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Trend Flash™ – Maison & Objét, January 2019

January 21, 2019 By Trend Staff -

Trend Flash is one of many exclusive benefits for Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. In this edition, Editorial Director Michelle Lamb shares her topline trends from the Maison & Objét trade fair in Paris.

Read the next issue of The Trend Curve for even more detail, and follow @trendcurve on Twitter and Instagram for additional updates. Notable in Paris:

COLOR

  • Lilac and lavender took off
  • Oranges advanced, especially cinnamon
  • Japanese red reached out to oranges
  • Fox was the newest brown
  • Shades of honey pushed gold aside
  • While olive remained strong, newer greens went cooler

MATERIALS AND TEXTURES

  • Growth for cane was remarkable
  • Marble became even more figured
  • Active grains from unusual species made wood stand out
  • Metal inlays surged
  • The preference for matte finishes started to erode
  • Fringe gave hard and soft materials a flapper sensibility

ICONS AND MOTIFS

  • Watch out for eyes
  • A resurgence of birds included peacocks
  • Textile resist looks spread out
  • Lines impacted pattern via channels and inlays
  • Japanese influences emerged in strength
  • The Memphis movement drove lots of shapes
  • Tropical foliage used color in surprising ways

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