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Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director, is in New York for the biannual Tabletop market. Her top trends are below.
COLOR
- Blues remained an important focus
- Black expanded in multiple materials
- Gold metallic gathered momentum
- Brown advanced in light values
- Pastel and light mid-tone values persisted
- Gray showed how salable it could be
MATERIALS AND TEXTURES
- Black glass made a dramatic statement
- Coming back: cut glass and crystal
- Cork emerged in classic forms
- Concrete made its way to the table
- Matte textures had so much more play
CONCEPTS
- Casual dining
- Bowls
- One-dish meals
- Unmatched Sets
- Stackable everything
- Layered textures and techniques