Every generation of designers and architects has its trends. Someone creative comes up with a design that's never been seen before, or at the very least is a fresh take on an old idea, it catches like wildfire and all of sudden, it's everywhere and becomes played-out. The ‘70s had warm, colourful rounded shapes and were about "liberation" (whatever that meant); the '80s were sharply angular with fluorescent contrasting colours and all about fun; the ‘90s... well, let's just say it was the decade of the Spice Girls.
In the brilliantly titled "The Tyranny of Terrazzo", Molly Fischer dissects the puke-inducing "Millennial Aesthetic" that's been dominating interior design magazines for nearly a decade now, or what I've been calling "Pastel Shit" to whoever wants to listen. You know, the kind of design with faded pastel colours, round archways, light woods, errant plant material, terrazzos and illegible deconstructed typography. All of it ironically often photographed with exaggerated harsh lighting and overly strong shadows. It's so prevalent that you'd think it's the only kind of aesthetic out there.
While I have nothing against new design aesthetics and trends and welcome them when they carry meaning and are used with clear intent, I find it repulsive when the aesthetic itself is becoming the product, instead of being a small, albeit important part of the work of a designer.
What about you? What do you think of this trend?