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Trend Flash™: Atlanta Rug Market

January 15, 2016 By Trend Staff -

Trend Flash is an exclusive benefit for Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. Arthur Douglas Thayer is in Atlanta for the rug market. His top trends are below. You can read even more about this important twice-yearly market in the next edition of The Trend Curve. Notable in Atlanta:

COLOR

  • Blue (the color of the day), from light to dark, teamed with gray or ivory
  • Neutrals became more complex
  • Pink’s status rose
  • Nuanced brights came on strong
  • So did pretty garden hues on neutral grounds
  • Environmentally based neutrals were on the upswing
  • Emerging neutral: a custard-influenced warm beige

TEXTURES AND MATERIALS

  • High/low effects came in so many variations
  • Shag found its way into tribal geometric patterns
  • Embroidery—either real or simulated—took center stage
  • Overdyeing of semi-antiques impacted more than Oushaks
  • Jute exhibited a softer hand
  • The move to natural fibers (wool, jute, silk, linen, cotton) was more distinct

THEMES AND PATTERNS

  • Organic textures as contemporary designs were hot
  • On the rise: relaxed over-scaled floral motifs
  • Casual, tonal geometrics surged, some small-scaled and detailed
  •  Scandinavian classic designs were reinterpreted in warm earth tones
  • Abstracts began to rise
  • A tribal resurgence was noted
  • Borders became more laid back, less formal

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