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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

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

Down With Denim Blue

February 14, 2020 By Michelle Lamb -

Many Portuguese towel, rug, throw and bed-linen makers exhibiting at the last Guimaraes Home Fashion Week agreed that blues are key. Antonio Salgado characterized this color family as being, “on top.” Coton Couleur said sales of their blue products were rising. One mill, Domingos de Sousa, projected … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color, European Trade Fairs, Guimarães Home Fashion Week, International Trade Fairs, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Color, GHFW, Home Textiles, Sustainability

Keeping Embellishments Simple at GHFW

October 11, 2019 By Michelle Lamb -

Guimares Home Fashion Week is a showcase for Portuguese manufacturers of towels, rugs, sheets, comforters, throws and more. The fourth annual edition of GHFW took place June 26 and 27. One of the biggest trends at this year’s fair came from embellishments. This was not because they were opulent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: European Trade Fairs, Guimarães Home Fashion Week, International Trade Fairs, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Details & Embellishments, GHFW, Guimarães Home Fashion Week

Sustainable Textiles at GHFW

July 25, 2019 By Michelle Lamb -

The fourth annual Guimarães Home Fashion Week was held June 26 and 27 in Guimarães, Portugal. At this year's fair, ways to minimize the impact of home-textiles production rivaled interesting materials as top innovations. Fátima Sousa, Commercial Manager for Domingos de Sousa & Filhos, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: European Trade Fairs, Guimarães Home Fashion Week, International Trade Fairs, Michelle Lamb, Sustainability, Trend   Tagged With: Cork, Guimarães Home Fashion Week, Sustainability, Textiles, Up-cycling

These Ideas Are On The Fringe

August 8, 2018 By Michelle Lamb -

For so many years fringe has been thought of (when anybody thought of it at all) as down-market. It had a reputation for being thin and scraggly, and it always got tangled in the wash. No wonder fringe faded from view long ago. But now fringe is back in a big way, and it has a growing following … [Read more...]

Filed Under: European Trade Fairs, Guimarães Home Fashion Week, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Details & Embellishments, Fringe, GHFW, Guimarães Home Fashion Week, Texture

Student Designers at FURNEX

June 15, 2018 By Michelle Lamb -

FURNEX & The Home is the largest trade fair in Africa. Held annually in Cairo, Egypt, it hosts the top Egyptian furniture manufacturers, exporters and traders serving domestic, regional and international markets. This year, it was also host to a student exhibition called Soft and Hard. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Trade Fairs, Student Design, Trend   Tagged With: Egypt, FURNEX, Mixed Media, Multifunction, Student Design, Trend

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