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Trend Flash™ High Point Furniture Market

April 8, 2014 By Trend Staff -

hpm-logoMichelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, and Liz Borsch, Social Media Editor, attended the High Point furniture market. Their top-line trends are below.

You can also catch their posts and pics by following @trendcurve on Twitter and Instagram. Go to Facebook.com/TheTrendCurve to find (and Like!) us on Facebook. High Point trends:

COLOR

  • Blues anchored many assortments, especially navy
  • Terracotta oranges got traction
  • Hunter began to pop up
  • Browns surged, with yellow influences leading the way
  • Grays warmed beautifully
  • Deep, rich values emerged
  • Metallic, metallic, metallic

MATERIALS

  • Stone was the darling of the market
  • Walnut had real competition from oak
  • Mahogany began to rise
  • Marquetry stepped up
  • Raffia-covered case goods stole the show
  • Gold metal tones took off, including brass 

THEMES AND MOTIFS

  • Geometric figures deviated for interest 
  • Plaids kept popping up
  • Florals offered important balance, including Jacobean versions
  • Baroque style emerged at the high end
  • Danish Modern looks hinted at a larger role going forward
  • Asian references were everywhere (as The Trend Curve forecasted for this time frame in 2011) 

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