Slow Life
Slow Life is a trend that we’ll be seeing throughout 2025 and beyond.
This theme brings us calmness, comfort, connection, and so much more. It’s a trend that can (and should) be easily embraced by florists, but it’ll go far beyond that — we’ll see it in fashion and interior design as well.
Get ready to tap into calmness as we enjoy and discover more about the Slow Life trend.
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So what's it all about ?
Introducing Slow Life
Slow Life is one of the four key trends that the experts have shared for 2025.
It’s brought to our attention by our friends at The Flower Council of Holland. Together, they and other experts deliver the latest trends with a clear focus on their application within the floral industry, though these trends will undoubtedly extend far beyond our sector.
Slow life, as with all the trends is born out of the current narrative. The FCH explain:
Core values of this trend
Calmness, simplicity, harmony, nature, soberness, essentialness, consciousness, sustainability, authenticity, and comfort.
Slow Life colour palette
It’s no surprise that this trend embraces natural and often muted colour tones. The suggested colour palette highlights a selection of soft pastel shades, including delicate nudes, enchanting lilacs, and serene light blues. These tones exude tranquillity and are perfectly suited to flowers and plants, which is no coincidence as that is the primary focus of this scheme. To add depth and contrast into the pastel colour scheme of your designs, consider incorporating complimenting, accent shades of green, deep burgundy, and warm ochre.
As the images throughout this page testify, this trend brings a real sense of simplicity and inner peace. While it involves various elements beyond colour combinations, it’s fair to say that the colour palette is the essential element that is key to the trend. This is the primary reason why, here at Westflor, we believe Slow Life will be so easy to embrace throughout the year. The muted, versatile colours can seamlessly transition with the ever-changing seasonal flowers.
The three colour combinations shown below are examples that can be used within the trend. Colour Key 1 offers simplistic tones that would not only be perfect for a flower combination, but one that creates a calming and harmonious backdrop, that we’ll see become more prominent in interiors this year.
You may also appreciate just how much this trend works with the Pantone Colour of the Year 2025.
Slow Life Colour Key 1 – For Interiors & Flowers
Slow Life Colour Key 2 – For Flowers
Slow Life Colour Key 3 – For Flowers
The trend’s product ingredients
This trend embraces simplicity with shapes that are sober, recognisable, and understated. The minimalist feel of the forms enhances the calming characteristic that aligns with the ethos of Slow Life.
Patterns should be carefully considered, as this trend favours simplicity — think understated stripes, checks, and natural prints of flowers, leaves, and branches.
Natural materials play a leading role in this trend. Whether it’s clay, wood, terracotta, linen, or felt wools, these elements bring a sense of calm and connection to nature, perfectly in harmony with the trend’s ethos.
Flower arrangements stand out for their pastel sobriety and quiet presence. They draw attention subtly, providing a sense of calm. A core aspect of the Slow Life ethos is responsibility:
This aligns seamlessly with the trend’s focus on sustainability and environmental care — an area where florists are particularly well-placed to lead. The culmination of these elements creates an atmosphere of balance and serenity that feels refreshingly unhurried — ideal for embracing life’s quieter moments.
Flowers & Plants in this trend
When focusing on flowers and plants within the Slow Life trend, there are no restrictive rules. Most flower varieties can work well within this theme if the key aspects are embraced. So, it’s a case of using the elements of the trend that we’ve shared — Muted, pastel colours tones, natural accessories and simple forms are the focus. Designs should evoke a sense of calm beauty, following this will ensure many flowers and plants fit naturally into the trend.
As seen in the images on this page, dried and fresh flowers are perfect for this theme. Combining fresh and preserved or dried materials adds a doubly natural touch and reflects the sustainability ethos of Slow Life beautifully.
When selecting plants, those with fine or small leaves offer a modest character that complements the trend. In a Juxtaposition larger plant forms showcase organic shapes and subtle colour tones also work perfectly.
More images (especially of plants can be found at the end of the article).
Slow Life in interiors
Imagine stepping into a home that feels like a bubble of safety and tranquillity.
By keeping colours muted, forms simple, and design elements natural, the Slow Life interior creates a space where we can truly relax and unwind. It’s the perfect trend for incorporating flowers and plants, especially when all the principles of Slow Life are considered.
In this trend, flowers and plants are not merely finishing touches to an interior; they are essential features, integral to completing the space.
Slow Life Trend Brochure
Promo Info
You can discover how Slow Life and the other trends will be promoted widely HERE. However, you can enjoy the promotional material too. You’re welcome to use the information and images provided from The Flower Council of Holland for your own promotions. You can copy them directly from the content on this and the other trend pages. However, if you would like higher resolution images you can download them from the bottom of the FCH’s Slow Life trend page HERE.
All the Flower Council of Holland asks in return is that you credit them appropriately, with photo credits to Funnyhowflowersdothat.co.uk and Thejoyofplants.co.uk.
Final thoughts…
Time and time again, we’ve seen trends spotlighted by the Flower Council of Holland make their way into the mainstream. Suddenly, you can’t help but notice these influences popping up everywhere, especially in cutting-edge retail spaces. If anything, these trends are ahead of their time, paving the way for what’s to come.
And it’s not just industry buzz – expect these trends to make waves in glossy magazines and across social media. There’s no shortage of PR surrounding the four trends, so get ready to see them stealing the spotlight.
Now, what you do with this trend info is entirely up to you. But here’s the thing – it’s not just about following the crowd. Embracing these trends could be a savvy move, setting you apart and sparking the imagination of your audience. So, will you seize the opportunity and make it work for you?
