This year, seashells and retro coastal themed artworks and patterns will have a moment in the sun. Not that they were ever out of the spotlight as they are one of those timeless trend that never really goes away. But 2025 will be the year of refined coastal elements, and thanks to Pantone and its Mocha Mousse color of the year, we are going to be seeing a lot of beige, and warm earth tones around. Neutrals have been associated with comfort, warmth and luxury as of late. And while I am not fully on board with the sad beige aesthetic trend (I actually hate it), I must admit it works great in coastal collection of patterns. Which is why I created the retro seashell beach collection.
In the name of trends, I stepped out of my comfort zone and worked with a neutral palette of tan, peach and sand tones with a hint of teal and designed a seashell collection using a digital watercolor brush in Procreate on my iPad. The result is a collection of seashell and kelp patterns transporting you to an Atlantic coast beach in the peak of summer. Picture a quaint little coastal town and a beach cottage in the summer. For me, this is the only time using warm neutrals feel appropriate. It brings back memories of simpler times and childhood innocence mixed with carefree summer days at the beach.
The whole collection is already available on Spoonflower as fabric and wallpapers.
As with all my designs, I can resize them on request for Spoonflower and they are of course licensable, so if you are interested in licensing my work, shoot me an email.
This coastal collection isn't the first I created, as I also have a brighter, bolder collection called "Pacific Beach" in my portfolio. As far as seashells are concerned one of my best seller on Redbubble has been this Turquoise seashell pattern which has sadly been stolen by some people selling on Ali Express and possibly Temu. As of late the same pattern is also getting popular in its soft pink avatar still on Redbubble.
With Pinterest predicting a "sea witchery" and a "Fisherman aesthetic" trend in their 2025 trend report I think it is safe to say seashells and coastal aesthetic isn't going to leave the scene this year.
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