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Trend Flash™ Ambiente Trade Fair 2012

February 13, 2012 By Trend Staff -

Trend Flash™ is exclusively for Members to The Trend Curve™ subscriber family with immediate updates from markets and trade shows around the globe. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, was just in Frankfurt, Germany for Ambiente 2012, the annual consumer-goods fair. Her top-line trends are below.

You can read more about the trends at Ambiente in the next issue of The Trend Curve.

News from AMBIENTE 2012: 

COLOR

  • Blue was by far the dominant story
  • From lime to mint, green meant a lot, too
  • Yellows moved up front for summer
  • Browns were quite prevalent
  • Black stood out with color or white
  • Pink looked posed for a comeback
  • Neon color emerged among many intense brights

MATERIALS AND FORMS

  • Silicone creativity advanced yet again
  • Green glass moved ahead
  • Bamboo meant more
  • Perforation was directional as texture and pattern
  • Unique shape returned in a big way

MOTIFS AND THEMES

  • New flowers looked abstract, blurry, photographed
  • Geometrics preferred their quirky side
  • Lines got wavy and irregular
  • Embroidery inspired multiple designs
  • The word Oriental kept coming up
  • 1970’s inspiration was on-trend

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