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Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve™, is in New York for the Tabletop market. Her top-line trends are listed below.
COLOR
– Aqua was a frequent debut color
– Grays continued in strength
– Browns built up, especially light values
– Masculine Black looked right again
– Mid-tone values emerged
TEXTURES AND FINISHES
– Matte accented glaze
– Raised detailing signatured expanding jewelry looks
– Reactive glaze speckles created fine texture
– Color change got some traction
– Pearl effects were their partners
STYLES AND PATTERNS
– Eco still reigned
– Vintage style advanced
– Contemporary got even more angular
– Positive/negative combinations evolved
– Shadows meant more
– They worked in layers with outlines and fully colored motifs