Get ready to Christmas Party like it’s 1990-something
Deck the halls with pink Christmas trees, neon wrapping and disco balls – this year I’m feeling a 90’s Christmas knees-up and it’s time to get the party started!
For my first Christmas at working at Holdens I wanted to create a bright, fun and colourful CGI to reflect the FUN, diverse, eclectic, vibrant team.
CGI representing the Nineties Neon Christmas Wonderland going on in my head!
There’s a time and a place for a cohesive scheme, and in my opinion, Christmas is the right occasion to have some fun and go completely wild with a riot of colour and glitz, and just the right dose of bad taste!
John Lewis tinsel sales were up by 11% last year which is proof that we’re embracing a bit of a retro ‘chuck it all on’ kind of vibe and beginning to move away from the notion of a set colour palette.
Dan Cooper, the Christmas Buyer for John Lewis & Partners has said that they have consciously moved the 2019 John Lewis Christmas ranges away from the concept of a ‘traditional’ Christmas, as we consumers are placing more of a focus on our homes being unique and a truer representation of our personalities.
We’re adopting more of an ‘anything goes’ attitude when it comes to Christmas styling – the more audacious and unusual, the better. We’re out to impress, we’re fiercely competitive and we ‘style’ our tree to create the perfect image for Instagram as much as we do for ourselves and our families.
I set out to create a look that was totally Instagrammable, nostalgic, and to visually merge both the past and future. If you’ve been obsessed with the Argos Book of Dreams like me, (the retailer published online copies of their catalogues from 1974 as part of their 2019 Christmas campaign) then you must also love a dose of reminiscence, and that’s why I’ve included the plastic-fantastic Game Boy, Super Nintendo, gum ball machine and lava lamp – items taken straight from your 90’s Christmas list which visually give pops of different colours and textures.
And of course, I wanted to link all of these fun, fond memories to an interior space, which is why I’ve housed all of my Christmas goodies inside a snow globe. A curated collection of decorations from the John Lewis & Partners ‘Party’ range, Paperchase, Amara and Rockett St George sit alongside complementary pieces such as the Solar Chair by Bohinc Studio, Missoni fabrics and the Kartell Ghost Buster side table.
Go ahead and shop the look via our shopping list below if you want to add a touch of sparkly nostalgia to your Christmas this year!
Moodboard for layout and products to be used in the CGI visualisation
Shopping List
Stripe cushion – Rainbow – Missoni – Amara
Solar Chair – Bohinc Studio
Pouf – Kew - Missoni – Amara
Side table – Ghost Buster – Kartell
Neon orange decoration – John Lewis
Neon star light – John Lewis
OMG decoration – Rockett St George
Phone decoration – Paperchase
Rug – Portal Yellow – 2LG x Floor Story – see mood board
Stocking – Polka dot – Next – see mood board
Sitting Bambi – Paperchase – see mood board
50cm flamingo – Paperchase – see mood board
Flamingo snow globe – Paperchase – see mood board
Love decoration – Paperchase – see mood board
Neon swirl decoration – Selfridges – see mood board
Party eye decoration – John Lewis – see mood board
Party holographic decoration - John Lewis – see mood board
Rainbow disco ball decorations – Paperchase – see mood board
Polaroid camera decoration – Paperchase – see mood board
Stereo decoration – Sass and Belle – see mood board
Christmas crackers – Selfridges – see mood board
Multicoloured tinsel – Paperchase – see mood board
