I feel so inspired today thanks to my friend who just completed a trend forecast for her client and I had the honor of seeing it a few moments ago. It was this collection of beautiful and super creative mood boards, so now I feel like I'm flying! It is so important as a creative person to have a few others in your immediate circle who are also creative because on days when you feel drained, their energy can really pick you up and she certainly did this for me today.

Speaking of trends, I've been noticing something more and more when it comes to furniture -- fabric layering. I came across this new collection from Moroso called Sushi and I think it's inspiring to see the mix of color and pattern. This collection, designed by Edward Van Vliet, is described as a, "sophisticated wrapping concept inspired by universal layers, found also in nature and architecture... each layer distinguished by a different sort of upholstery."

I love sofas with different layers and I'm guessing this is all an extension of the patchwork pattern trend and we'll only see more and more sofas and chairs with various layers of pattern and color because it is one way in which the customer can personalize their design a bit, isn't it? Why buy the standard beige sofa when you can buy one that you had a hand in designing... For instance, I'm currently loving the idea of a sofa with a solid back and base but with patterned seat cushions. Tricia Guild does this so well and I love it and want to be able to afford some of her furniture someday because I think her upholstery is to die for, never mind when mixed and matched so beautifully and lavishly layered onto a sofa or chair.

When I was in London in one of her shops, I found a gorgeous sofa called festival that had a mix of fabrics on it and I couldn't believe a sofa could be so beautiful! It was definitely a show stopper. I would do almost anything to own a Designers Guild sofa -- Orbit and Hayward are my favorites.

Delish! What do you think of this layering trend? Would you try it?

(images: moroso and designers guild)