TrendWarriors

Chicago, IL
June 6-11, 2008

This year the Neocon furniture show was awash in a sea of blue and blue-green. Many versions of the blue were featured, especially muted mid-tones such as storm cloud gray, slate blue, and military gray-blue hues. Maritime blue-greens moved away from yellow-based dark peacock, and felt increasingly blue in undertone. Many of these colors were featured with white, red, and charcoal grays.

Oranges still were found at Herman Miller, and these were paired with white.

Yellows had a presence, they still felt citrusy and sunny, although they have moved away from the mustard version that were so prevalent last year.

Green has lost some saturation from last year. Newer versions of green felt more like pea soup or retro green moving away from avocado.

Red cast purples were dark and mysterious, very often seen used with gray or black.

Sapphire blues at Design Tex

Blue green design board at Haworth showroom

Cherry blossom tile at Anne Sachs recalls Asian and Art Deco themes.

Neutrals are mixed with Blue-green at Luna Fabrics

Berry red, magenta pink and muted lilac are the palette story at Knoll

Neutral collage board at Ultron carpet showroom.

Benjamin Moore color trends by decade was a fantastic exhibit on historical color.

Paisley pattern in caraway green and bright yellow at Davies furniture.