Key Takeaways

  • Color, pattern, and texture are helping designers create spaces that feel more memorable and engaging.

  • Across workplaces, hospitality environments, senior living communities and multifamily spaces, there's growing demand for interiors that reflect a distinct identity.

  • Fashion-inspired thinking continues to influence how designers approach self-expression, customization, and experience-driven design.

Some of the most memorable spaces share a common thread: a strong sense of personality.

A workplace that sparks creativity. A hospitality destination that captures the spirit of its location. A senior living community designed to feel warm and welcoming. Thoughtful use of color, pattern, and texture can help bring each of these environments to life.

That shift toward self-expression is one of the ideas behind the ongoing FLOR x Trina Turk collaboration. Since launching their first collection together, FLOR and Trina Turk have explored how fashion-inspired design can bring personality and visual interest to a wide range of interiors.

We caught up with the California fashion designer to discuss the trends shaping today's spaces and why individuality is becoming an increasingly important part of the design conversation.

7 questions with Trina Turk

FLOR: Across spaces, designers are creating environments with a stronger sense of identity. What's behind that shift?

Trina Turk: People are looking for spaces that feel authentic and memorable. Whether it's a hotel lobby, a workplace, or a community gathering space, there's a growing desire to create environments with a distinct point of view. Color, pattern, and texture can help shape that experience and create a stronger connection to a space.

FLOR: One trend we're seeing across many types of projects is designers becoming more confident with color and pattern. What design trends are inspiring you right now?

TT: Confidence is a big one. Designers seem more willing to embrace color and pattern in thoughtful ways. People are moving beyond playing it safe and instead creating spaces that feel more personal and engaging.

I'm also seeing a lot more layering. Different textures and materials are being combined to create spaces with depth and character. The result often feels warmer, more welcoming, and more human.

FLOR: The FLOR x Trina Turk collection brings together fashion and interior design. How do those two worlds influence one another?

TT: Both are really about self-expression. Fashion uses design details, like color and pattern, to communicate personality, and interiors do the same thing. Whether you're getting dressed or designing a space, you're making choices about how you want people to feel.

I think that's why the connection feels so natural. The same principles that make a fashion collection interesting can help create memorable spaces.

FLOR: Color is central to your work. How does it influence how people experience a space?

TT: Color can completely transform how a space feels. It can bring energy, create warmth, encourage creativity, or establish a sense of place. It doesn't have to be bold to be impactful, but it should feel intentional.

People often remember how a space made them feel, and color helps create that lasting impression. That's one reason I love area rugs as a design element. They give designers an opportunity to introduce visual interest in a way that helps define spaces and reinforce the overall design story.

FLOR: Today's designers are increasingly focused on creating spaces that foster connection and belonging. What design elements can have the greatest impact?

TT: The most memorable spaces are the ones that feel thoughtfully curated. Texture, pattern, color, and scale all work together to create atmosphere.

You don't necessarily need dramatic gestures. Sometimes a few intentional design choices have the greatest impact because they create an environment that feels welcoming, comfortable, and unique.

FLOR: The FLOR x Trina Turk collaboration has continued to evolve over multiple collections. What has inspired that evolution?

TT: There's always something new to explore. New color stories. Different scales of pattern. Fresh sources of inspiration.

What I've enjoyed most is seeing how these designs can work across such a wide variety of settings. A pattern might feel completely different in a hospitality space than it does in a workplace or residential environment, and that's part of what makes the process so exciting.

FLOR: For designers looking to introduce more personality into a project, where should they start?

TT: Start with the experience you want people to have.

Then think about how color, texture, and pattern can help support that vision. Don't be afraid to trust your instincts. The most interesting spaces often come from making thoughtful choices that reflect the people who will use them rather than following a formula.

FLOR Go With The Flow carpet tile in corporate showroom workspace

The rise of expressive design

As designers continue to rethink the spaces where people work, gather, live and recharge, personality is becoming an increasingly important part of the conversation.

Personalization and expressive design are helping create environments people remember and want to spend time in. And while trends will continue to evolve, the desire for spaces that feel authentic and distinctly human is likely here to stay.

That idea sits at the heart of the FLOR x Trina Turk collaboration. Inspired by fashion but designed for the places people experience every day The collection explores how thoughtful design choices can help create spaces with a stronger sense of identity and belonging.