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The Housewares Connection to WFH

March 22, 2021 By Michelle Lamb -

From the earliest days of the pandemic, everyone realized how essential a pleasant and comfortable work-from-home space is to efficiency, productivity and creativity. Those factors are still top-of-mind for consumers, since the number of people working permanently at home is expected to double this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: COVID-19, Housewares, Key Items, Trendcurveteam, WFH, Work From Home

Why Trends Mean Even More to Christmas in a Covid-19 World

July 27, 2020 By Michelle Lamb -

There is a lot riding on Christmas every year. For 2020 and into 2022, however, there has never been more at stake. Why is that? To begin with, consumers are planning to reign in their spending. A July 15 Coresight Research survey revealed that 48% of consumers intend to spend less on the Holidays … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas Color, Color, Color Trends, COVID-19, Key Items

Vending to New Heights

March 17, 2020 By Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf -

Consider the lowly vending machine. Once nothing much more than a modest, self-service supplier of cigarettes, candy and soda pop, this iconic form of retail is getting new life. Developed in the late 1800s, vending was a common method of delivering stamps, postcards and writing paper in England. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Correspondent, Trend   Tagged With: Key Items, Mid-Century, Vending Machines

Christmas Redux: Letters To Santa

March 13, 2020 By Michelle Lamb -

Letters to Santa is a sweet, child-like Christmas theme that The Trend Curve highlighted last in our 2012 color-and-trend forecast, ‘Tis The Season. For 2022, it is making a comeback. In fact, at Christmasworld in Frankfurt and at the Atlanta Gift Market, this theme was just emerging (we posted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Atlanta, Atlanta Gift Market, Christmas World, Color, Domestic Shows, European Trade Fairs, International Trade Fairs, Michelle Lamb, Trend, Trend Reports   Tagged With: Americasmart, Christmas, Christmasworld, Color, Key Items

Toy Fair 2019 Trends

April 11, 2019 By Trend Staff -

Trends spotted at the 2019 edition of New York Toy Fair included plenty of YouTube and video-game tie-ins. Also making a statement were collectibles at all price points (with music and sports themes on the rise), sparkly and squishy products galore, traditional touches such as DIY woodcrafts and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Toy Fair, Trend   Tagged With: Key Items, Llamas, Sequins, Toy Fair, Toys, Unicorns

New Christmas Critters

March 16, 2018 By Michelle Lamb -

When you think of the animals most likely to show up in Christmas décor, deer, moose and squirrels are probably top-of-mind. But at the Christmasworld trade fair, things were changing. In the Loft trend area, for example, dogs were more prevalent than any other creature in the displays. In stand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas World, European Trade Fairs, Michelle Lamb   Tagged With: Cats and Dogs, Christmas, Dogs, Key Items, Llamas

Hooked on Paris

February 3, 2017 By Michelle Lamb -

Since wall hooks have been trending for about a year, it's easy to assume that all the creativity has been played out of this category. Don't believe it! Wall hooks remain key items, and they will continue to be on-trend for at least 18 months to come. At the Maison & Objet trade fair in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: European Trade Fairs, Maison & Objet, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Key Items, Maison & Objet, Metals and Metallics, Mixed Media, Wood Trends

Best Kitchen for Small Spaces

December 13, 2016 By Michelle Lamb -

When great design, clever functionality and high utility converge in the kitchen, the result can turn heads. Get ready for some real head-turning. Kitch' T Concept, from Dsignedby, packs seating, cooking, refrigerating and storage into a compact unit that is made to be moved from one living space … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Thinking   Tagged With: Clever Functionality, Design, Functionality, Key Items, Kitchen, Kitchen Trends, Millennials, Space-Saving

Fun and Games in Décor

October 14, 2016 By Michelle Lamb -

Millennials are having a huge impact on every aspect of home décor. In The Trend Curve Colors™ 2017, we provided the details for a Millennial favorite called Analog. This trend focused on mixing retro-tech—typewriters, record players, film cameras and more—with today’s contemporary styles, creating … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Trend   Tagged With: Board Games, Key Items, Leather, Marble, Table Games

Three Trends Consumers Will Want in 2017

October 13, 2016 By Michelle Lamb -

I was just asked to contribute three trends for 2017 to a consumer-facing guide that wants to offer expert advice on what to buy this Holiday season. As they say in the vernacular, that's easier said than done! Because The Trend Curve forecasts color-and-design trends 18 - 24 months into the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Trend   Tagged With: Key Items, Mixed Media

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