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| Floor to Heaven at Domotex 2011 |
WGSN-homebuildlife visited Hanover this week for its annual flooring tradeshow,
Domotex. To read our entire live report from the event, subscribers should
click here; to whet your appetite, here are the three key trends we noted at the event
. Neon accents: Designers apply neon highlights to traditional designs or set them against a neutral background
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| Carpetus at Domotex 2011 |
Create your own: A trend that is particularly geared towards the youth market, manufacturers create ‘build your own’ carpets that are packaged in handy boxes that the customer can carry out of the store
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| Carpetus at Domotex 2011 |
Dye effects: WGSN observed a trend for upcycling old, worn-out carpets with overdyes and adding interest to plain flat-weave rugs with tie-dye and dip-dye techniques
