Twice a year in the spring and fall, designers, decorators, artists and furniture and fabric manufacturers descend on the small town of High Point, North Carolina to attend "market". Vendors are there to display their products in the hopes that something will catch the eye of an influential buyer and become next year's must-have. Many of the products you will see in upcoming collections of fabric, hardware and furniture styles were born during market week. Let's take a look at what we can all expect to see in the coming year:
- Gold metal is back. After years of oil-rubbed bronze, nickel and pewter, warm finishes like gold, bronze and copper are making a comeback. No longer the garish gold and brass of the seventies, today's lustrous finishes can be paired with other metals and will add a warm glow to your hinges, drawer pulls, door hardware and fixtures. We were a bit ahead of the game when we introduced our new Daisy pull, Ergo key card lever, Willow surface bolt and our popular and charming frog pull all available in varying gold finishes.
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- Pantone, the color guru, has announced that next year's color of the year in fashion will be Monaco Blue, a color that falls somewhere between navy and cobalt. Others are forecasting that the interior design color of the year will be a mellow shade of yellow. Either way, both colors are quite a departure from last year's vibrant Tangerine Tango.
- Neo-classical architecture has never gone out of style but updated and over-sized versions of the iconic Greek Key design are popping up in hardware and as embellishments on case goods, fabric, rugs and window treatments. It just shows you that, as the saying goes,"everything old is new again". FYI, that lyric comes from Australian songwriter Peter Allen.
- Contrast defines many of next year's trends. For example, shiny surfaces sitting next to matte finishes, old reclaimed wood pieces placed alongside shiny mirrored items, modern paired with antique, rustic with contemporary...you get the idea.
- Geometric patterns remain popular but are seen paired with more organic shapes to update the look. Does it get any more organic than our Ergo line?
As with most design decisions, next year's forecasted trends support the idea that anything goes. In other words, if it works for your home or business, then it works. Do you have a favorite trend?
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