‘Tis my day off so I’m just going to do yet another cheater post and go back to sleep.

I received the following email from Vintage and Modern. It fills us in on what’s hot and what’s not and gives us an outlook for 2009. Interesting.

And take it away good ole’ cut and paste…..

“2008 YEAR IN REVIEW:

The product that sold better than any other piece of furniture on-line was… The X-Brace Low Bench in Steel with Chrome finish and Black Leather upholstery used in front of beds

The collectible category that made the most ground was… Palissy ware ceramics and Austrian ceramics

The Furniture item that lost the most value… 1950s mass-produced designers like Paul McCobb

The paint color that got the most play in interiors was … Grey

Some of the slowest selling furniture on-line was … “Brown” Victorian style furniture

The product that flooded the market the most on-line was… 1940’s-1960’s Italian glass table lamps

The product that dropped the most drastically in selling popularity was… Mirrored Furniture

WHAT’S AHEAD FOR 2009:

One of the big trends will be…

Japanamation….Asian will be taking another turn in the spotlight. It will be a bold Pop graphic Asian and 80s Mr. Roboto Asian. There will also be more interest in black lacquered items.

The Serious Furniture Collector will want… Memphis style furniture from the movement that brought Pop and De Stijl to the 70s-80s, as well as mosaic ceramics from the likes of Antonio Gaudi assistant, Jujol.

The Hot Collectible will be… Very large scale Italian colored glass, American designer art glass of the 80s and early Italian industrial design.

The most overused colors for interiors will be… Black and white with pops of red (or the transitional alternative grey and white with pops of red)

The largest change in attitude will be… Moving away from the luxury trend of the early 2000’s to a sensible VALUE oriented (not cheap but correctly priced!) 2010’s.”