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Revenge Travel: Now It’s Impacting Home Furnishings

March 10, 2023 By Elaine Markoutsas -

Revenge travel? Yes, please! We love this buzz-phrase because we can totally relate. It’s all about being cooped up during COVID. It speaks to people wanting to get away, fly away, like in the lyrics from Lenny Kravitz’ 1998 hit. And almost two years after exploding on the tourism scene, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Trade Fairs, KBIS, Maison & Objet, Paris Deco Off, Trend, Trend Spotting   Tagged With: Café Appliances, Christian Lacroix, Color, Conde Nast Traveler, COVID-19, House of Rohl, KBIS, Kohler, Maison & Objet, Paris Deco Off, Pattern, Pierre Frey, Sarah Lavoine, Textiles, Trendcurveteam, vent de bohème, Victoria + Albert

Paola Lenti + Campana Brothers = Sustainability With Artistry

November 20, 2022 By Elaine Markoutsas -

Wandering through Paola Lenti’s popups during Salone del Mobile in Milan is like being transported into a visual wonderland drenched in explosive color and irresistible touch-me textures. It simply takes your breath away. Lenti is a masterful maestra of weaves. With a magnificent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Correspondent, European Trade Fairs, International Trade Fairs, Salone del Mobile, Sustainability, Trend   Tagged With: Campana Brothers, Color, Design, Milan Design Week, Paola Lenti, Salone del Mobile, Shape, Sustainability, Textiles, Texture, Trendcurveteam

Trend Spotting at Maison & Objet

November 8, 2021 By Mélanie Ayem -

Those who are in-the-know have long considered the Maison & Objet trade fair unmissable. The Trend Curve™ agrees. So, when the new edition, which returned to Paris September 9 – 13 was announced, I made plans to represent The Trend Curve team at the fair. In my first trade-fair assignment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color, Maison & Objet, Sustainability, Trend, Trend Reports   Tagged With: Asian Style, Color, Contemporary Contrast, Cottagecore, European Trends, Florals, Japandi, Maison & Objet, Paper, Shape, Textiles, Texture

Home Décor to Color

April 2, 2020 By Michelle Lamb -

There are a lot of coloring books out there for both kids and adults. But how many of them focus on home décor as the subject? My email this morning included a message from furniture-maker Blu Dot. Attached was a coloring book, featuring some of their pieces, sent just for fun. Marketing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Trend   Tagged With: Blu Dot, Coloring Book, Furniture, Kids, LebaTex, Pattern, Textiles

Sasha Bikoff’s Whimsical Designs

March 27, 2020 By Elaine Markoutsas -

Paris Déco Off bills itself as The Rendezvous of International Interior Designers and Decoration Editors. The Trend Curve’s editorial team always heads to Paris a couple of days before the Maison & Objet trade fair to see what’s new in the world up upscale fabrics and designs. The 2020 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Correspondent, European Trade Fairs, Maison & Objet, Paris Deco Off, Trend   Tagged With: Color, Maison & Objet, Paris Deco Off, Pattern, Textiles, Texture

The Wild Side of L’Objet

March 22, 2020 By Elaine Markoutsas -

L’Objet’s table linen collection made quite a splash in Paris. And why not? The patterns, including fetching mitered stripes and a tiger print, offered mix-and-match variety in an amazing range of au currant solids. Linen sateen in ochre, terra cotta, blue and mossy green harmonized with neutrals of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Correspondent, European Trade Fairs, Maison & Objet, Trend   Tagged With: Animal Skin, Color, linen, Maison & Objet, Pattern, Tabletop, Textiles, Texture

Sustainable Textiles at GHFW

July 25, 2019 By Michelle Lamb -

The fourth annual Guimarães Home Fashion Week was held June 26 and 27 in Guimarães, Portugal. At this year's fair, ways to minimize the impact of home-textiles production rivaled interesting materials as top innovations. Fátima Sousa, Commercial Manager for Domingos de Sousa & Filhos, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: European Trade Fairs, Guimarães Home Fashion Week, International Trade Fairs, Michelle Lamb, Sustainability, Trend   Tagged With: Cork, Guimarães Home Fashion Week, Sustainability, Textiles, Up-cycling

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

The New Look For Dots

December 21, 2017 By Michelle Lamb -

Dots started to attract The Trend Curve’s attention at the beginning of 2017. The reason they stood out was a new level of sophistication that made polka-dots look positively dated. At December’s Showtime textiles market, dots grabbed the eye again, this time because of a hand-drawn character … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Showtime, Trend   Tagged With: Dots, Geometrics, Showtime, Textiles, 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

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