Heimtextil is the biggest international trade fair for home and contract textiles, and because it’s the first trade fair of the year for its sector, it acts as a barometer for the new business year. Interestingly, however, the next edition of it (to be held from January 9th through 12th 2018) will … [Read more...]
Light + Building 2018
The Light + Building exhibit is the leading world trade fair for Lighting and Building Services technology and the Spring 2018 edition of it is sure to become a hotspot for design. Running from March 18th through the 23rd, this Fair will be focused upon various styles, which incorporate the latest … [Read more...]
Ambiente 2018 Trends
The Ambiente Trade Fair in Frankfurt, Germany sets the pace for the world of consumer goods. However diverse, these products fit into the categories of Dining, Giving, and Living. This is the fair where business and creativity come together and where visitors place orders with international … [Read more...]
Color Notes from Cersaie 2018
Cersaie is the international tile and bath exposition held annually in Bologna, Italy. Editorial Correspondent Elaine Markoutsas was there. She offered these insights about on-trend color. At this year’s Cersaie tile fair, metallics continued to shimmer like jewelry. Warm-and-burnished gold and … [Read more...]
Tile Trends at Cersaie
Over 850 exhibitors showed their newest and best tile products to more than 105,000 visitors from around the globe at the latest edition of Cersaie trade fair. This annual trade fair, held in Bologna, Italy is dedicated to ceramic floor and wall tiles, bathroom furnishings, fire places and … [Read more...]
A Few Color Notes From NYNow
Color is always evolving. Here are Editorial Correspondent Hermine Mariaux’s observations about how that was happening at NYNow: Blue A complete range of watery blues ruled, often with neutrals of all shades and nuances as a comforting backdrop Brown Brown was pushing forward, especially … [Read more...]
Licensing International Expo 2017
For more than 35 years. Licensing Expo has connected the world’s most influential entertainment, character, fashion, art and corporate brand owners and agents with consumer goods manufacturers, licensees and retailers. At this year’s show, held in Las Vegas May 23 – 25, more than 16,000 licensing … [Read more...]
Paints With Graphene Are Here
For several years The Trend Curve has been keeping track of one of the most exciting materials development in history, graphene, and now a company in the UK has created a unique line of graphene-infused paints that are available now. What is graphene? It's a tiny, thin layer of pure carbon laid … [Read more...]
Color Preference and Perception Insights from New Sherwin Williams Study
The Trend Curve is all about color forecasting, but our team also pays attention to color psychology. That's why we took notice of The National Painting Week Color Psychology Study, conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Sherwin-Williams. This new study reveals color preferences and perceptions for … [Read more...]
Tile of Spain’s CERSAIE Style Rundown
The international exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings show, CERSAIE, took place in Bologna, Italy in late September. There were 94 Tile of Spain companies in attendance, showcasing their latest ceramic-tile collections. Here are themes and new-product highlights from … [Read more...]