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From Japandi to Japanese Craft

March 17, 2023 By Elaine Markoutsas -

Infusing Japanese elements into already established Scandinavian looks, the Japandi trend emerged in 2017 – 2018. It really touched a nerve—in a good way—and grew to be immensely popular. No wonder products in this style are still being introduced. The most recent incarnation was at KBIS, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Correspondent, Exhibitions, International Trade Fairs, KBIS, Maison & Objet, Paris Deco Off, Trend   Tagged With: Designers Guild, KBIS, kintsugi, Kohler, Maison & Objet, Metals and Metallics, Mikado Quartz, Musé du quai Branley - Jacques Chirac, NAHB International Builders Show, Nakamoto Forestry, Paris Deco Off, Pinto Paris, Sakiori-Chicka, shibori, shop sugi ban, Tosa Kumiko, Trendcurveteam, Wellborn, Wood Trends

Revenge Travel: Now It’s Impacting Home Furnishings

March 10, 2023 By Elaine Markoutsas -

Revenge travel? Yes, please! We love this buzz-phrase because we can totally relate. It’s all about being cooped up during COVID. It speaks to people wanting to get away, fly away, like in the lyrics from Lenny Kravitz’ 1998 hit. And almost two years after exploding on the tourism scene, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Trade Fairs, KBIS, Maison & Objet, Paris Deco Off, Trend, Trend Spotting   Tagged With: Café Appliances, Christian Lacroix, Color, Conde Nast Traveler, COVID-19, House of Rohl, KBIS, Kohler, Maison & Objet, Paris Deco Off, Pattern, Pierre Frey, Sarah Lavoine, Textiles, Trendcurveteam, vent de bohème, Victoria + Albert

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

Green is a Rising Star

November 19, 2021 By Michelle Lamb -

When it comes to color families, green’s star is rising. Under the spell of a biophilia trend, greens are going lush and rich. And although select cool types can still be found, the best new versions are leaning toward warmth. Names like olive and moss keep repeating when makers describe these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color, Domestic Shows, High Point Furniture Mkt, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Ambella Home, Color, CR Laine, Dom Deco, Dutch Bone, High Point Furniture Market, Highland House, Kenneth Cobonpue, Lexington Furniture, Massoud, Mina Victory, Norwalk Furniture, Phillips Collection, Porpac, Signature, Union Home, Wesley Hall, Zodax

Business Gets PERSONAL at Sweets & Snacks Show

July 12, 2021 By Michelle Lamb & Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf -

At last month’s Sweets & Snacks Expo 2021, our first in-person food show in over a year, it was impossible to ignore how often the aspect of “personal” arose. The importance of getting personal resonated throughout several merchandising disciplines. Its influence was felt in product creation, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Domestic Shows, Sweets And Snacks Expo, Trend   Tagged With: Foodtrends, SweetsAndSnacks

Anticipating 2021-22 Seasonal Trends

March 21, 2021 By Michelle Lamb -

In our year-and-a-half of quarantine and isolation so far, we 've had plenty of time to think about the people we have been separated from, and the traditions we once shared with them. To say that we now long for these touchpoints is an understatement. Whether 2021 is the year we return to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Connect SPRING, Housewares Show, Inspired Home Show, Michelle Lamb, Sustainability, Trend   Tagged With: Christmas, Color, Connect SPRING, COVID-19, Fall, Halloween, Harvest, Inspired Home Show, Pattern, Sustainability, Texture, Thanksgiving, Webinar

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

A Mix of Horror and Fun Midsummer Scream

November 6, 2019 By Michelle Lamb -

Because I forecast color and design trends, consumer shows are not normally on my radar. After all, the products shown at consumer events come way too late in the trend cycle to be of any use to forecasts for the industry. But I have learned that this is not necessarily true of Midsummer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Domestic Shows, Haute Halloween and Fall, Michelle Lamb, Midsummer Scream, Trend   Tagged With: Halloween, Midsummer Scream

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

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