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Keeping Embellishments Simple at GHFW

October 11, 2019 By Michelle Lamb -

Guimares Home Fashion Week is a showcase for Portuguese manufacturers of towels, rugs, sheets, comforters, throws and more. The fourth annual edition of GHFW took place June 26 and 27. One of the biggest trends at this year’s fair came from embellishments. This was not because they were opulent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: European Trade Fairs, Guimarães Home Fashion Week, International Trade Fairs, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Details & Embellishments, GHFW, Guimarães Home Fashion Week

Smitten by Texture at GHFW

August 10, 2018 By Michelle Lamb -

After years of focus on minimalist simplicity, consumers began to crave product designs with a different sort of character. Mixed media combinations were the market’s first response to that need. The next step was texture. And once consumers got a look at what texture could provide, they were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: European Trade Fairs, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Details & Embellishments, Textiles, Texture

These Ideas Are On The Fringe

August 8, 2018 By Michelle Lamb -

For so many years fringe has been thought of (when anybody thought of it at all) as down-market. It had a reputation for being thin and scraggly, and it always got tangled in the wash. No wonder fringe faded from view long ago. But now fringe is back in a big way, and it has a growing following … [Read more...]

Filed Under: European Trade Fairs, Guimarães Home Fashion Week, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Details & Embellishments, Fringe, GHFW, Guimarães Home Fashion Week, Texture

Deconstruction: The Next Textiles Trend

December 20, 2017 By Michelle Lamb -

One of the biggest trends for home décor fabrics features a hand-stitched look that The Trend Curve has been writing about for the past year. Whether woven in for upholstery or done by hand as an embellishment on items like cushions, embroidery and crewelwork looks are experiencing a pile-on of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: High Point Furniture Mkt, Michelle Lamb, Showtime, Trend   Tagged With: Details & Embellishments, High Point Furniture Market, Pattern, Showtime, Textiles, Texture

Christmasworld Trends for 2018/19

October 9, 2017 By Janice Carlson -

There's a reason why 10s of thousands of visitors from over 100 countries attend the Christmasworld Show in Frankfurt, Germany every year. It's because virtually all Christmas decor starts with the vast array of products shown at this market. And the 2018 edition promises to be even more innovative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas World, Color, European Trade Fairs, Trend, Trend Spotting   Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas 2018-19, Color, Details & Embellishments

Christmasworld 2017

March 8, 2017 By Janice Carlson -

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...]

Filed Under: Christmas World, European Trade Fairs, Michelle Lamb, Trend, Trend Reports   Tagged With: Christmas, Christmasworld, Color, Details & Embellishments, Floradecora, Holidays

Luster Is In For The Long Haul

December 29, 2016 By Michelle Lamb -

At the recent High Point furniture market, luster confirmed that it is in for the long haul. It appeared at price points from high to medium, and in décor products from seating to framed art, with metallic the primary point of view. One factor in luster’s continued growth and forecasted longevity … [Read more...]

Filed Under: High Point Furniture Mkt, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Black and White, Color, Details & Embellishments, High Point Furniture Market, Metals and Metallics, Michell Lamb, The Trend Curve

A Taste of Maison & Objet Trends

September 20, 2016 By Trend Staff -

Maison & Objet is among the most directional décor trade shows in Europe, if not the world. That's why The Trend Curve team heads to Paris twice yearly, and why you need to know about the colors, materials and designs that made news at this month's edition of the fair. Here is a sample from our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: European Trade Fairs, Maison & Objet, Trend   Tagged With: Color, Details & Embellishments, Geometrics, Maison & Objet, Pattern, Textiles

High Point Market – Fall 2016

September 6, 2016 By Janice Carlson -

The Trend Curve attends every High Point furniture market, and we report about them in our newsletter, as well as in our real-time members-only emails. We do this because we know this show is  just too important to miss! The October 2016 High Point Market will certainly be no exception. Enter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: High Point Furniture Mkt, Trend   Tagged With: Details & Embellishments, Functionality, High Point Furniture Market, Lighting, Textiles, Texture, Wood Trends

The Unexpected at Decorex International

August 25, 2016 By Janice Carlson -

Now in its 39th year, Decorex International is the UK’s leading design show. It has a solid reputation in the international design community as a resource for high-end interior designers, retailers, property developers, hoteliers and architects. Decorex will have 400 exhibitors at this year's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Decorex, European Trade Fairs, Trend   Tagged With: Ceramic, Color, Crafthouse, Decorex, Details & Embellishments, Functionality, Future Heritage, Lighting, Mixed Media, Textiles, UK Design

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