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Christmas Redux: Letters To Santa

March 13, 2020 By Michelle Lamb -

Letters to Santa is a sweet, child-like Christmas theme that The Trend Curve highlighted last in our 2012 color-and-trend forecast, ‘Tis The Season. For 2022, it is making a comeback. In fact, at Christmasworld in Frankfurt and at the Atlanta Gift Market, this theme was just emerging (we posted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Atlanta, Atlanta Gift Market, Christmas World, Color, Domestic Shows, European Trade Fairs, International Trade Fairs, Michelle Lamb, Trend, Trend Reports   Tagged With: Americasmart, Christmas, Christmasworld, Color, Key Items

Red or Green, Not Red and Green

March 11, 2020 By Michelle Lamb -

When it comes to Christmas, conventional wisdom holds that the most salable color story is red and green. I’m here to tell you that while this may be absolutely true for core products—the bestsellers you repeat with success year-after-year—nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Atlanta, Atlanta Gift Market, Christmas World, Color, European Trade Fairs, Michelle Lamb, Trend, Trend Reports   Tagged With: Americasmart, Christmas, Color

Gingham? Check!

August 13, 2018 By Michelle Lamb -

If you count yourself among gingham’s adoring fans, get ready to be wowed. A revival of these cheerful checks is emerging for tableware and décor that feel breezy and lighthearted. Assortments debuting at Dallas Market Center in June, and AmericasMart in July showed off a range of sizes, colors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Atlanta, Dallas Holiday & Home Expo, Dallas Market Center, Holiday & Home Expo, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: 180 Degrees, Americasmart, Burton & Burton, Christmas, Direct Export, DMC, Fourth of July, Galt, Gingham, K & K Interiors, Mud Pie, Raz Imports, Spring/Summer, Supreme Silk, Transpac

Memphis Revival

November 27, 2017 By Michelle Lamb -

Embed from Getty Images With this year’s centenary celebration of Ettore Sottsass’s birth, exhibitions and books focused on this artist’s work have made his design sensibility a topic of conversation yet again. At the forefront of recollection is Memphis. This short-lived design movement was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Atlanta, Design Thinking, High Point Furniture Mkt, Michelle Lamb, NY Tabletop, Trend, Trend Reports   Tagged With: Color, High Point Furniture Market, Lighting, Memphis, Pattern, Tabletop

Trend Flash™ – Atlanta Gift Market

July 13, 2017 By Trend Staff -

Trend Flash is one of many exclusive benefits for Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director, is in Atlanta for this twice-yearly show. Her top trends are below. Watch for more about the Atlanta market in the next issue of The Trend Curve, and follow … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Atlanta  

I’ve Got a Thing for Lambs

August 7, 2016 By Michelle Lamb -

OK, I’ll admit it. With a last name like Lamb I’ve had a predisposition to loving these soft, wooly creatures all of my life—I’ve got a thing for lambs. But you don’t have to be one of my siblings or cousins to recognize that there are more lamb and sheep in the market now than there have ever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ABC Kids Expo, Atlanta, Christmas World, European Trade Fairs, Kind & Jugend, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Americasmart, Black and White, Christmas, Kids, Paper, Textiles

Pompoms are On-Trend

July 6, 2016 By Michelle Lamb -

Call them craft-inspired or Boho Chic. Either way, pompoms are getting lots of attention lately. The Trend Curve believes they are poised to get even more. Pompoms have already appeared as details on apparel, shoes and handbags. Now they are popping up on baskets, throws and cushions. They have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Atlanta, Domestic Shows, High Point Furniture Mkt, Trend   Tagged With: Details & Embellishments, Textiles

Décor is Getting Bookish

January 21, 2016 By Michelle Lamb -

Have you noticed that books keep popping up as décor devices? Just as news outlets like the New York Times confirm that print is far from dead, and GeekWire reports that sales of printed books rose 2.4% in 2014, "real" books are making a comeback. Now décor is starting to look a bit bookish, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Atlanta, Books, Michelle Lamb   Tagged With: Americasmart, Black and White, Books, Christmas, Halloween, Key Items, Metals and Metallics

Blush Pink Rises in Atlanta

January 20, 2016 By Michelle Lamb -

At the recent Atlanta market at Americasmart, warmed blush pinks were among the freshest and most-interesting color stories. They appeared in products for Christmas and everyday, and were found in the company of warm grays, off-whites, gold metallics and coral hues. Here are a few of the best … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Atlanta, Color, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Americasmart, Christmas, Color

It’s Complicated for 2017

September 1, 2015 By Janice Carlson -

Valentine’s Day has always been the best time for paper dollies and layered-paper or die-cut greeting cards. In 2017 we'll see paper stretch into newer applications. Think about decorative pendant garlands and dimensional, corrugated cardboard hearts and messages, like XOXO, as seen in G!'s Light Up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Atlanta, Dallas Market Center, Trend   Tagged With: Color, Paper, Valentine's Day

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