Neocon was held once again at the Chicago Merchandise Mart June 11-14. This show features the best of the best for contract furniture, wall coverings, textiles, paint, flooring, and lighting.
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Citrus green accents at Steelcase |
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Earthy greens at Luna fabrics |
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American walnut was the wood of choice. Medium- tone brown stain. |
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Hand- stitched fabric appliques add an element of craft to sleek cubicles at Herman Miller |
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Close-up of applique |
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Mustard and curry gold |
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Bold floral prints in dark orange at Krug |
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Special effects: metallic bronze for textiles and wallcovering |
There was an overwhelming show of orange accent colors at this event. Bright oranges were favored, although rust oranges as seen in the Haworth showroom were evident as well.
Granny apple, fresh grass, and vivid citrus greens were still a popular accents. New greens looked more earthy, were dusted with brown undertones. The camo trend from the past few years in fashion has carried over into decor: olive, forest, and marsh grass are making strong inroads.
Lemon yellow is an up and coming accent hue, often combined with warm blue, gray and black.
Hot mustard and bright curry are new rising stars as well, seen used with cream, brown, and rusty orange.
Pink was off the radar, although magenta still made an appearance for this color family
Purples did not register, and if they did, they were light and sweet.
Although there was still a great showing of white, black had a stronger appearance.
Red had a strong orange undercurrent, and often appeared as a bright poppy.
Blue was represented mostly as dusty blue-green or warm ocean blues.
The neutral of choice was gray. They came in a wide variety, from blue-toned to a brown-infused version that was very close to taupe.
Favored metallilcs are gold, bronze and copper.
