Embrace the charm of 'Cluttercore', a celebration of maximalism in home decor. This aesthetic, far from conventional minimalism, finds beauty in abundance. Discover how a cluttered space can transform into a haven of creativity and personal expression.
Interiors full of mismatched stuff are a sign of the times
Bel Jacobs explores the trend for creative chaos and intentional clutter at home, and why it makes us feel safe and cocooned.
- Our love affair with our homes
- The rooms are filled with gorgeous abundance: light and pattern, inspiration for both the eye and the mind. Artworks, exchanged with fellow artists, swell the walls.
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The pandemic has changed the way we relate to the world, re-igniting a love of loungewear as well as indoor glamour, outdoor spaces, and even our ideas of society
And it has changed how we interact with our homes
- Once, spaces that we only saw at the top and tails of days became busily multifunctional: nurseries, offices, and sanctuaries.
- Now, we live in a world of #cluttercore, celebrating disorder, challenges restraint, and puts maximalism front and center
Cluttercore is not about filling rooms with tat; it’s about loving what you already own
In a changing world, where constants are being challenged, cluttercore helps people ground themselves in the material, and in beautiful things that often hark from a more stable past
- Exuberant mismatching
- The pandemic has reminded us that home should be a place “where you are surrounded by things that you love, rather than those you put up with”.
- Social media provides inspiration
- Happiness, exuberance, complexity, storytelling: it’s quite a shift from orchestrated minimalism that has dominated design media
