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ISSUE: November/December 2009

Colours Of The World

It is a buffet of colours, as usual, at MoOD Brussels. Now with a name change to include more wall covering and curtain makers, we find out what has always been selling red hot, and what colours and textures might be the greener pasture for next year.


Steve Williams

SPW Textiles Ltd, Glos, UK

"I’ve been coming to Decosit, and now MoOD, since the 80s. In the UK right now, consumer tastes are very wide. Natural colours such as beige are always popular. Soft brown, gold and steel blue colours are also seen. But there is not so much of red, unless as a wow factor; it’s not so mainstream."

Jayne Wilson (left)

Designer
Clarke & Clarke, Lancashire, UK

"The trend is going for purples, berries and Fuchsia colours. There is going to be more muted pastels too. We sell a lot of velvet, prints and designed fabrics."

K C Sim

Managing Director
Abitex Designs (S) Pte Ltd, Singapore

"In terms of sofa upholstery, earth colours and woven tapestry has been selling well for us."

Jacqueline Curry

Designer, Instyle Contract Textiles,
New South Wales, Australia

"Linen is growing to become popular in the home. Natural colours and environmental looks will work."

Astrid Haacke

Design Director
Müller Zell, Weißdorf, Germany

"Most editors are not too brave to try out new things during this downtime. But we have to keep moving. We are using this period to try new techniques, finishing and parts. The project market is still trendy and need special effects, especially in hotels. For example, we created the shrinking yarn, which achieves a 3-D effect using the calendar technique, pressed with chrome roll. We actually see this being used a lot in fashion."

Olivier Rasson

Administrator Delegate
Vanoutryve, Mouscron, Belgium

"The classical style is always the same without much change. Fine nice brown, beige and grey are always elegant and sophisticated. In terms of material, natural fibres like cotton, linen, viscose and cashmere are suitable for residential sector."

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