Pallas Textiles Meets Pattern Pod at NeoCon

At NeoCon each year, the word “new” gets used, maybe a bit too often, to describe the products on display and how they are suited to contemporary needs. For many industry veterans, old ideas typically get identified as new ones in methods that follow a recognizable path and a particular rhythm; they may be altered just enough to appear to be infused with a new life or purpose with each cycle they move through. The jaded among us would say that there are few, if any, design ideas that can be considered truly new each year. One tool for any manufacturer to keep their product line continually fresh is to stay relevant to themes and perspectives currently popular in fashion and contemporary culture, and translate them into commercial interior applications. After all, taking the latest look and making it last in today’s environment is what architecture and design have been …