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Trend Flash™ Ambiente 2010

February 15, 2010 By Trend Staff -

News from the Ambiente Trade Fair 2010: Dinnerware, flatware, glassware, tablelinens, gifts and much more!

Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, was just in Frankfurt, Germany for this annual consumer-goods fair. Her topline trends are:

COLOR
–       Companies said emerging pastel values were about more than Spring
–       Purple led the way at yet another key trade fair
–       Blues grew in a major way
–       Red began to bounce back
–       Herbal Greens meant more
–       Gray backed off

FORM AND FUNCTION
–       Form explored countertrends or organic and angular
–       Asymmetry continued to be important
–       So did uneven edges, some very much so
–       Rippled sides and walls added to ongoing organic stories
–       Double-wall and layered glass moved toward the mainstream
–       Multi-function became even more important

MOTIFS AND THEMES
–       Herbs jumped onto the scene
–       They made an excellent alternative to ever-popular flowers
–       Dots showed up more often
–       Lines and stripes felt hacked or modified
–       Gradient, grainy and uneven colors were commonplace within motifs
–       Contemporary forms with traditional handles helped reinvent tableware


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