A new show dedicated to fresh-floral products, Floradecora joined all the new sights at Christmasworld this year. These two events, held at Messe Frankfurt in Germany, attracted over 43,000 visitors from all over the globe, a 9.7% increase over last year! The Trend Curve's Editorial Director, … [Read more...]
I’ve Got a Thing for Lambs
OK, I’ll admit it. With a last name like Lamb I’ve had a predisposition to loving these soft, wooly creatures all of my life—I’ve got a thing for lambs. But you don’t have to be one of my siblings or cousins to recognize that there are more lamb and sheep in the market now than there have ever … [Read more...]
Capturing Gothmas
Anything but traditional, our Merry Gothmas trend for the Holidays reflects a niche mindset that is worth our attention. Not every aspect of it is that far outside the mainstream. In fact, many everyday consumers can relate to the movement's defense mechanism against the demands, mandatory cheer, … [Read more...]
Christmas In July?
Why not? In fact, July is the perfect time to start giving Christmas 2018 (or 2017 for high-end collections) the 21st-Century facelift it requires. On the color front: Black will give traditional red-and-green combinations the newly tightened-up look it needs. Pink, the perennial favorite of girls, … [Read more...]
A 21st-Century Facelift for Christmas
With so many color, texture, shape and design trends emerging in the marketplace, it’s high time to give your upcoming Christmas assortments a facelift. Whether your collections are targeted to adults or kids, and whether you are designing for the high end or for volume selling, the 30 Holiday hues … [Read more...]
Adding More Black to Black Friday 2017
If there was one color story to take away from the Christmasworld 2016 show in Germany, it was black. In fact, The Trend Curve's trend-spotting team believes that black can singlehandedly bring any Holiday theme into the realm of trend and you’ll ignore it at your own peril come Black Friday … [Read more...]
Décor is Getting Bookish
Have you noticed that books keep popping up as décor devices? Just as news outlets like the New York Times confirm that print is far from dead, and GeekWire reports that sales of printed books rose 2.4% in 2014, "real" books are making a comeback. Now décor is starting to look a bit bookish, … [Read more...]
Blush Pink Rises in Atlanta
At the recent Atlanta market at Americasmart, warmed blush pinks were among the freshest and most-interesting color stories. They appeared in products for Christmas and everyday, and were found in the company of warm grays, off-whites, gold metallics and coral hues. Here are a few of the best … [Read more...]
Our Top 10 Blog Posts from 2015
The Trend Curve team authors has two blogs, one public and one private. The private blog is reserved for Members of The Trend Curve's subscriber family, and includes our newest and most actionable trend forecasts. Some of our recent posts include Plaidemonium (about the new look of plaids for 2017), … [Read more...]
Why Did You Buy That?
Each member of The Trend Curve team has a product they like the best. Mine is Haute Halloween & Fall™, because Halloween just happens to be my favorite holiday, hands down. Liz Borsch loves our new kids’ color-and-trend forecast (The Trend Curve Colors™ KIDS 2017) because she adores the world of … [Read more...]