The most general tendency observed in Habitat 2018 has been the use of different materials in the construction of a piece, putting in value its decorative and sensory aspect in front of the structural function that this piece has.
Hábitat 2018
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The light woods and white pigments that have flooded the entire spectrum of the furniture due to a clear Nordic influence, give way to colors in much more elegant dark tones. They continue as a trend the natural colors of the wood and a whole range of transparent dyes to color the wood in different chromatic gradations of black.
A color that has highlighted the dark colors has been the color red stained or off in several ranges.
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The furniture sector, both indoors and outdoors, enters fully into a stage in which the different materials with which a piece is made, are the real protagonists and it is for this reason, which is accentuated and put in value, creating proposals with almost artisan finishes with a high technological component and sophistication.
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The material that has been most observed has been natural stone or marble in its natural state, or; in different reinterpretations of them with ceramic substrates or colored glasses or printed with digital technology.
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Oak with a natural aspect, has been the wood used in most cases; except in some manufacturer’s proposals, who have used Walnut wood, as a reason for differentiation giving a greater appearance of sophistication and warmth.
The finishing varnishes used in most cases, has been a high-tech product for the resistance to polishing or polishing, as they have highlighted the degrees of brightness 0% gloss in light woods or oak and a little more than gloss or polished, around 5-7% gloss in walnut woods.
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