Libby Langdon’s Top Five Lighting Trends for 2021
Libby Langdon is an interior designer, author, product designer, makeover television personality star, and the creative force behind New York City-based design firm Libby Interiors Inc. The acclaimed designer partnered with Crystorama in spring 2014 to launch a Libby Langdon for Crystorama lighting collection.
We sat down with Libby to get the inside scoop before Fall 2020 Highpoint Market to get her predictions on the top lighting trends you will be seeing.
LARGE OVERSIZED FIXTURES
Libby Langdon: It used to be that people in a small space thought they had to use a small chandelier, but now consumers are starting to see that a large chandelier can add drama and a real design moment in a room no matter what the square footage maybe. If the ceilings are low, it needs to be bigger width wise than bigger length wise, but there are so many options, it’s just important to think outside the box! We’ll be seeing large globe fixtures, oversized lanterns, multi-tier globe-shaped tall fixtures, and they all act as a Rockstar moment in a room. We will also see more large horizontal fixtures, they can have multiple arms or be elongated linear-shaped lighting. Many of these oversized fixtures are in silver and brass and are primarily in a single finish to keep it from looking too busy or overwhelming based on the scale and size. This trend in lighting is telling us to go big or GO HOME!
Designed by Libby Interiors Inc
Fixture: Libby Langdon for Crystorama Sylvan 8 Light Polished Nickel Chandelier.
VINTAGE CHIC
Libby Langdon: One of the coolest trends we’ll be seeing is “Vintage Chic”. It channels that speakeasy, eclectic, cool vibe that appeals to everyone from Gen-Xer’s to millennials. These fixtures have a masculine, tailored vibe, think gin martini in a cool clubby atmosphere, it’s a young aesthetic that’s not too industrial. It’s a fresh look because of the way materials are mixed together, that gives it the current feel. I think of the “Vintage Chic” trend as Cocktail Mixology of lighting fixtures.
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Fixture: Libby Langdon for Crystorama Grayson 3 Light Dark Bronze Chandelier
WHITE & GOLD MIX
Libby Langdon: Another trend is the “White and Gold Mix” we’ve seen black, and gold combined quite a bit, and the new take is now white and brass or white and gold leaf. Globe, pendant, and cone-shaped fixtures featuring white and gold finishes will be popping up everywhere. This trend is a new, fresh feel to lighting that will come in contemporary and transitional styles. So I say BRING THE BLING!
ECO-STYLE MIX
Libby Langdon: A significant trend we will see is what I call "Eco-Style Mix." There's an underlying desire for many of us to ground ourselves, feel nature, and gravitate to outdoor inspiration. I've seen these fixtures made of twine and jute rope to natural textures like burlap and wooden beads framing shapes. But the most current trend in the Eco-Style "Mix" is mixing the elements on one fixture. It's the combination of these elements together that make the light fixture feel fresh and new.
GEOMETRIC SHAPES
My final lighting trend is “Geometric Shapes”, we’ve seen this trend for a while, but now the shapes have changed a little; Not just clusters of balls and spherical structures anymore, a new take that will be popping up are honeycomb-shaped pieces. Fixtures in cone shapes and cubic shapes will also be hot. Hexagons or octagon shapes are still linear but have a softness to them. Geometric metalwork is also a great look we will be seeing; it could be on a shade or act as a geometric pattern created in metalwork. Geometric Styles are sticking around and have a whole new look.
Fixture: Libby Langdon for Crystorama 6 Light Hillcrest Gold Chandelier
