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Trend Flash™ – Ambiente 2016

February 15, 2016 By Trend Staff -

ambiente-2016Trend Flash is a Members-only benefit for The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. This edition comes from Ambiente, the world’s most important consumer-goods trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Here are Michelle Lamb’s top-line trends from this important show:

COLOR

  • Everyone was talking about neutral landscapes
  • Black-and-white duos had trend status once again
  • Taupe was back in a big way
  • Pinks showed up everywhere, including rose
  • Minty greens debuted in multiple categories
  • Bronze joined lots of assortments

TEXTURES AND FORMS

  • 3-D effects made dimension a real factor
  • Iridescence emerged
  • Matte/low-luster combinations were on-trend
  • Embossed/relief contrast made surfaces even more complex
  • Facets became a huge story
  • Folds, while related to facets, stood on their own

PATTERNS AND MOTIFS

  • Words remained an important pattern direction
  • Small-scale, 70s-inspired geometrics took off
  • So did facet-inspired geometry
  • Thin lines had lots of visibility
  • Speckles ramped up
  • Tile-work designs went on the watch list

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