Hilaire spotted this great idea over at Duralee Fine Furniture while at High Point Furniture Market on Tuesday.
Ottoman to twin bed: watch closely.
Great idea, right?
We thought so too- Where would you place one? Kid’s Room? Lake House/Beach House/Mountain house/any house?
Stay tuned as we bring you more trends from our market trip on Monday!
We had a fabulous trip to High Point last week for Furniture Market, and we’re excited to share our favorite trends! Below, our team gathers for a picture inside the Hickory Chair showroom.
Judy catches up with one of her close friends, Diane Gote from New Jersey, while (above) Hilaire poses for a picture with our dear friends, Nancy Gales and Nancy Bolen.
Our first stop on our High Point visit was Verellen, an eco-friendly company with a European flare. The light fixtures quickly grabbed our attention and the upholstery fabricated in shades of creams, charcoals, and browns. This is where we noted our first trend for Fall 2010:
Trend #1. Organic Industrial
Lauren and Judy enjoy the comfort of new pieces (above), while colorful cords accent the streamlined floor lamp below. What a unique idea!
Trend # 2: Unique Furniture Shapes
As the morning continued, we headed to Modern History and Somerset Bay where we saw similar neutrals with a splash of color. We love the cream cabinet with a jelly bean green splash on the interior!
Trend # 3: Applied Details
Fashion and interior design always influence each other, and I believe that’s what we’re seeing here. Stop in J Crew or Banana Republic, and you will find appliques and embroidered details on their outfits. We spotted similar concepts on drapery panels and even lamp shades!
Trend # 4: Mature Graphics
Graphic patterns have been apart of a fabric trend we’ve seen over the last few years. But this market, they found their way on a different color palette that seemed more thoughtful and mature.
Trend # 5: Cream Finishes
Along with the organic neutrals, we saw warm and bright cream finishes that soften the pieces they are applied to. We loved Suzanne Kesler new collection for Hickory Chair with it’s French inspirations.
Every time we tour the Hickory Chair Showroom, we run into some of the industry’s renown interior designers, Suzanne Kesler (left) and Alexa Hampton, who was promoting her most recent book The Language of Interior Design (right).
Trend # 6: Linen, Linen Everywhere
In nearly every showroom, linen was featured on furniture and pillows. Five to ten years ago, chenilles were much more popular as upholstery fabrics, but the clean and fresh look of linen has now taken its place.
Above, Brittany and Judy in the Century Furniture Showroom at the end of the day.
Trend # 7: All Shades of Grays
As far as neutrals go, the taupe tans of the 90’s have been replaced with their fresh warm gray relatives.
Gray can be pared with rustic finishes and textures or with high gloss metals for either an industrial or polished look.
Natural Curiosities always has wonderful art and accessories to complete rooms. We were particularly struck by the moody horse pieces below.
Regina Andrew and Barbara Cosgrove shared their unique lamp and accessories. We love the varied of shapes in the mirrored frames above!
We ended our day in the Centuryshowroom. Above, Hilaire tests a leather chair. Judy loved the unique lines of the McCrae casegoods in the Lee Industries showroom. Also in Lee, we loved the punches of color, including purple!
And the crew returns for part 2 of High Point Furniture Market Trends and Favorites. Within part 2 you will find our remaining trends and also a few pictures of some iconic people: Thomas O’Brien and Mariette Hines Gomez. Lets begin!
Trend #4 – Neutrals and browns will never go away.
Below are shots in the Lee Industries Showroom of
some classic pieces that scream versatility and style.
Market wouldn’t be the same without testing the comfort-ability of recliners and sofas. Ashley is lounging in one of the relaxers from Lee Industries.
The bed has a classic and romantic feel while the sofa and coffee table display invites a family for a cup of ice tea on a Sunday afternoon.
Shots below are from the Hickory Chair Showroom.
A pillow line we saw in Inner Hall called Ankasa. Ideal for bedrooms, sun-rooms and/or family rooms.
We also had a chance to check out some lamp companies:
Jamey Young (left) and Barabra Cosgrove (right).
Trend # 5 Purple is still around! All the way from grape juice to wine colored tones.
Shots below are from Hickory Chair Showroom.
Below: Judy admires the nail head detailing on an upholstered cabinet in the Hickory Chair Showroom. Need a dining chair, take this cream one below, one of Hickory Chair’s most popular choices (right).
Often times when the team goes to High Point, it isn’t unusual to run into interior design icons. Hickory Chair had Thomas O’Brien on hand as he signed copies of his first book, called “American Modern.”You might have seen Thomas’s name on collections in Target, a lighting collection with Visual Comfort and his interior design studio called Areo in SoHo which he opened in 1992. Here is an article on him in the New York Times.
The team also stopped to take a photo with Mariette Himes Gomez. Mariette has a design studio in New York City and also a designer collection with Soicher Marin. Mariette and Thomas both design furniture for Hickory Chair. Along with Alexa Hampton and Suzanne Kasler who were also in the showroom showing off their collections with Hickory Chair.
It was nice to see you again, Mariette! Thanks for taking a picture with us.
Trend 6# Floral sofas are a breath of fresh air.
Below: is a shot from the Lee Showroom of a banquet with a Duralee print.
Left Above: Lee Industries and Right Above: Hickory Chair.
Trend # 7 Trellis is popular.
What is a trellis ? A lattice like pattern inspired by a lot of cultures, they can sometimes be graphic and organic. Below the bed in fabricated in a trellis fabric giving the room life.
This is taken from the Century Showroom and also seen on Apartment Therapy’s review of High Point Furniture Market.
Above are shots from Hickory Chair Showroom.
Trend # 8 Animal Inspiration
Animal influences were in every showroom that we visited. Here are some of the things we saw.
Shots Below are from Hickory Chair Showroom.
And last but not least, we had to share one of the coolest discoveries that Marty from Lee Industries showed us. Lee did an experiment putting one of their chairs they manufacture into a lake for two weeks. The actual chair is below on the left and you should definitely click on the YouTube video to see for yourself. We were amazed at how clean the chair looked after being in the lake. It was amazing!
Twice a year the team heads to High Point Furniture Market. It is just like Fashion week in NYC or Paris but with furniture. For a week High Point is the mecca capital for all things furniture, fabric and every home accessory you can think of. On Monday we spotted many trends. Here we have narrowed it down to our 7 favorites for 2010!! Lauren was our official trend-spotting photographer.
The team on the High Point shuttle.
Trend # 1 – Turquoise & Shades of Blue as predicted.
(Lee Industries High Point Showroom)
Trend # 2- Painted Furniture in brightly colored hues.
(Stanley Showroom -Coastal Living Collection)
Trend #3 Unique Wood Finishes
Ashley, Judy and Brittany experiencing a wood finish on a tri-fold table from Stanley’s new European
Farmhouse Collection (think Michael Thonet)
Above: Stanley’s Modern Craftsman Studio Collection, we especially love this sawhorse table.
Here Brittany sits on a sofafrom the McAlpine Home collection-perfect for a formal living room while a MacRae table graces the floor.
Tomorrow we’ll share more from our market trends. Expect purple, animal influences, trellis and floral sofas (yes, you heard us) In the meantime here is a review on Market from: Apartment Therapy.
We are expecting to see shades and tones of turquoise this spring at High Point Furniture Market. That’s right, take a back seat beige and brown and let the royal and sea-foam blues take the spotlight!
Pantone even has “Lagoon” named one of the top colors for the 2010 Fashion Color Report. This color trend is even splashing into both the fashion and home industries around the world.
Below are two ways to incorporate shades of blue into your home from House Beautiful.
You can also accent areas in your bathroom or kitchen with shades of blue tile.
Image from Toast.
This kitchen from Traditional Home uses a navy blue tiles to accent the wall behind the stove.
I love this kitchen picture from Coastal Living. Those chair seat covers are so creative!
The HFB 2010 eMarket Preview says this year it is about making a statement and people are looking to infuse their rooms with color, while not having to redo the entire room. Naturally color stimulates your mood and this is exactly what fabric and furniture companies are trying to achieve this spring market. This is also referred to as the Lipstick theory, which means that people want to buy something inexpensive to spice up a room, create a calming mood or buy a pillow that is just plain fun!
So, check back next week as the Design Lines team gives you the 411 on this years Spring Market. We will be sure to give you everything you need to know about the top trends in the home furnishing and interior design industry!
Judy, Ashley, Brittany, Lauren and Hilaire traveled to High Point, North Carolina yesterday to hear a talk on “The History of Luxury” by James Caughman, who is currently the senior marketing executive for the Kohler Interiors Group, responsible for the Baker, McGuire, Ann Sacks, and Kallista brands. This event was an ASID Carolinas CEU Community event. Thank you to the team at the Baker Knapp & Tubbs Showroom for hosting such a wonderful event!
The talk was very informative and further explored the history of luxury. Below are four great takeaways that we thought you might be interested in knowing from the presentation.
What is your perspective on interior designers and the history of luxury? To you, how has luxury evolved over the years?
Lee begins with a selection of rugs, each as beautiful as the next, and then size the ottoman to fit the pattern. I have certainly seen the idea in the past, but usually the Best Arabian Kilims are used on the furniture and only as accents.
Some of our favorite postcards shown below:
Read about our previous trips to market here & here and look out for our post market perspective later this week.
For this year’s spring market we met with reps from furniture and accessory companies who showed and educated us on the new trends/products for the spring.
I can see where one might feel overwhelmed by the millions of choices and selections but for designers it is our mission to find the best products for our clients.
We often take mental notes, pictures, and even order pieces we know will work with our current-client projects.
We say: the more educated we can be about a particular line or know how the furniture “sits,” the better!
So here are some of our favorites we found this go-around:
Bungalow 5: Hip Accessories & Furniture
Cyan Designs: Unique Accessories
(Notice the over-sized Monopoly pieces)
Lee Industries: Eco-friendly furniture
Hickory Chair: Made, not Manufactured
Hickory White: Classic pieces for the home
Natural Curiosities: A lot of great prints 
Pine Cone Hill: Awesome Bedding
Trends: In several showrooms we spotted groupings of pendant fixtures. Here are a few! My favorite is the top left one.
At High Point Furniture Market yesterday Judy, Brittany and I had the opportunity to get an autographed copy of Donna Warner’s, Editor-in-Chief of Metropolitan Home, newly published booked called “Glamour.”
What a great way to end the day!
Click here to order a copy.
Stay tuned for more posts on our awesome finds at Spring Market.
