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Trend Flash™: Maison & Objét, September 2017

September 12, 2017 By Trend Staff -

Trend Flash™ is reserved for Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director, is in Paris for Maison & Objét, the major decor show. Here are her top trends:

CONCEPTS

  • Fluidity
  • Playfulness
  • Natural
  • Genderless

COLOR

  • Millennial Pink transitioned into a neutral
  • Clay colors meant more
  • A range of deeps, from Bordeaux to Aubergine, signatured the newest color trend
  • Browns strengthened, with yellow casts newly directional
  • Olive quietly replaced cool, dark greens in key stands
  • Pops of cobalt were on-trend

FINISHES AND MATERIALS

  • Velvet went super-low
  • Marble explored myriad patterns
  • Crystals came roaring back
  • Lava textures meant so much more
  • Iridescence did not decline
  • Mixed finishes superseded mixed media for newness

PATTERNS AND MOTIFS

  • African imagery reemerged via multiple icons
  • Western elements transitioned from kids to adult decor, gaining maturity
  • Blurry, nondescript patterns kept growing
  • Geometries lost their edge in multiple ways
  • As a counter trend to softer geometries, hints of the Memphis movement emerged
  • Tile patterns had even more support

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