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Trend Flash™ Holiday & Home Expo

June 20, 2014 By Trend Staff -

Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, has been in Dallas for the Holiday & Home Expo. Her top trends are below. Read the next issue of The Trend Curve for even more from this summer show.

Noteworthy in Dallas:

Verdigris Inspiration At Galt

Verdigris Inspiration At Galt

COLOR

  • Spring green was out in force
  • Indigo still had emerging status
  • Verdigris-influenced hues advanced
  • Something about complex, cosmetic hues just had to be noticed
  • Black’s role was key, yet its growth was almost under the radar
  • Gold metallic kept building

 

 

Paper Vases From Arty

Paper Vases From Arty

MATERIALS

  • Mixed media drove lots of creativity
  • Wood stepped up in a big way, especially straight-from-the-tree looks
  • Pierced ceramic took off
  • Cotton emerged
  • Jute worked with nearly everything
  • Paper had new, more-substantial uses
  • There seemed to be no end to uses for chicken wire

 

 

Spools At Park Hill

Spools At Park Hill

PATTERN AND MOTIFS

  • Collages of words and phrases remained massively important
  • The farm-to-table trend was nowhere near done growing
  • Vintage looks persisted, generally minus the industrial overtones
  • Foxes began appearing where only bunnies and chicks had before
  • Carrots popped up as small-scale print subjects
  • Spools with ribbon or thread were trending

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