While Japandi will remain popular in 2022, design studio Bobbi Beck predicts it will take a step in a darker direction as the trend develops.

Since 2019, Google searches for Japandi have risen 1600%. While the trend is likely to remain popular for at least another year, designers are anticipating how the aesthetic may develop.

James Mellan-Matulewicz, CEO & Creative Director at Bobbi Beck said: "While Japandi is a comforting aesthetic, it's already feeling a little oversaturated with more-of-the-same.

It's dominated by neutral palettes and has been for the past 18 months. All trends develop and we're predicting that Japandi's natural next step is to head over to the dark side."

The prediction correlates with forecasts from both Pinterest and Instagram who tipped Gothic and 'Goblincore' aesthetics to enter the mainstream in 2022.

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