Trend Flash is an exclusive benefit for Members if The Trend Curve’ subscriber family. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director, is in Frankfurt for this annual international home-textiles fair. This year’s edition attracted around 70,000 visitors from 135 countries. It featured 2975 exhibitors from 64 countries, making it one of the best places to discover new textiles trends. Here is a sampling of top trends from the fair. You can read more about Heimtextil in the February issue of The Trend Curve.
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- Green cooled down at Curt Bauer
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- Schlossberg got behind incoming purple
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- An oversized floral helped KAAT’s cushion stand out
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- Arthouse’s show-stopping Momoka velvet cushion
COLOR
- Greens flipped the switch from warm to cool
- Like blush before it, rose was being called the new neutral
- Berry emerged to bridge established pinks and newer purples
- Purples ran the gamut, but didn’t steal the show
- Golds warmed up to curry
- Black anchored a range of directional, rich hues
TEXTURES AND MATERIALS
- Tactile and visual textures spoke to an important return to craft
- Watercolor techniques were everywhere
- Still, brush strokes looked newer
- Stonewashed fading persisted, reinforcing a vintage sensibility
- Digital printing exploded
- So did weave effects, especially for velvet
ICONS AND PATTERNS
- Flowers were big, both literally and from a trend perspective
- Jungle looks kept building
- Asian influences departed the basics list for trend
- Boho style grew
- Geometrics softened dramatically
- This occurred as all angular designs backed off