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Design Trends
Environmental matters have been top of mind for those in the design community and that trend will carry into 2010 and beyond. Trends in design are kick started within the fashion industry. Fashion moves much faster than the interior design industry, so only some of the trends filter through and they tend to stay a little longer and evolve more gradually. To keep up to date on the latest trends, we look across all industries to make sure our product development is in keeping with the market trends and predictions.

Here are a few links to industry resources, articles and blogs of interest for interior design professionals. These are presented for reference only and does note imply an endorsement by Hanwha L&C | Surfaces.

Interior Trends 2011: imm cologne presents the most important trends in furniture and interior design
What’s really new about the interior trends for 2011? What are the hidden similarities between the increasing number of diverging trends and new products? And what are the differences? What motivates designers? What do consumers find appealing about the designs?
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Autumn/Winter Trend Forecast
This month Mpdclick publishes issue 20, the penultimate edition of Mpdclick's autumn/winter 11/12 focused on trends, fashion, lifestyle & culture. Their expert editorial team continues to explore the diversity of three forecast trends. Synergy, primal, and innovative.
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Luxury Pantone Hotel Room Interior Design Custom Color Palette
Recently opened in Brussels, Belgium, luxury commercial architecture design Pantone Hotel is the latest of the studied moves from group to expand the aura trendy brand beyond the limited graphics of the most famous tow.
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National Design Exchange Awards – Call for submissions
The Design Exchange awards is a national design competition open to professional designers across Canada. The awards promote Canadian design excellence and recognize the critical role of design in all types of organizations – national & international. The Awards celebrate the success stories achieved through close partnerships between clients and designers. Projects are recognized for balancing function, aesthetics, and economic success.
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TrendHunter.com
With 23,500,000 monthly views, TrendHunter.com is the world's largest, most popular trend community. Our head office is based in Toronto, Canada, and we are fueled by a global network of 37,000 members. Trend Hunter, Trend Hunter TV and Trend Hunter PRO feature 84,000 micro-trends and cutting edge idea.
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Related House Design Interior for architecture trends 2011from Final Architecture
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Best House Design Interior for Interior Decorating Trends For 2011
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Wondering which hues for shoes will be must-haves for consumers next fall?
According to Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute and the head of the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training, buyers may want to look to the past, present and future to get a sense of coming color trends. “The big picture theme is a Mosaic of Color and Style,” she says. “This reflects cultural, universal time frames and seemingly disconnected elements. Though new technologies continue to reinvent the future, we may notice some things have a vaguely nostalgic feeling.”
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