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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 Next Big Thing: Martini Tables

August 21, 2016 By Michelle Lamb -

It all started with the wildly successful television series Mad Men. It got everyone talking about the lifestyle of the 1960s-70s, the drinking culture of corporate executives and how consumers entertained at home. More importantly, it energized an interest in mid-century modern style that had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: High Point Furniture Mkt, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: High Point Furniture Market, Key Items, Metals and Metallics, Mid-century Modern, Mixed Media, Texture, Wood Trends

On The Wire

April 25, 2016 By Michelle Lamb -

In markets around the world, wire-frame geometry is on-trend. It updated in mirrors at the Hong Kong Houseware fair and made vases look modern at Maison & Objet in Paris. Picture frames at Ambiente in Frankfurt made use of it, as did tables at the High Point furniture market and glassware at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ambiente, Design Thinking, European Trade Fairs, High Point Furniture Mkt, Maison & Objet, NY Tabletop, Trend   Tagged With: Ambiente, Ceramic, Geometrics, High Point Furniture Market, Maison & Objet, Metals and Metallics, Pattern, Tabletop, Texture, Transparency

Fabric Detail: Embroidery

January 4, 2016 By Michelle Lamb -

Embroidery, or its look, was everywhere at the recent Showtime decorative-textiles market. That means consumers can expect to see lots of embroidered look on sofas, chairs, ottomans and cushions at retail in the second half of 2016. The types of designs featured will be diverse. Subjects will range … [Read more...]

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

Plaidemonium

December 30, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

Plaids have been incoming for the past couple of seasons. Going forward, they will have even more visibility and trend status. The return of a 21st-century take on traditional style has already resulted in a new take on classic windowpanes, Tartans and ginghams. Specifically, these patterns are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: Geometrics, High Point Furniture Market, Pattern, Showtime, Texture

The New Western Style

December 29, 2015 By Trend Staff -

Take a look at the latest runway fashion and it's easy to see that a new western style is percolating for 2016's warmer seasons. Even bridal designers are embracing the look. While you'll recognize the same tiny florals, denim fabrics, skinny ties, statement belt buckles and silver jewelry, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apparel, High Point Furniture Mkt, Showtime, Trend   Tagged With: Apparel Trends, Color, Details & Embellishments, High Point Furniture Market, Pattern, Showtime, Textiles

Menswear Goes Modern

December 28, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

Menswear suiting patterns have earned an ongoing place in home décor. They are basics that both men and women find appealing, and they are chosen for products targeted to ages from baby to adult. Suiting patterns are comfortable at every price point, in every material and in almost every style … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: High Point Furniture Market, Pattern, Showtime, Textiles, Texture

Incoming Trend: Boho Vibe

December 23, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

The Showtime textiles market is all about fabrics that furniture buyers select to cover the chairs, sofas and cushions that will appear at the next High Point furniture market. Fabrics debuting at the just-past December Showtime will be found on furniture-company showroom floors in April, of next … [Read more...]

Filed Under: High Point Furniture Mkt, Michelle Lamb, Showtime, Trend   Tagged With: Color, Geometrics, High Point Furniture Market, Pattern, Showtime, Textiles, Texture

Get The Drift?

December 15, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

Ombré effects and other types of gradient looks were on-trend at this month's Showtime upholstery textiles market. They were shown as drifting color, creating visual texture in grounds or in figures. Sometimes they appeared in both, creating optic effects. Gradients were also present in designs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: High Point Furniture Mkt, Michelle Lamb, Showtime, Trend   Tagged With: Gradients, High Point Furniture Market, Madcap Cottage, Pattern, Showtime, Texture, Tobi Fairley

An Asian Sensibility

December 12, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

The market had been toying with Asian looks for several seasons by the time the April High Point furniture market sparked mainstream interest in the style. During the October market, lots of companies had jumped on board. Asian sensibilities were on a tear, building upon an installed base that had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: High Point Furniture Mkt, Michelle Lamb, Showtime, Trend   Tagged With: Asian Style, Color, High Point Furniture Market, Pattern, Showtime

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