"Emotional Austerity" and "Surprising Empathy" are among the four currents in home decor, according to the Interior Trends 2011 book. The assignations, determined by a committee that included furniture designer Patricia Urquiola, at first glance seem at odds with each other; then again, the third and fourth trends are "Re-Balancing" and "Transforming Perspectives." The fifth, apparently, is psychobabble. [Editor at Large]
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