Your customers don’t need to be anywhere near the ocean to embrace coastal looks and the ambience of the ocean. All they need is our Beach House Luxe trend from Spring Forward™ 2014! Sea coral informs the shape of items from lamp bases to bottle stoppers. Shell shapes inspire vessels of all kinds. Fine linen or cotton curtains and tablecloths … [Read more...]
A Place to Unplug
May 13, 2013 By
In a world filled with far too many places to plug in—Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and more—you can bank on the fact that lots of consumers are looking for a place to unplug—even when they’re not on vacation. That need inspired some of the best trends in The Trend Curve Colors™ for 2014, our bestselling color-and-trend package. Here are … [Read more...]
Summer is Great, but We Love The Fall!
May 7, 2013 By
Because there is no tradeshow specific to home décor for Halloween and fall, our team at The Trend Curve™ puts all our trend-tracking knowledge to use in developing themes for our bestselling Haute Halloween & Fall™ color-and-trend forecast. We do so by connecting the dots between emerging motifs, materials, textures and palettes … [Read more...]
Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Buy The Trend Curve Colors™ 2014
March 21, 2013 By
You'll save $200 if you order by March 24, 2013. We have done all the work for you! Our 36 all-new colors and details for 9 incoming trends were carefully researched and selected. This forecast covers all of 2014, not just the first season. Each color is provided in a 5 x 5 inch size, plus a portable mini-deck. The color collection has 6 … [Read more...]
What’s New at the Global Pet Expo
February 28, 2013 By
The Global Pet Expo is the best place to see what’s new for pets of all kinds. This year, there were so many fun and clever product introductions! You can read about the best new trends in the April issue of The Trend Curve. For now, here are 10 of The Trend Curve’s favorite products for the dog—and the dog lover—in your life. (Click … [Read more...]
All New Digital Delivery of The Trend Curve
February 8, 2013 By
This February 2013 issue of The Trend Curve marks an important turning point in our nearly 25-year-old publishing history. It is our first digital-only issue and our Members received this one week earlier than if it had been printed and mailed. The video below will let you know, Members, where to find the digital versions and that this current … [Read more...]
Stratasys & Partners Go Far Beyond With 3D Printed Clothing
January 23, 2013 By
If you think that 3D printing is only for making prototypes, then you're undoubtedly not seeing the exponential increase in its use. Sites like Mashable have this 3D printing category with lots of stories, MAKE magazine has their Ultimate 3D Printing Guide, and there are even videos about this printing revolution like this one from Christopher … [Read more...]
Internet Trends You Need to Know
December 5, 2012 By
Mary Meeker, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers, has just published her latest internet trends report entitled, “2012 Internet Trends Year-End Update.” Meeker, someone who is looked upon as one of the best analysts in the world about internet trends, delivered her report to a group of Students at Stanford University yesterday. To … [Read more...]
Christmas Trends for 2013 – 2014
November 12, 2012 By
The Trend Curve™ loves the Holiday season! That's because Christmas assortments are so vital to retail sales and annual category performance that many designers work on creating collections all throughout the year. Every year we create a new color-and-trend forecast to make developing Holiday-themed collections easy for buyers, trend offices, … [Read more...]
Trends From Maison & Objet
November 8, 2012 By
The Autumn edition of the 2012 Maison & Objet Trade Fair in Paris showed a much more focused and intentional approach to newness. Color was absolutely key to this effort. And, in spite of the financial instability in Europe, patterns, materials and form took some surprising steps forward! Here are a few highlights from this trend-setting trade … [Read more...]