What are the Interior Trends for 2026

Longevity is on everyone’s lips right now. Led by guru-like saviour figures such as Bryan Johnson – who has famously turned “I don’t die” into a personal life mantra – AI apps, clinics and wellness temples are springing up everywhere. Their promise is no longer short-term relaxation or a brief escape from everyday life, but nothing less than immortality.

Which raises a speculative question: How do you furnish a home for eternity? Here are a few ideas:

First, skip the mirrors and anything that reflects you. It might sound counterintuitive – after all, you’re supposed to live forever – but who knows in what state? Not for nothing did the literary character Dorian Gray stash away his portrait, which revealed his true age, in a dark corner. The key here is matte surfaces: think textiles like Eileen Gray’s St. Tropez Rug or Konstantin Grcic’s Mars Chair, fully upholstered in fabric, both available from ClassiCon.

Second, stay flexible: Modular furniture can adapt over and over again to a constantly changing, everlasting existence. How about investing in a USM shelving system? Sure, the chrome reflects – but the newly released soft panels balance that out while creating a pleasantly acoustic environment. Perfect for when your hearing might not quite keep up with the self-imposed demands of eternal youth.

Postmodernism has been largely overlooked in interior design for far too long. We’re predicting its comeback – not through the classic Italian Memphis pieces, but via its earliest signs from the 1960s. Consider investing now in a Heart Cone Chair by Verner Panton, which has been reissued in a special anniversary edition to mark Panton’s 100th birthday on February 13, 2026, this version features contrasting blue tones on its front and back.

Or do you prefer more conceptual pieces like the “Gespanntes Regal” (“Braced Shelf”) by Wolfgang Laubersheimer, a member of the Pentagon group? Available from Nils Holger Moormann, the shelf’s bold, graphic presence gives it classic status with real revival potential.

Purely for the love of simplicity, this hidden gem has to make the list of new-old classics: Le Corbusier’s “LC14 Tabouret Cabanon (Maison du Brésil)”. Essentially just a box, this seating piece was originally designed for a student dormitory and likely stems from Corbusier’s fascination with found objects. Cassina offers the Tabouret Cabanon in various versions.

This trend isn’t entirely new, but it’s being reimagined: Think oversized, AI-generated vegetable objects you can curl up inside. Cocooning naturally pairs with the “blow-up” approach: exaggerating and inflating everyday objects. After all, if you want to feel like you’re in a cocoon, you need something big enough to get inside.

A classic that might just satisfy this need is Gaetano Pesce’s UP 50 armchair, a statement piece with a political edge. What many don’t know: it symbolizes the woman chained to the home.

On that note: Happy New Year 2026!

By the way: You can explore the interior trends of the past months in our idd Inspiration archive .