Highpoint Market, which happens each spring and fall in North Carolina, is the mecca for designers and retailers in the home furnishings industry to see what’s new. Manufacturers introduce their new lines and whatever is most popular with buyers is what will appear at retailers next season.
Designers have the added advantage of being able to customize pretty much anything and are always on the lookout for new, quality resources that can be tailored to their clients needs, and in search of new ideas and inspiration at Market.
We’ve already covered some of the current trends in home furnishings in Part 1 HERE in case you missed it, but here is the next installment with more trends we saw out in full force at High Point.
After color, one of the biggest trends was
Texture and Natural Materials and Motifs
I think the increase in use of organic materials might be, in part, driven by the comfort and pleasure derived from connecting with nature and the rise of Biophilia in design. This is also probably why green is such a popular color right now.
Intricate pattern on this split rattan chest at Currey
Wicker, rattan, and bamboo - both painted and natural were were wildly popular, and meant for inside. These have been trending for a while but are really firmly established as classics. You can never go wrong adding a touch (or three) of one of these to a room. Rattan and bamboo are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same plant and they have different properties and uses which we covered in THIS post.
Natural table base and painted rattan chairs at Red Egg
hanging wicker chairs at Roberta Schilling
Charming rattan and cane headboards at Red Egg; painted rattan nightstand, colorful marbleized fabric pillows and lampshade by Jill Seale
An abundance of roping on furniture and even on lighting similarly nods to the casual outdoorsy nature of coastal or mountain lodge styles.
Rattan wrapped console, rope ottomans and mirror at Universal
Rope covered tables at Scarborough House
Rope covered cocktail table nested with an acrylic over table is an ingenious design at Hooker
Caning and raffia textures were often mixed into more sophisticated pieces. The pieces above from Maggie Cruz can be customized with any Benjamin Moore paint color. In fact mixed materials was a definite theme at market - wood and raffia, wood and stone and metal, rope and acrylic.
Coastal chandelier at Currey with 3 layers of ocean colored bead strands finished with raffia tassels
A traditional cane bed gets an update with a painted finish at Theodore Alexander
As was texture. Wood stains, often light colored, celebrated heavily grained woods like oak with finish techniques like wire brushing that bring out the subtle texture. Botanical motifs in white on white were a pretty option like these two pieces from Hooker.
Reeded case pieces were everywhere and in many different scales. Some were entirely in a reeded material and some with just reeded details like on the center of the headboard and the drawer fronts in these pieces at Alder and Tweed.
Completely customizable reeded cabinet at Chaddock
This glam reeded silver console from Hooker features large scale reeded doors and small scale reeded top and sides
Similarly, woven textures were used as accents on door and drawer panels like in the drawer panels on this white stained oak chest and in the door panels of this black cabinet.
Pieces completely wrapped in linen textures continue in popularity as well.
Organic motifs and materials abound from rustic to glam.
This salvaged tree root table is one of many pieces in the Phillips collection which salvages abandoned uprooted trees and stumps in southeast Asia and turns them into unique organic furniture pieces with a sculptural quality.
Tree root table from the Phillips collection
Flower shaped cocktail tables in capiz shell or metallic silver/champagne finished with reverse painted glass are another more glamorous nod to nature.
Wicker weave is rendered here in leather for the sides of this chair from Currey
wicker-like woven leather is a striking detail on the sides of this accent chair from Currey
The smooth, indestructible surface of this indoor/outdoor cocktail table from the new Provenance Collection by Laura Muller for Seasonal Living is juxtaposed with the undulating and textured sides inspired by the tranquility of ocean sands.
Indoor/Outdoor cocktail table from Seasonal Living
I have a zillion more pictures from High Point that reveal several MORE trends; garden inspired prints, details everywhere, and two of my favorite motifs - more to come in the next trend post - stay tuned!
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