictate what you choose to live with in your own home. My goal as an interior designer is to help you refine your own taste and style – not to invoke my own. You have to live with what we design together long after the project is finished – so don’t choose anything I recommend to impress me or anyone else.
I begin every project with a “get to know you and your lifestyle” session. If the project is a corporate office, we meet in the existing conference room and tour the existing space to explore what works and what doesn’t. A restaurant project starts with meals at restaurants that the owner loves – or their existing restaurants. Residential projects are the most fun because they are the most personal. This session usually is a meeting at the clients’ house with everyone in the house present. I like to see what happens in the household on a day to day basis. I ask my clients to pour over design magazines to pull out references to what they love / like / or hate. I ask them to show me articles of clothing they love, items from hobbies, or souvenirs from their travels – anything they’re passionate about! This information should inform the design above all else.
Palettes, materials and furniture are then chosen based on the clients’ tastes and style, but with our design philosophy applied. Our interior designs must be classic, timeless, streamlined and most of all quality! We aim for a seamless integration of furniture and architecture. We consider the experience of moving through the space and the feelings that journey provokes. We analyze how the natural sunlight enters and affects the space, and then enhance with interior lighting accordingly. Our palettes and materials are informed by nature – which never goes out of style! The proportion and composition guidelines of classical and fine art inform our selection of furniture in relation to the architecture and volume of the space.