cluttercore

English

Etymology

From clutter +‎ -core.

Noun

cluttercore (uncountable)

1. (TikTok aesthetic) An interior design trend and aesthetic, popular in the 2020s, based on densely filling spaces with personal objects and decorative items, resulting in a vibrant and eclectic arrangement of contrasting colours and textures.
   • 2020 October 16, Morwenna Ferrier, “Cluttercore: the pandemic trend for celebrating stuff, mess and comfort”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Howard, who works from home, has witnessed (among other things) what she calls a “renaissance” in encyclopedias used as laptop stands. In some corners of social media, such reappraisal of forgotten belongings goes by another name: cluttercore. On TikTok, videos hashtagged #cluttercore have almost 2m views.

See also

• anti-minimalism

Further reading

• “cluttercore”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.