The Worldwide Weave
July 6, 2016
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Huge technological advancements in digital printing have fueled a creative boom in home textiles over the past couple of years. Machines capable of printing
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Pulse Trends
May 10, 2016
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Clarion Events, organiser of one of the UK’s most inspiring giftware and modern living exhibitions, Pulse, has shared a series of inspirational design predictions for
2016/17 Macro Trends
February 18, 2016
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WGSN presented four key conceptual trends as the guiding inspiration for home and gift retailing for the coming seasons at Spring Fair 2016. These
Top Drawer S/S2016 trends revealed
December 15, 2015
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Key trends for spring/summer 2016 have been identified across Top Drawer’s four distinctive worlds of Home, Gift, Fashion and Craft. Lustrous Allure is a
Rose Quartz & Serenity: Pantone Colours of the Year
December 3, 2015
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The kings and queens of colour at Pantone have named two beautiful, fresh hues, Rose Quartz and Serenity, as the 2016 Colours of the Year.
Monochrome Lifestyle
November 24, 2015
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Black and white are back as a touch of colour fatigue sets into the gift and home market and form comes to the fore.
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