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Trend Flash™ – Atlanta Rug Market 2014

July 14, 2014 By Trend Staff -

Trend Flash emails are sent exclusively to members of the Trend Curve™ subscriber family with immediate updates from each market and trade show we cover worldwide. This flash covers the recent Atlanta Rug Market.

Michelle Lamb’s top-line trends in rugs are below (click images for a larger version):

Amer’s blue/gray combination

Amer’s blue/gray combination

COLOR

  • Blues raced ahead, except for navy
  • Complex denim and slate mid-tones meant the most
  • Gray—now warming—was blue’s constant companion
  • Dull golds moved ahead
  • Soft pink did its best to be noticed, while red was a virtual no-show
  • Sari brights looked dated

 

Safavieh’s new matching fringe

Safavieh’s new matching fringe

MATERIALS AND TEXTURES

  • Intentional aging, fading, erasing provided the newest looks
  • Braided rugs got an update from mixed scales
  • Distinct fringe and decorative binding had incoming status
  • Lurex made modest gains
  • Burn-out techniques were newly used for wool
  • Long-pile shag inched ahead

 

Tamarian’s asymmetrical pattern

Tamarian’s asymmetrical pattern

PATTERNS AND MOTIFS

  • Traditional patterns done in modern colors advanced
  • Asymmetry hit the mainstream
  • So did abstract imagery
  • Gradients nudged two-tone looks aside
  • Jacobean florals had a role
  • Borderless designs continued to gain favor
  • Chevrons and Moroccan geometrics declined dramatically

 

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