GET INSPIRED IN THE NEW YEAR WITH CORT
By Kevin Dana, Executive Director of Marketing & Product Development, CORT
Kick off the New Year with modern rental furnishings that reflect 2017’ s hottest trends in event décor! CORT is introducing a variety of stylish new products for meeting and event professionals that will help planners create captivating, engaging, and immersive environments.
Trends in soft seating for events mirror the trends in home furnishings and continue to be dominated by all shades of gray and light colored linens with a strong shift towards eclecticism. The muted color palette is not only clean but features lush textured fabrics, fur, and velvet to give a soft organic feel.
Minimalistic furnishings in gray tones, such as CORT’ s new modular Hexagon Ottomans and Island Double Sofas; embody the clean, neutral mid-century trend and serve as the canvas to layer color and other décor elements that provide individuality. This aesthetic must still accommodate technology, and by adding charging tables and powered seating to spaces, designers can ensure they are addressing those needs as well.
Whether it’ s a meeting in a hotel ballroom or an evening gala, clients want designs that exude warmth and facilitate connections. Pantone’ s Spring 2017 color palette, along with Color of the Year,“ Greenery”, offers an unusual juxtaposition of vitality, calmness and the great outdoors, which represents this trend. Using earth centric colors and mixed materials in tables, ottomans and décor also infuses organic elements, which is critical in today’ s event design. Greenery is a great way to bring the outdoors inside and CORT’ s full range of life-like greenery helps divide space and bring designs to life. When blended with simplistic or geometric furnishings and pops
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