- Focus
- Any
- Target Group
- Home & Interior
- Season
- A/W 27/28
How will changing values, emotional needs and everyday rituals reshape the spaces in which people live? Nelly Rodi Living Expressions A/W 27/28 examines the socio-cultural developments influencing the future of the home and translates them into actionable colour, material and design direction.
Created for interior, furniture, home textile, tableware and consumer goods brands, retailers and creative agencies, this professional report combines cultural intelligence with sensorial inspiration. It supports relevant, commercially viable collections for Autumn/Winter 2027/28.
Living Expressions looks beyond isolated aesthetics. It explores how attitudes towards comfort, identity, responsibility, well-being and self-expression affect the way consumers furnish and experience their surroundings. These consumer insights reveal not only which interior trends are emerging, but why they matter.
Four Creative Themes for Future Living
The season unfolds through four themes: Idol, Majesty, Serenopolis and Shoreline. Each creates a complete design universe shaped by a specific cultural mood, consumer perspective and emotional atmosphere.
Curated narratives and imagery show how the themes translate across furniture, home textiles, tableware, lighting, accessories and consumer goods. Brands can select the directions most relevant to their positioning and audience.
The four worlds support concept development, collection stories, product families, retail presentation and communication. Rather than defining one seasonal look, Living Expressions offers several pathways for coherent ranges with a distinctive point of view.
45 Exclusive Colours and Seasonal Design Intelligence
For A/W 27/28, Nelly Rodi presents 45 exclusive colours, arranged in considered harmonies for confident colour selection and collection planning. The palettes reveal new relationships between shades and provide direction for furniture, fabrics, decorative objects, tableware, surfaces and coordinated homeware ranges.
The forecast is complemented by inspiration for:
- Prints and graphic expressions
- Materials, textures and tactile qualities
- Shapes and design languages
- Interior atmospheres
- Functional product ideas
- Cultural and creative references
This integrated approach connects colour, form, material and meaning. It helps brands move from broad inspiration to concrete design decisions while responding to deeper changes in consumer behaviour.
A Multisensory Creative Tool
Developed with input from neuroscientists, Living Expressions is designed as an immersive creative instrument. Visual stimuli, material references, semantic fields and cultural narratives encourage sensory awareness and creative thinking.
The physical trendbook supports tactile exploration in workshops, range meetings and interdisciplinary development. Its worlds give creative and commercial teams a shared language for refining ideas.
Trend Intelligence for Product Development
Professional lifestyle forecasting helps companies recognise meaningful developments before they become established market conventions. For sectors with long development cycles, early access to future trends improves timing, strengthens differentiation and reduces uncertainty.
Living Expressions informs research, design briefs, palette architecture, material selection, assortment planning, retail concepts and seasonal storytelling. It turns socio-cultural signals into commercially relevant products and experiences.
Key Benefits
- Anticipates future home, lifestyle and consumer trends
- Links cultural change with concrete design direction
- Presents four creative themes and 45 exclusive colours
- Covers materials, prints, forms, textures and product ideas
- Supports furniture, homeware, textile and consumer goods development
- Strengthens collection planning and creative decision-making
- Inspires retail environments and brand storytelling
Print and Digital Access
Nelly Rodi Living Expressions A/W 27/28 is available as a physical trendbook, digital edition and combined Print + Digital bundle.
The digital version supports immediate access and collaboration across locations. The print edition provides a tactile reference for studios, meetings and trend libraries.
The bundle also includes an exclusive English-language presentation video by the Creative Editor. It explains the themes, colours and creative concepts, helping teams apply the forecast more effectively.
Living Expressions unites cultural intelligence, consumer behaviour and design forecasting, helping brands turn future lifestyles into relevant colour stories, materials and products.
FAQ
What is Nelly Rodi Living Expressions A/W 27/28?
It is a professional home and interior trend forecasting report covering future lifestyles, colours, materials and design directions for Autumn/Winter 2027/28.
Who is the trendbook created for?
It is designed for interior, furniture, home textile, tableware and consumer goods brands, retailers, agencies, developers and trend researchers.
What does the report include?
It features four seasonal themes, 45 exclusive colours, material and print directions, shapes, textures, atmospheres and product ideas.
How can it support product development?
It helps teams define collection concepts, colour palettes, material stories, product families, assortment plans and retail narratives at an early stage.
Is Living Expressions available digitally?
Yes. It is offered as a print edition, digital edition and Print + Digital bundle.
What is included in the Print + Digital bundle?
The bundle combines both formats and includes an English-language presentation video by the Creative Editor explaining the seasonal directions.