Trend Flash is one of the exclusive benefits for Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director, has been in High Point for this twice-yearly furniture market.
Below are Michelle’s top trends and you’ll get much more detail in the next issue of The Trend Curve.
COLOR
- Pastel and light-mid-one values appeared in key showrooms
- Jewel-tones also had a larger role, especially teals
- Pink was everywhere
- Yet, lavender showed it will be real competition going forward
- Olive got more play
- Light and medium clay colors also worked to replace pink
- Denim-flavored blues covered the market
MATERIALS AND TEXTURES
- Silk crept into assortments
- Embroidery, or its look, was on-trend for fabrics
- Metal inlays accented multiple styles
- Alabaster began challenging bestselling marble
- Lacquer expanded
- Reverse-painted glass became more common
ICONS AND THEMES
- Statement-sized florals moved into assortments in a big way
- Stripes and diamonds had abstract/broken/textural tendencies
- Art Deco additions came slowly. but steadily
- Neo-traditional continued to build
- Patterns felt inspired by the American desert
- Bohemian style hinted a resurgence