The Romance of Paris : Trends in Home Decor Inspired by the Olympics

The 33rd Summer Olympics have concluded, and beyond the thrilling events, the Paris 2024 Games showcased a stunning color palette with lavender as the main hue. This choice has completely shattered the conventional color expectations of the Olympics, reflecting Paris's unique perspective on color usage and its innovative practice of blending art and sports seamlessly.

Looking back at the color aesthetics of Paris 2024, we see a continuation of timeless romance. How will this romantic color scheme translate into home decor? Let’s explore the trends with Small Bond from the perspective of CMFP!

01 C - Colors

Purple

The Paris 2024 Olympics featured purple as the primary color. For the first time, the running track used purple instead of the traditional brick red, reflecting the vibrant landscape of France and showcasing Paris's elegance and innovation. The venues blended light and deep purples, creating a unique and striking visual effect.

Green

The gymnastics arena used a significant amount of green, offering a refreshing and romantic ambiance during the hot summer months. Accents of pink were used sparingly on the large green blocks, breaking up the monotony and adding a touch of freshness.

Pink

Pink served as an accent color for the Paris Olympics, complementing the main colors of purple, green, and blue in various venues and interiors: skateboarding arenas, table tennis courts. By adjusting the color saturation, the visual impact on spectators is striking yet not overwhelming.

The overall visual system was cleverly integrated into event equipment: relay batons, volleyballs, and more.

The color scheme of the Paris Olympics presents a distinctive French aesthetic, prominently featuring blue, red, green, and purple. These colors are not only bright, soft, and romantic but also symbolize France's diversity and rich cultural background.

02 M - Materials

Rubber Flooring：For the athletics track at the Stade de France, natural rubber meets recycled materials in a romantic encounter. With 50% sourced from green recycling, French romance meets a green future in perfect harmony!

Sporting Wood Flooring：Wood flooring was used in the basketball, volleyball, indoor cycling, and weightlifting venues. The basketball and weightlifting venues feature a mountain grain pattern, while the volleyball and indoor cycling venues maintain the natural wood grain.

03 F - Craftsmanship

Double-layer foam backing technology provides excellent wear resistance, safety, and sports protection, offering instant cushioning when athletes fall, dive, or slide on the floor.

PVC sheet flooring with a matte coating meets the flexibility requirements while balancing hardness and durability, ensuring slip resistance.

04 P - Patterns

Wood grain flooring was used in indoor venues for basketball, volleyball, and weightlifting, featuring various depths of natural wood colors. Volleyball and weightlifting venues extensively used mountain patterns.

Additionally, basketball courts incorporated thematic elements abstractly expressed through basketball graphics layered onto the wood flooring, perfectly merging decorative art with sports events.

05 Color Trends in Home Decor

The color combinations of the Paris Olympics, such as the pairing of purple and green, evoke a fresh, light, and beautiful visual effect. Incorporating these Olympic colors into home decor product color development and texture trends creates an emotional color trend themed "Natural Romance." Do you think such colors will become a trend?

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