Dec 13, 2016

Dallas Market Center reveals top home, gift style trends for 2017

Dallas Market Center, the largest and most successful open-daily home décor and gift marketplace in the country, has announced the four top home and gift style trends for 2017: NeoClassical, New Hollywood, Mid-Mod & Beyond, and The New Rad. The four trends will be highlighted in the winter edition of Source magazine, in customer communications and in curated product displays at January Total Home & Gift Market (Jan. 18-24, 2017).

“No other marketplace offers such thoughtful, helpful trend intelligence for retailers and interior designers,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “Our team works for months to evaluate and then create product stories that will help buyers stay ahead of rapidly changing consumer tastes and demands. It’s also a tremendous opportunity to highlight the latest products from leading manufacturers.”

Dallas Market Center visual director Amber Williams has adapted key trends reported by forecasting agency Fashion Snoops that will help buyers keep pace with new inspirations and creativity driving the home and gift marketplace. The four 2017 trends conjure up past eras with a contemporary spin: 

NeoClassical Today’s expression of neoclassicism is a mix of antique and modern styles: unafraid to embrace a strong heritage of ornateness and formality, yet remaining unfussy in presentation.  Design elements include rounded edges and bold bases. Surfaces include stone, smoky marble, gilding, and brushed metal.

• Villa Bradbury dining table by Classic Home (WTC 530)
• Candlesticks from EightMood (Portico, WTC 631)
• vases from Philip Rosenthal (William Lamont, TM 2400)
• chairs from Go Home (WTC 506)
• lighting from Studio M (WTC 10060)

New Hollywood Think movie star dazzle with sleek lines and elegant curves. Just as movie royalty sashays down the red carpet, retailers can get ready for their close-ups with well-placed sparkle and glitz. Textures include silk, suede, fur and cashmere. Surfaces include chrome, copper, gold, lucite and onyx.

• Windsor Smith collection by Arteriors (WTC 500)
• lamps from Aidan Gray (WTC 10009)
• rugs from Uttermost (WTC 10021) and Loloi (WTC 500)
• chandeliers from Gabby (518)
• top of bed from Doris Sanders (WTC 555)

Mid-Mod & Beyond The midcentury look remains highly popular but the challenge is to add an element of surprise. Amber Williams recommends seeking a new color palette to update the style: muted pastels in orange, pink, and aqua. The vibe is cinematic and retro cool. The look includes light woods, open shelves, and hefty textiles such as wool and jacquard.

• quilt back dining chairs in mustard yellow from Moe’s (WTC 582)
• wall art from Wendover (WTC 523)
• accent tables from Creative Co-Op (TM 2802)
• vases from Global Views (WTC 608)
• lamps from Cyan Designs (WTC 540)
• coffee tables from Bloomingville in Ivystone (WTC 236)

The New Rad This important trend embraces the bold, bright, and anything-goes 1980s. It’s playfully serious and pays homage to pop art and art deco. The New Rad is not for the timid, yet it’s not altogether off limits for more conventional tastes. Optics include color blocks, geometrics, black & white, and tipsy angles.

• Kelly Wearstler collection floor lamp from Visual Comfort in Taylor’s on Ten (WTC 10010)
• New Rad styles are available at market from Sterling Diamond (WTC 509), Goetz (TM 2000), One Coast (WTC 256), Lloyd Humphries (WTC 10062), UMA (WTC 600), RD Bozeman (WTC9069), and Red Label (WTC 6252)

“Our goal is to create directional trend stories that come to life with products from across the market center,” said Amber Williams, Dallas Market Center visual director. “The results are practical displays, descriptions and photos that will help retailers make product and merchandising decisions throughout the coming year.”

Look for the full story on these four trends in the latest issue of Source magazine, which arrives in tens of thousands of buyers’ mailboxes in mid-December and is also available on the Dallas Market Center website. Amber Williams and her team will also create curated trend vignettes from exhibitor products for the January Total Home & Gift Market that will be on display in the World Trade Center atrium.

Dallas Market Center is the leading home décor and gift marketplace serving the more than 1 million retailers located in mid-America. Each January and June, tens of thousands of retailers visit its dynamic marketplace to place orders for new products, network with company leaders, and gain insights into a rapidly changing industry.