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Trend Flash™ Atlanta Rug Market

July 14, 2017 By Trend Staff -

Trend Flash is reserved for Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. Doug Thayer, Editorial Correspondent, is in Atlanta for the twice-yearly rug market. His top trends are below. You can read more of Doug’s rug insights in the next issue of The Trend Curve.

COLOR

  • Grays and blues in all values worked as standardized main colors
  • Neutrals warmed up toward golden tones
  • Interest in bright hues on neutral grounds was renewed
  • Bohemian colorations intensified
  • Directional red came in blood-red looks or late-summer zinnia orange
  • Rich-and-deep eggplant and pale periwinkle vied for top-purple status

MATERIALS, TEXTURES AND CONSTRUCTIONS

  • Wool remained the top fiber choice for finer styles
  • Synthetics, polyester and polypropylene strove to achieve wool looks
  • An uptick in flat weaves, usually two-toned and naively tribal, was noteworthy
  • Mixed yarns created levels of matte/luster
  • Over-dyes on traditional vintage rugs reached maturity with more-sophisticated palettes
  • Cotton mixed with poly in pile rugs for casual softness

ICONS AND PATTERNS

  • Everything alluded to some type of pattern, even solids
  • Traditional Persian, Turkish, Egyptian looks were simplified and enlarged
  • Tribal patterns were redone with a cleaner approach
  • Florals adjusted to more-masculine delineation, scale and simplicity
  • Abstracts ruled in contemporary offerings
  • Scandinavian designs were seen primarily as clever plaid-based patterns

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