Trade Show Research

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THIS trade show takes place in New York and is mostly a fashion trade show but sells design patterns and a lot of colour themes are on show there, so a lot of people who work with textiles could still visit there to gather information. There are 475 stalls at this show showcasing the best work and a lot of businesses are there making contacts within the industry and gathers a lot of visitors to the show. As well as a lot of media to the show, I have chosen to research this show as shows a different side to textiles this being mostly accessories, which I like.

Trade Show

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This show takes place in America and sells things like fabrics and accessories to go with the fabrics, a lot of suppliers would go to this show to collect items such as fabrics and sewing accessories. A lot of buyers for fashion or interiors would go to this show, as it is an international trade fair, but also creative directors would be going to this trade show, to do research and take back to their company’s. I have chosen to research this trade show, as I wanted to not just look at trade shows in the UK but look at international trade shows. And also because I just love anything to do with vintage.

Trade Show Research:

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The country living trade shows main focus is on Christmas sells mainly gifts for Christmas, but also there

Is workshops and live demonstrations that take place. I think with the county living trade show there is a certain market group or level, you would expect I think it to be not a high level but somewhere in the middle. The reason I like country livings trade show I really like the whole country look and anything vintage, so there trade show would appeal to me.

 

Gift Research:

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www.jhonlewis.com

These images show work that has been made by the designer / gift maker Caroline Gardner, her work is very much, simple and in a way more free , yet they seem to work brilliantly. I also think that sometimes design work can be so technical and detailed and her work is like a breath of fresh air within the design world, which is what I like, I also like her choice of bright colours.    

Trend Research

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What I like most about these images is the 1970s floral print as I am a big fan of floral prints and this collection of images is a great example of a trend for children’s rooms. I also like how they have looked to the past for inspiration and this gives me more inspiration to do the same.

Trend Research : Sea Storm

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What I like about this whole image is, how a picture has been used as inspiration, with the theme being the sea. I like how there is a more contemporary image next to a more older image and how the colours have been selected, they are what I would consider as being contemporary as well . These images prove the point as to why research is so important as by looking at one image, this can create a whole trend.

Trends Research: Majestic

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I have chose to post this image as it represents the trend called majestic , meaning glamour and luxury. This trend for interior has rich , deep , bold colours that look like jewels which I like. It also has velvet fabrics that are set off by a backdrop of period , damask  wallpaper.