Skaff says people are feeling more confident in the economy, so colors are getting brighter and more vivid. The deep, rich colors of Spain, Italy, Egypt, and other Mediterranean countries will prevail, including golds, cinnabars, blues, and yellows. Consumers are also looking for finely-crafted and one-of-a-kind items and interesting textures and patterns, so ceramic containers and hand-blown glassware will be popular. “It’s a casual, haphazard formality, because it does have a form, but we use a lot of vines, citrus fruit, and natural elements like jasmine vines and flowers like dahlias or sunflowers,” he says.