US market
http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/ The information source for the home accent industry http://www.accessorymerchandising.net/ The retailer’s choice for fashion, trends and product news
(for accessory)
http://www.furniturestyle.com/ The retailer’s choice for fashion, trends and product news (for furniture)
http://www.hfnmag.com/ The news weekly of home products retailing (for all kinds of home products)
http://www.hometextilestoday.com/ The online fashion and business news source for the home textiles industry
http://www.furnituretoday.com/ The weekly business newspaper of the furniture industry http://ldbinteriortextiles.com/topnav_test.htm News and trends in the industry
EU market
GERMANY Schửner Wohnen
Living and interior decoration
www.livingathome.de
Stil & Markt
Gifts, table- and houseware, lifestyle
ww.meisenbach.de
Das Haus
Interior decoration, garden
www.haus.de
Wohnidee - Wohnen und Leben Interior decoration, gifts
www.wohnidee.de
Elle Decoration Fashion, culture
www.elle.de
UNITED KINGDOM Tableware International Houseware, tableware, gifts
www.dmgworldmedia.com
English Homes Home and lifestyle
www.international-homes.com
The English home
Interior design and decoration
www.theenglishhome.co.uk
FRANCE Art & Decoration
Decoration, hobby and art
www.art-decoration.fr
Cuisines & Bains Kitchen and bathing
www.cuisinebain.com
Elle Decoration France
Fashion, beauty, interior decoration, home
www.elle.fr
ITALY Elle decor
Fashion, beauty, interior decoration, home
www.elle.it
Spazio Casa
Style, interior decoration, home
www.spazio-casa.it
THE NETHERLANDS Eigen huis & interieur Living, home decoration
www.vtwonen.nl
Ariadne at home Living, home decoration
www.ariadneathome.nl/
Home & garden
Garden and home decoration
www.homeandgarden.nl
SPAIN Casa diez
Home decoration
www.casadiez.wanadoo.es/
Asian market AUSTRALIA Australian Country Craft &
Decorating
www.expresspublications.com.au
Pottery in Australia www.ozemail.com.au/~potinaus Australian Giftguide Magazine www.intermedia.com.au
TAIWAN House of Living Art www.hola.com.tw/
You can refer to many other useful magazines like: Cosmopolitan, Home Décor, Australian Home Beautiful, Luxury Home Design, House & Garden, Ethan Allen, Mark & Spencer Home, Vogue Living, Wallpaper, Architect, Sunset Magazine, Country Home, Furniture Style, Residential Lighting, East Bay Home & Design...
Other websites with information on market trends:
Reference for furniture and accessories designs Modern designs, a wide range of products, European taste
www.habitat.net/uk/main_uk.htm www.gloster.com/home.php www.chaplins.co.uk www.homedepot.com www.global-furniture.uk.com Suppliers and importers of home furniture and www.ibolili.com
accessories www.viamotif.com www.furniture-cni.com www.palecek.com Japanese style in home decoration www.tatamiroom.com
Useful magazines and materials for understanding lifestyle in America
Name Information
ELLE DECORATION Life style decoration magazine which has been sold in 18 countries, understanding market trend in the world
MARTHA STEWART Living Home living magazine edited by Martha Stewart who is a charismatic designer, simple and functional sense
REAL SIMPLE Life style magazine which has been targeted "Simple design", supported by ordinal American people
HOME Life style magazine which can provide various useful information / idea, useful for analyzing life style
Domino Magazine for shopping, showing inquiry address by each products, useful for analyzing strong seller products
INSIDE OUT Home decoration magazine for people who living in city area, for understanding of interior design trend
THE WORLD OF INTERIORS
Interior magazine which has been targeted classical design, targeted to old generation
WILLIAM-SONOMA Famous kitchenware store, available catalogue sales, useful for analyzing general life style in USA
POTTERYBARN Famous Home interior design shop, management by William Sonoma, useful for analyzing interior design trend
West elm Sense oriented home interior shop, supported by all generations, useful for analyzing life style in city area
RESTORATION HARDWARE
Famous Home interior design shop, useful for analyzing contemporary life style
BO concept Europe taste Interior furniture shop, useful for analyzing life style of younger elite people.
IKEA Home related products chain store, useful for analyzing life style of ordinal people in USA.
The Container Store Specialty chain store selling all container products, useful for analyzing ordinal life style in USA
Crate & Barrel Interior product store which is selling low price products, useful for analyzing general interior products trend
Not Neutral Catalogue published by product design company in LA, can see design
trend in USA
NATUZZI Leather sofa products manufactured by Italian company, very popular in USA
The land of Nod Interior catalogue for Kids, useful for analyzing general design trend
FRONTGATE Catalogue sales for garden interior products, classical design Grandinroad Catalogue sales for garden interior products, classical design Splash Catalogue sales for pool, garden related products
Accessory Merchandising Material which was delivered in Gift show, can get information of exhibitors
Home fashion & FURNITURE TREND
Materials which was delivered in Gift show
Food & Mood Trendy restaurant information magazine
ELLE Readers are fashion oriented women, urban trend fashion magazine Harper's BAZAR This magazine is showing fashion trend, designer's trend
In Style Fashion sense is not so high, but for general customers
Lucky Magazine for shopping, showing inquiry address by each products, useful for analyzing strong seller products
Neiman Marcus Catalogue sales of high prestige department store, for fashion oriented rich women
NORDSTROM Catalogue sales of department store which is targeted customer satisfaction No1,
COACH Bag catalogue for working women, useful for analyzing price point of leather products
ANTHROPOLOGIE Proposal type life style store for 20-30 years old generation, useful for analyzing product trend for young
CHICO'S Catalogue sales chain store for Mrs generation, not so high grade but increasing demands
TIFFANY & CO. The most famous jewellery shop in US, simple design NIKE Sports wear company, can see trend of sport wear
BOSTON PROPER Catalogue sales for targeting Mrs generation, can see overall product trend Brooks Brothers Traditional American fashion wear store, useful for fabric analyzing J.CREW Casual wear chain store in USA, is supported by younger generation in
USA
WOOLRICH Casual wear catalogue sales of American country wear, not so fashionable.
PAUL FREDRICK Catalogue sales of men's ware, not so related fashion, but useful for analyzing price point
Dickies Catalogue sales of working wear, popular in Japan as a casual wear
LAND'S END Catalogue sales of casual wear, not so fashionable but can see general life style in USA
L.L.Bean The biggest catalogue sales of outdoor products, can see outdoor style in USA
REI Catalogue sales of specialty outdoor products
Pataginia Specialty outdoor products store, famous for protection of natural environment policy
Baby style Catalogue sales of baby wear and maternity wear
TEXTILE report Magazine for future article of colour trend and textile trend in 2006 COLLEZIONI TRENDS Trend forecast magazine in 2006
PREMIERE VISION Colour trend forecast include colour sample in 2006
Appendix No.6