The Design Edit | Hello, 2025!

Well Lived: A Monthly Curated Collection by Isabella

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Isabella Oledzka
January 28, 2025

Dear Friends,  

Hello to you all in 2025! 

I’ll keep this one short and sweet - I’m throwing my usual format out the window (don’t worry, it’s not gone for good) and want to share what’s inspiring me in the world of interior design lately.  

Speaking of inspiration, my word for 2025 is, drumroll please, CREATIVITY. Can’t wait to explore and share with you where this word leads me.

Thank you for the honor of your time and energy reading.  

With love and light,  

French Tapestries 

Left to Right: Spotted at the 2024 Kips Bay Decorator Show House, Roman & Williams Store,
Carlay Summers, Sylvie Home

Is it just me, or are you seeing French tapestries everywhere? I first spotted (and fell in love with) this idea at the 2024 Kips Bay Decorator Show House. Since then, I’ve been seeing French tapestries adorn dining rooms, bedrooms, and offices in images on social media and come up in curated vintage shops. I walked into Roman and Williams Guild in SoHo one day, and BOOM - French tapestries framed a dining table scene. I checked out the Clark Art Institute in the Berkshires in late December (highly recommend, by the way!), and the special exhibit was: “Wall Power! Modern French Tapestry from the Moblier National, Paris.”

Could this storied woven textile art be making a comeback?

I haven’t seen any articles about this but my senses are telling me - French tapestries are having a moment. And I am definitely here for it.

Pantone Color of the Year

Photo Credit: Pantone

Here it is, MOCHA MOUSSE. I have had so many people reach out to share the 2025 color of the year with me!

I do love warm neutrals and wood tones in interiors, and am curious to see how this translates to the world of fashion and product design. Personally, I am not the biggest fan of wearing brown (I do love brown-adjacent tones like creams and taupe though!), so we’ll see if I personally jump on the mocha mousse bandwagon.  

You can learn more about it HERE . 

Wabi Sabi  

Sources: Vogue Australia, Bauwerk

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Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to less is more, and sabi, which means attentive melancholy, wabi-sabi refers to an awareness of the transient nature of earthly things and a corresponding pleasure in the things that bear the mark of this impermanence.

Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence

Why I love this: it feels peaceful and tranquil - with pieces inspired by nature. Things that are one-of-a-kind, raw, not perfect. This is the antithesis to IKEA and mass produced furniture (which still has its place).

A look I’m loving that is wabi-sabi inspired is limewash paint. It looks natural and imperfect, and is a fun way to bring in texture and movement onto your walls while still looking elegant.  

Current Travel Crush

Sources: One World Just Go, Thyme, Helena Bradbury

Oh, Cotswolds, how you have captured my imagination and heart.

Sure, I haven’t stepped foot there yet, but don’t you agree it looks so dreamy? Rolling hills, honey-colored limestone buildings, charming villages sprinkled throughout the countryside. I may be in love.

I’d like to invite more of the English countryside aesthetic into my home - these images are currently living rent free in my head.

Have you been? Would love to hear your experience!

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Unless otherwise credited, all photography is original