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Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, was in New York for New York Tabletop and her top trends are below:
COLOR
- Blues remained a key story, especially navy, aqua, soft turquoise
- Red was getting high praise
- Yellow dropped way back, but amber looked fresh
- Grays went warm
- The thirst for black-and-white continued
- Smoke surged for glassware
MATERIALS AND TEXTURES
- Metallic finishes remained perennially strong
- Copper and rose gold got lots of buzz
- Bent wood had more to say
- Woven grasses looked fresh in accent pieces
- Matte finishes became fashion-forward accents
- Gradient and washed looks were on-trend
MOTIFS AND THEMES
- Get ready for more roosters
- Jacobean floral designs had new visibility
- Graffiti-like abstractions reinforced a street-art theme
- Farm-to-table was not dying down
- Medallions leaned toward a Mediterranean influence
- Baroque styling went on the watch list