Why home interiors fans will always love 1970s retro revival

It's all about self-expression through psychedelic patterns and bold colours, says Home of the Year winner Jennifer Sheahan 

The excitement of the space race of the previous decade generated new materials and designers broke the mould with innovative furniture in the 1970s.

Every time I visit a design show or browse an interior design magazine, I think to myself, “Ooh, I think the 70s is making a comeback”. I’ve realised perhaps the reason I have that thought so often is that 1970s style has never really gone away. 

Now and then someone with a groovy flair executes it with notable panache, but the subtle influences persist. In the last six or seven years at least there has been a retro revival that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere.