Trade shows – Porter and Brawn

Walls that Wow

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1Christian Lacroix wallpaper

We completed a project soon after our trip to Heimtextil in January and much of the inspiration for pattern and scale came from some of the wallpaper designs that we spotted at the show. The recent trend away from 'feature walls' to increased confidence around how to use colour and pattern in an interior has led to exciting developments for…

MAISON & OBJET 2019 FURNITURE: CURVED Vs. SLOUCHY

Trade shows February 8, 2019 0 Comments

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1Houtique at Maison Objet

This season we thought we’d give you our take on the furniture influences we picked up on at this years Maison & Objet - the biannual international home and interior trade show attended by approximately 3000 exhibitors and almost 90000 visitors. There were two main themes that stood out this season because of the contrast between them - let's call…

Top Drawer – a year on

Trade shows January 28, 2019 0 Comments

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1Coach House

A year on from our January Top Drawer report we thought we would review and compare the trends we saw on our latest visit. A prevalent trend we picked up on last January at both Heimtextill & Top-drawer was a trend we called ‘Tropical Jungle’. The ‘Tropical Jungle’ pattern trend included large scale palms & ferns mixed with varied exotic…

TOP DRAWER PATTERN REVIEW

Trade shows January 23, 2019 0 Comments

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1Top Drawer Spotted Awards

Jo Burfoot from @joburfootdesign joined us this month to give us the lowdown from a surface pattern perspective and her highlights from the Top Drawer show. Here's her thoughts... There was a vast array of pattern at this month's Top Drawer event covering Interiors, Fashion and Gift. I had the pleasure of joining Victoria this season and am delighted to…

Heimtextil 2019 – trade fair highlights

Interior Trends Trade shows January 14, 2019 1 Comments

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1Heimtextil Trends Space - Towards Utopia

Last week we returned to Frankfurt, Germany to visit Heimtextil, the leading interior textiles and interior design trade fair event which is held every January. Visitors attend the event to meet with international manufacturers and suppliers from around the world and of course, see a vast selection of new product and innovation. Previously titled 'Theme Park' (but this year in a…