Every year I prioritize attending Heimtextil. As a textile consultant, my clients rely on my insights to keep up with the competition and stay on top of the ever-changing trends, technologies, and suppliers.
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Our latest report, Design Mecca: Milan takes readers on an extraordinary journey through the much-anticipated Salone del Mobile and Fuorisalone shows of Milan Design Week.
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Stay ahead of the interior design game with our Spring 2023 European Trade Show Report covering Maison et Objet and Paris Déco Off! Get exclusive access to emerging color palettes, shades, and treatments for textiles and home décor, along with curated design analysis and interviews. Choose from digital and print subscriptions, and stay up-to-date with archival issues.
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One of the largest international B2B trade fairs for home and contract textiles, Heimtextil is a show I never miss as a textile consultant. I attended the 2023 fair this year with two hats on: sourcing for my high-end clientele, and analyzing thousands of offerings for incoming design trends to help my subscribers do their best work. Heimtextil is an important event to spot emerging trends precisely because it is B2B. The new ideas, colors, and innovations shown here are often years ahead of hitting the market. This is a preview of our Heimtextil 2023 Special Report, with exclusive insights from the show halls that you won’t see anywhere else.
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From Indian design studios and European upholstery brands to large American fabric companies, find out how brands producing in India are impacting the interiors market this year and how collaboration is becoming the name of the game.
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Get a preview of all the best new insights and inspirations from Maison et Objet and Paris Deco Off, pulled from our exclusive trend book Report 13: Paris in Spring. The full 200 page report is a comprehensive resource, including seven visual themes, key colors in easy-to-use palettes complete with HEX references, Q&As with top practitioners of French savoir-faire and an inspiring look at the Yves Saint-Laurent exhibitions that took over the museums of Paris.
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After being postponed from April 2020, Milan Design Week’s Fuorisalone and a special edition of Salone del Mobile brought fresh ideas and excitement.
In the Fall 2021 - Staying Power edition we ask: What defines iconic American design, and what will define it tomorrow? The pandemic’s new way of life has ignited nostalgic interest in tried-and-true favorites, dovetailed with fresh interpretations.
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Nature has been the great Muse for centuries, and it is no less impactful today. Pattern designers turn to the natural world for inspiration, with current renditions offering personal and textural takes on trees, leaves, landscapes, and waterscapes. Pratt Institute-trained painter Alex Mason is no exception to the call of the wild. The result is Ferrick Mason, a hand-rendered fabric and wallpaper line full of graphic, abstract repeats and references to sinuous flora and fauna. The brand graces the cover of Staying Power: Iconic American Designs of Today and Tomorrow, with an interview in the “The New Naturalists” theme.
But Alex Mason wasn’t always in full bloom.
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Two quintessentially French brands were the natural choice for our Report 8: Very Paris cover. Manufacture Prelle and Passementerie Verrier Paris - each with over 250 years of French production- represent the crème de la crème. And they have a unique way of working together that highlights their expertise. Get to know these luxurious cover stars!
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Dear readers: We want to keep you in-the-know, so we rounded up a couple of the most important themes from our special report Best of 2020 & Influences for 2021. The styles that came out on top in 2020 were largely influenced by how COVID-19 changed our lives, and they will no doubt be here for years to come.
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San Francisco-based interior designer Kristin Riccio recently tapped me for some input on the best newly-introduced botanically-inspired designs for rugs, home-textiles and wallcoverings. Having visited Paris Deco Off and Maison et Objet before going into shelter-in-place (and starting my own quarantine garden!), I came armed with lots of botanical inspiration.
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