For several weeks Lilla and Margo have been debating the hottest industry trends, discussing what’s on the horizon, and curating visual inspiration for participants of our ‘MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor’ class which starts on Monday, August 7th.
The three fresh trend boards they have come up with are absolutely gorgeous, so we thought we’d share a little peek with you.
So, let’s take a look at what trend boards actually are, and how they are used in industry.
By Kirsten Sevig based off Lilla’s trend board “Kool Aid Dollhouse”
Margo Tantau and Lilla Rogers regularly create professional trend boards (also known as style boards). These influence what product collections are developed.
That’s why we are so lucky to have three gorgeous, industry-level trend-relevant trend boards created by Lilla Rogers exclusively for the course. You get to choose which one you’d like to work with, and then over the five weeks of the course you build a collection inspired by that board. And hey presto, your collection is bang on trend! How cool is that?
The boards shared in class tell a story of a relevant emerging or existing trend direction in Home Décor right now. They are a snapshot of a style direction, encapsulating…
- Mood
- Color
- Theme
- Details
- Texture
- Pattern
- Trends
…as well as a mix of all five substrates featured in the course (fabric, wood, glass, ceramic, metal).
Work by Annabel Tempest
Here’s a sneak peek of the trend boards you’ll get when you sign up for ‘Creating Collections for Home Décor‘ (There are over 50 images per board!)
Every time we run the Home Décor course, we provide new trend boards chock full of imagery to inspire you to design terrific products. But more importantly, these fresh boards are made to give you direction in color, subject matter, and vibe so that your work wows art directors. Plus, you get a Trend Board Analysis worksheet to help you better understand the trend boards.
Work by Anisa Makhoul
Just before class begins, we give you a little taste of what to expect with our #mymatsprep series.
The #mymatsprep series focusing on Home Décor will be shared on the blog every day next week starting Monday, July 31st so mark your diary and keep your eyes out!
Class starts August 7 and runs daily for 5 weeks with weekly live reviews. This will be the only time we will be offering this course this year! Don’t miss out!
