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Millennials – those born between 1980 and 1995 – are starting to make their mark on decor. The ingredients of their preferred style are no surprise and they define a growing trend: touches of industrial and vintage style, flexible furniture for multi-functional spaces, timber, personalised neon, wallpaper, plants and natural fabrics are set to conquer home decor in 2022.

Why is Millennial style trendy?
This generation feels comfortable in spaces that stand out for being flexible and cheerful with little financial investment. A 2019 article in The New York Times by Sapna Maheshwari suggested that this is the generation that rents – everything from clothes to stand-up electric scooters and furniture – not only to save money but also to consume less and recycle more.

Millennials are a highly educated generation, who often speak multiple languages as a result of their travels, and have a deep awareness of climate change. Even in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change was listed as the primary concern for Australian Millennials (33%) and Gen Zs (33%), according to the Australian 2021 Millennial and Gen Z Survey by consulting firm Deloitte.