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High Pt NC: Trends report for 2012

We just came back from the Fall Market Trade Show at High Pt. North Carolina. Retailers & Designers from all over the world come to visit and purchase from the 14 million square feet of furniture & accessory showrooms, housed in 180 buildings. Seminars highlighted the latest trends in Europe and in the US, seen in the various product lines.
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MARKET TRENDS FOR 2012
The Influence of Pro Sports on Design
Materials & shapes adapted from pro sports will appear in home and clothing fashions
Color Palette
Berry, Spicy Reds, Purples
Blues move away from popular turquoise to ultramarine/indigo
Jewel tones, gold & metallics
Materials
~Wools & flannels with  smooth surfaces
~Large scale florals
~Graphic & geometric    prints
~Snakeskin
~Mongolian lamb
~Faux Mink
~Copper finished        leather
-Cowhide still popular
Details
~Baroque scroll motifs
~Asian Influences
~Lace Details
~Laser cutouts
~Critters: Beatles & Bugs
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The common element throughout is good design. There’s always a reason why an element is chosen for a certain place, whether it’s a colorful painting in a room or a specific fabric on a chair. There’s also a functionality to every item that is unique to each project’s solution. It’s sort of like an oversized jigsaw puzzle with a place and reason for each piece.

“Your rooms are like a painting. Each component is a brushstroke to create the whole picture. It’s magic every time!”