Anne Wood, an agent for a global trend forecasting company, gave a presentation about her work for Lidewij Edelkoort.  The trendforecasters have a range of publications including Trend, Trend Union, Scout, Bloom.  They use stunning imagery alongside colour and fabric samples to  inform the fashion,textile, interiors, welbbeing, cosmetic and lifestyle industry. 

 

The presentation was both inspirational and disconcerting - I find the idea of a few people telling the world what colour combinations we should use in any season/year quite deadening.  Very interesting. 

 

One absolute positive is their free (their publications cost up top £2000) website trendtablet.com.

 

I showed the sheet of samples (aka tablecloth) to my friend who inspired the imagery for her 65th birthday.  She loved it!  And wanted to take it home immediately.