Cotton Incorporated’s newsletter for the home furnishings industry.
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HOME TRENDS FOR 2007
A note from Cotton Incorporated’s Home Trend Forecaster, Dana Poor
In May, we released our annual forecast of color and trends for the Home in 2007. It has been an interesting process of reviewing, analyzing and communicating these exciting new market opportunities in Home Products with all of you. For those of you who were able to attend the presentations, we hope that the information was inspiring and that you are looking forward to translating those ideas into your product lines. We have enjoyed the time that we have spent with you in the past months bouncing ideas back and forth. You are always so inspiring to us. Here is a quick review of what we covered. Read More
Home FABRICAST™ Print Collection 2005
For more than 20 years, Cotton Incorporated’s Fabric Development team has developed fabric collections called FABRICAST™, a quarterly release of inspirational cotton-rich fabrics that showcase new styling combinations of color, construction, and finishing. Now a new benchmark has been achieved… Home FABRICAST™ introduces a new group of seven printed fabrics. This is the first collection to be completely designed, digitally printed, and finished in-house at Cotton Incorporated’s world headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. Read More
Design of the Times: Contemporary Gets An Extreme Makeover That’s Easy To Live With
Less is more, more or less. While traditional continues to be the style of choice for most Americans, a new wave of contemporary product is whetting the decorating appetite of consumers everywhere. Clean, simple lines and strong palettes speak of a new streamlined lifestyle that is casual, comfortable and cathartic. For young and old alike, today it’s cool to be hip. Read More
