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Author: KhoaHoang

  • The Rise of Quiet Luxury

    The Rise of Quiet Luxury

    “Quiet luxury interior with neutral colors and soft lighting.”
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    I remember the first time I heard about quiet luxury through a video on Instagram about a living space designed in a minimalist way that emphasizes simplicity and convenience for the owner. At that moment, I asked myself: “Why does a design that is less and simpler create a feeling of more and fulfillment?” From that, I started to learn more deeply about home interiors that carry this characteristic.

    What Is Quiet Luxury and Why Has It Become Popular?

    Quiet luxury (also known as stealth wealth in the interior world) is not showy or flashy, but it uses high quality materials and refined details to express luxury without needing to speak (Saint-Elien, 2023).
    This trend has boomed across magazines and social media because it brings a feeling of peace and balance amid a busy life.

    The Doubts Behind “Less Is More”

    From my own observation and research, because this style has become a trend, many houses designed in this way today have become saturated and identical, losing their vibrancy and creating a sense of repetitive monotony.

    An article on Architizer titled Quiet Luxury Is the Most Obnoxious Design Trend of the Century points out that the factor of “tasteful restraint” has now become a symbol to affirm social status, being wealthy without showing off (Finn, n.d.). This statement is quite reasonable because if a design only follows trends, it will lose its personalization.

    In my opinion, quiet luxury does not mean eliminating all colors or personality, but rather it is a balance between minimalism and expression, showing the color of each individual.

    “A home without character is just another showroom.”

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    The Future of Quiet Luxury

    The quiet luxury design style will still be favored and remain timeless, but it needs to be developed better. The nature of this style is to emphasize minimalism, but that does not mean “soulless.” Therefore, designers will make changes to elevate this minimalist style to a new level, carrying more personal character and expressing the owner’s personality.
    According to Homes & Gardens (2025), the next step of quiet luxury will be called “Colorful Quiet Luxury,” which gathers enough elements of elegance and soft color tones, emphasizing depth while maintaining sophistication (Olby, 2025).
    To me, true values lie in the feeling of authenticity. The quiet luxury style will bring a new kind of distinction.

  • Why Quiet Luxury Is More Than a Trend

    Why Quiet Luxury Is More Than a Trend

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    In recent years, Quiet Luxury has spread and appeared in almost every market in the world. Not only that, from fashion runways to home interior designs, it has been present widely on many social media platforms. But the difference between the trend of fashion and interior design is that fashion will always follow trends and become outdated, while interior design gives a feeling of being timeless and different.

    From Fashion to Interiors

    According to an article in Vogue (Doyle, 2023), Quiet Luxury emphasizes durability and the feeling it brings to users rather than talking much about noisy ostentation. This is one of the promotional mindsets about a style that has depth similar to its own character.

    Design That Lasts Beyond Trends

    According to House & Garden (2024), the combination of natural materials and delicate textures brings a sense of peace; this style implicitly teaches us to appreciate life slowly and find beauty in every design.

    A Lifestyle

    In my personal opinion, Quiet Luxury represents a lifestyle. It is not only about experience but also knowledge and understanding in order to truly appreciate this living space.

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  • The Future of Quiet Luxury: From Minimalism to Meaningful

    The Future of Quiet Luxury: From Minimalism to Meaningful

    When I first stepped into the interior design market, the quiet luxury style truly fascinated me. But its repetition and over simplification have made it monotonous. In recent years, quiet luxury has changed and affirmed itself through calmness and gentleness while maintaining high quality and harmonious colors that remain persuasive (Saint-Elien, 2023).

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    The Shift from Minimal to Meaningful

    Designers have curated and added soft color highlights to their artistic design style. This direction is called “Colorful Quiet Luxury,” which still keeps simplicity but adds gentle colors to bring more emotion to the home (Olby, 2025).

    Why Quiet Luxury Still Matters

    Quiet luxury still serves as the main sustainable foundation for this change and continues to value quality. Some critics believe that this style has been used as a status statement, to show wealth without appearing showy (Finn, n.d.). That is why the quiet luxury style has evolved to include more color, avoiding repetitive dullness.

    From my personal perspective, every style will develop and change over time to adapt to the era. Change is the most important thing, especially in fashion and design in general, but it should not lose its original essence. That is exactly what quiet luxury aims for.