US: Presidential election colors design, floral trends for 2017

What does the presidential election have to do with centerpieces for weddings planned for June 2017 — or, for that matter, your VIP customer who is thinking about redesigning her living room sometime next year?

Turns out, quite a bit, according to Michael Skaff, AAF, AIFD, PFCI, owner of Skaff Floral Creations in Hinsdale, Illinois.

“We’re going into an election year and there is a lot of unrest in the world, so the colors for 2017 are going to be more muted,” said Skaff, who is developing the IFD 2017 Flower Trends Forecast, which will be previewed during SAF’s 132nd Annual Convention, Sept. 21-24 at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua in Maui, Hawaii. “You’re going to see much more gray added in to colors.”

Imagining a depressing storm cloud? Don’t worry. The colors may be muted but the look will be “sophisticated and complex,” Skaff said. And, for his part, Skaff said he’s ready for the change, and the opportunities the new trends present for floral designers.

“The colors are completely different from 2016, and I’m pretty excited,” he said.

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