Trend Flash is an exclusive benefit for Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, and Liz Borsch, Editorial Correspondent, filed this update from the High Point Furniture Market (view photos submitted to our Instagram account on our site here). Read their full trend update in the next issue of The Trend Curve.
Notable in High Point:
DIRECTIVES
- Texture ruled every material
- Shape was in play
- Contrast came with multiple expressions
- Mixed-media combinations took off
- Configurables showed up everywhere
COLOR
- Artemisia, celadon and sage had lots of visibility
- Warm blues followed the light-mid-tone trend
- Pastel pink had unexpected traction, especially at the high end
- In brighter personalities, raspberry emerged
- A return to periwinkle came in energetic hues
- Metallics persisted, albeit at a slower pace
MATERIALS AND TEXTURE
- Lots of wood offered a gray finish or overtone
- That said, cerused naturals looked so much fresher
- Mirror had a range of finishes
- Caning emerged
- Brass made a major statement
- Wool was incoming
MOTIFS AND THEMES
- Florals hinted at a much larger role to come
- Plaids became key accents
- Monograms inspired focal-point designs on lots of materials
- Snakeskin all-overs emerged
- New Traditional looks got a foothold
- Alpine Modern was a great masculine look
Raspberry ground gave CR Laine’s wallpaper floral an update