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New Looks for Stripes

January 1, 2016 By Michelle Lamb -

The Trend Curve has already put Members of our subscriber family on alert for a stripe revival. In our forecast, we have indicated that thin widths will be the best growth engine for new stripes. This trend will be visible later in 2016, and will accelerate into 2017. But those thin stripes will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: Pattern, Showtime, Stripes, Textiles, Texture

Plaidemonium

December 30, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

Plaids have been incoming for the past couple of seasons. Going forward, they will have even more visibility and trend status. The return of a 21st-century take on traditional style has already resulted in a new take on classic windowpanes, Tartans and ginghams. Specifically, these patterns are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: Geometrics, High Point Furniture Market, Pattern, Showtime, Texture

Time for Tropical Style

December 29, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

Tropical looks started a quiet build over a year ago, and have been building slowly. At the Showtime decorative textiles market, however, they were out in force. Palm leaves were the top choice, but broader versions were also there. So were flowers, albeit many fewer than leaves. Other design … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: Animal Skin, Pattern, Showtime, Textiles

Menswear Goes Modern

December 28, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

Menswear suiting patterns have earned an ongoing place in home décor. They are basics that both men and women find appealing, and they are chosen for products targeted to ages from baby to adult. Suiting patterns are comfortable at every price point, in every material and in almost every style … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: High Point Furniture Market, Pattern, Showtime, Textiles, Texture

Red Hot

December 23, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

The Trend Curve has been talking about an overall warming of color for the past year. New hues introduced at the Showtime upholstery textiles market confirm that direction. They also suggest that this trend may be headed for an extreme as reds come into the picture. Reds will be hot, beginning in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: Color, Showtime, Texture

Analyzing Animal Skins

December 14, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

Animal-skin looks are a constant for home interiors, and they can be found at every price point. But every few years they also hop onto the bell curve for trend. Introductions at the recent Showtime upholstery textiles market indicate that the market is about to embark on another trend cycle for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: Animal Skin, Metals and Metallics, Pattern, Showtime, Texture

Black is Back

December 13, 2015 By Liz Borsch -

Do you remember the plethora of designs with black backgrounds from the 1980s? Florals were a particular favorite, especially in five-star layouts. Now it's almost 2016, and black grounds are back. They have been seen in velvet, chenille, cotton and linen. They have lots of texture or almost none. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: Asian Style, Color, Florals, Showtime, Textiles, Texture, Tropical

Abstract Concepts in Design

December 9, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

One of the biggest designs trends at this week's Showtime upholstery textiles market was the idea of abstraction. This concept was applied broadly to styles and motifs, yet it had the greatest impact on geometric icons. Why? Because geometry has been popular for so long that designs had lost their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: Pattern, Showtime, Textiles, Texture

Fringe Benefits

December 5, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

After many seasons of minimalism, details and decorations have begun reappearing on all kinds of home-interiors products. At the recent High Point furniture market, the high end was paying more attention to fringe than they have in years. This went beyond the brush fringe that has been emerging for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: Details & Embellishments, High Point Furniture Market, Textiles

The New Look for Pastels

December 4, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

Have pastel colors gone away for babies and toddlers? The answer is no. But pastel palettes have undergone a metamorphosis, in which hues have become both paler and more complex. That gives them a sophisticated-and-neutralized personality that still looks baby-soft, yet also works well with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: Color, Kids, Metals and Metallics

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