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Paola Lenti + Campana Brothers = Sustainability With Artistry

November 20, 2022 By Elaine Markoutsas -

Wandering through Paola Lenti’s popups during Salone del Mobile in Milan is like being transported into a visual wonderland drenched in explosive color and irresistible touch-me textures. It simply takes your breath away. Lenti is a masterful maestra of weaves. With a magnificent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Correspondent, European Trade Fairs, International Trade Fairs, Salone del Mobile, Sustainability, Trend   Tagged With: Campana Brothers, Color, Design, Milan Design Week, Paola Lenti, Salone del Mobile, Shape, Sustainability, Textiles, Texture, Trendcurveteam

Color Stories at KBIS

July 14, 2022 By Elaine Markoutsas -

Color hit different at KBIS, the industry trade show for kitchen and bath products, organized by NKBA. Consumers apparently are reaching a new comfort level beyond safer neutrals, as they emerge from pandemic era restrictions. Designers at the 2022 event, which took place in Orlando in February, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color, Domestic Shows, Editorial Correspondent, European Trade Fairs, KBIS, Trend   Tagged With: Color, Copper, KBIS, Metals and Metallics, NKBA, Pattern, Trendcurveteam

Sasha Bikoff’s Whimsical Designs

March 27, 2020 By Elaine Markoutsas -

Paris Déco Off bills itself as The Rendezvous of International Interior Designers and Decoration Editors. The Trend Curve’s editorial team always heads to Paris a couple of days before the Maison & Objet trade fair to see what’s new in the world up upscale fabrics and designs. The 2020 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Correspondent, European Trade Fairs, Maison & Objet, Paris Deco Off, Trend   Tagged With: Color, Maison & Objet, Paris Deco Off, Pattern, Textiles, Texture

The Wild Side of L’Objet

March 22, 2020 By Elaine Markoutsas -

L’Objet’s table linen collection made quite a splash in Paris. And why not? The patterns, including fetching mitered stripes and a tiger print, offered mix-and-match variety in an amazing range of au currant solids. Linen sateen in ochre, terra cotta, blue and mossy green harmonized with neutrals of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Correspondent, European Trade Fairs, Maison & Objet, Trend   Tagged With: Animal Skin, Color, linen, Maison & Objet, Pattern, Tabletop, Textiles, Texture

Tasty Textures

March 15, 2020 By Elaine Markoutsas -

Texture was out in force at all the big European trade fairs in January. Its message: the texture trend is nowhere near finished. Heimtextil, Paris Deco Off and Maison & Objet were all covered in gorgeous textures. These tactile delights were applied to almost every possible material. We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Correspondent, European Trade Fairs, Heimtextil, International Trade Fairs, Maison & Objet, Paris Deco Off, Trend   Tagged With: Color, Texture

Tabletop Eye Candy

March 10, 2020 By Elaine Markoutsas -

Hands down, the most exquisite tabletop presentation at the Maison & Objet trade fair in Paris was seen at Legle Legrande Lebouc. The feature was a black table of over 20 feet in length, which was styled by Vietnamese designer Axel Huynh. This dramatic, turned-leg table was layered with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Correspondent, European Trade Fairs, Maison & Objet, Trend   Tagged With: Maison & Objet, Tabletop

A Marriage Made in a Garden Paradise

March 9, 2020 By Elaine Markoutsas -

  Pierre Frey teamed up with 200-year old tableware maker Faiencerie de Gien to create a dinnerware pattern inspired by Frey’s new Le Jardin du Palais wallcovering and fabric. Gien’s new Jardin du Palais collection debuted at the Gien showroom on the Left Bank. It was unveiled during … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Correspondent, European Trade Fairs, Trend   Tagged With: Color, Paris Deco Off, Pattern, Tabletop, Tableware

Ready for Heimtextil 2019

January 2, 2019 By Elaine Markoutsas -

With just a few days before Heimtextil 2019 opens at Messe Frankfurt, there’s once again optimism in a new year. That’s in spite of economic volatility and political unrest globally. One reason is the theme for the 2019/2020 design trends, always one of the most anticipated presentations at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Correspondent, European Trade Fairs, Heimtextil, Trend   Tagged With: Memphis, Off The Grid

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