In the 21st century the same current evolved in the macro-trend of transitional post-narrative design, featuring oversized soft forms and the prevalent use of pale and pastel hues (as in the N=N collection by Nichetto and Nendo), aimed at reinserting moments of tangible tranquility in the domestic dimension, as opposed to the invasive dematerialization of digital experiences.
Today things are changing again. After a period of hibernation, the lively side of emotional decor is waking up, giving rise to a series of objects that cheerfully oppose the transitional post-narrative macro-trend.
This is the case of the Lobster seating by Martin Thübeck, winner at Ung Svensk Form 2019, which besides the fishy anatomy borrowed, perhaps, from Dr. Zoidberg of Futurama, recovers the use of color as a true physical action that not only covers but even shapes the object.
Diplopia by Stefan Krivokapic (Skrivo) for Miniforms, though with a greater focus on technical detail, also deploys color as a non-violent visual explosion, without disturbing a sense of domestic balance.