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Trend Flash™ Maison & Objet, January 2014

January 27, 2014 By Trend Staff -

mo2014-postMichelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, is in Paris for Maison & Objet, the directional trade fair. Her top trends are below. You will also find more about Maison & Objet in an upcoming issue of The Trend Curve.

Michelle will be creating a detailed trend report covering color families, materials and textures, patterns and more from Maison & Objet. Members can preorder it now by emailing Janice@trendcurve.com.

Noteworthy in Paris:

COLOR

  • Green advanced, especially newer moss and olive
  • Warm pinks raced ahead
  • Blues, like turquoise and Mediterranean, began a comeback
  • Curry was the yellow that mattered
  • Reds looked best in scaled-back/worn intensities
  • Browns felt fresher/better than grays

MATERIALS AND TEXTURES

  • Metal finishes were right when warm
  • Concrete was on-trend
  • Marble returned in a big way
  • Oak and walnut still led the wood category
  • Colored and metallic glass meant a lot
  • Cork kept popping up

MOTIFS AND THEMES

  • Geometrics continued to lead surface design
  • Leaves grew, and even meant more than flowers
  • Tropical birds kept building, along with a tropical theme
  • Southwest/South American elements hinted at a larger role
  • Baroque looks tried to be noticed
  • On the watch list: Pop Art

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