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Trend Flash™ High Point Furniture Market 4/19/10

April 19, 2010 By Trend Staff -

Trend Flash emails come exclusively to subscribers to The Trend Curve ( tm ) newsletter with immediate updates from each market and trade show we cover worldwide. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, and Elizabeth Borsch, Editorial Assistant, have been in High Point for the semi-annual furniture show. Below are their top-line trends. Read more about High Point in the next issue of The Trend Curve.

Most notable:

COLOR
– Off-White neutrals made their biggest statement in years
– Mushroom merged the Gray and Brown families
– It was one of a host of chameleon neutrals in the market
– Deep middle-value Browns explored their Yellow side
– Blues raced ahead
– Light-value mid-tone hues emerged in strength
– Fuchsia was a key accent

MATERIALS AND DETAILS
– Mixed materials looked right again
– Metal came back in a big way
– Wood tones ranged from medium to raw
– Nails and tacks began to shrink
– Flanges led a range of low-and-tight embellishments
– Small-scale texture was immensely important for every material

PATTERNS AND MOTIFS
– Thin stripes headlined lots of products
– Herringbones of all sizes had strong voices
– So did directional tweeds
– Plaids continued to emerge
– Birds surged ahead in more varieties than before
– Ikats remained, while Suzanis backed off

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