the trend curve™

So much happens at the beginning of each year! Trade fairs around the globe reveal key details about the color trends to come, and everyone wants to get a jump on the newest directions. That's why The Trend Curve created First Look: European Color Trends from Heimtextil 2012. Th… Read More

Longing for yesterday’s prosperity is over. 2013 will usher in a new level of acceptance about living with what you have. This is not to say that consumers are somehow giving up. Instead, they are taking stock of where they are, and pushing the boundaries of creativity to make th… Read More

Ambiente, the huge consumer-goods trade fair, is held annually in Frankfurt, Germany. Messe Frankfurt, organizers of this important event reported 4,532 exhibitors from 87 countries at the 2012 show, an increase in both exhibitor numbers and internationality over 2011. Product c… Read More

Our newest report, Trend Album™: Maison & Objet, January 2012, is shipping (or available for downloading) right now. View a few sample pages from the report below. With so much fretting about Europe’s financial situation, some people worried that Maison & Objet would not… Read More

Spring and summer have their own special energy. It’s light-hearted, optimistic and sometimes even romantic. The Trend Curve™ has translated those emotions and more into Spring Forward™ 2013, our newest color-and-trend forecast for the warm-weather months. This fresh collection… Read More

Disembodied spirits aren’t all that have been rising for Halloween and autumn lately. So have product sales. Seven in ten Americans said they planned to celebrate Halloween in 2011. That 5% jump from the prior year is projected to increase with future fall seasons. The costume i… Read More

Outdoor furnishings at Maison & Objet have settled comfortably into their stand-alone home in Hall 8. The building looks small, but the Outdoor_Indoor show-within-a-show that it holds includes a range of categories, from seating and sun-shading products, to garden pots and ou… Read More

Where do you go for inspiration about trends in color and design for home furnishings? The Trend Curve™ is packed with need-to-know details that are guaranteed to keep you a step ahead of the competition. Six times each year, The Trend Curve™ features: + An update on color di… Read More

Neon Noël, Sweet Nothings and Wise Reprised are just three of our 11 new trends for the Holidays in ‘Tis The Season™ 2013-14. It’s an eclectic mix of familiar and forward trends that will help you create winning assortments at every price point. Add to that 33 fresh hues and meta… Read More

Sea Salt Neutrals™ 2013 – 2014 dissolve the myth that neutrals are boring. These new tones are anything but basic! This collection speaks the international language of home décor in 20 neutrals inspired by salts from diverse geographies— the same salts that are on-trend in cuisi… Read More

Just when you think there is nothing new about Christmas, a trade fair like Christmasworld comes along to show you that the market is nowhere near the end of its creativity. At the 2012 event, newness permeated color, materials and motifs, giving products for the Holidays a trend… Read More