Welcome to 2011! May this be a Happy and Healthy year for all.

We’ve already seen a surge in business and enthusiasm for the New Year. With color being a key factor in purchasing, the choices in all areas of retail are vast and staying on top of the trends is key. Early Spring and Spring Summer 2012 Color and Lifestyle is available NOW! Please click here to set up an appointment to review these Palettes.

Please note: Design Options products will be at Direction-booth A14, Heimtextil-hall 4.2/J36 (Tana-Bana), and Texworld- booth 329. We will be doing a presentation on January 19th at Texworld at 12:30. For more information, please contact us at DONow@design-options.com

LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE

With a New Year, comes new opportunities for growth and achievement. As we all know, resolutions are made and often are difficult to keep. Between busy schedules and other priorities, it is easy to get off track when life intervenes. Why not make 2011 a COLORFUL year and surround yourself with cheerful hues!

BRIGHTEN UP YOUR WORKOUT

The number one New Year's Resolution the majority of Americans make is to Get In Shape. In reality, it's the hardest one to adhere too; therefore most will give up not long after beginning. Loss of motivation is a major contributor to this trend, and what could be a better cure to the work out blues than COLOR!

Train in style head to toe with bold splashes of electric hues from sports bras to running shoes. Get yourself dressed and ready to sweat without having to sacrifice your personality!

Pump up your accessories with shots of NEON. Rock out with bright headphones and I pod cover. Be greeted with a fresh splash of color while in downward dog on a cheery yoga mat. Re-fuel with fluorescent H2O.

BRIGHTEN UP, GET ORGANIZED

Balancing work, family, friends and responsibilities is a full time job which often leads to disorganized lives. Start off the New Year with a clean slate to which you build a solid foundation. Make the grueling task of de-cluttering your space a pleasurable one by swapping out the old and boring, and replace it with the COLORFUL and Conversational!

Eliminate clutter and add cheer to your desk space with bright colored organizers.

Create a splash with a colored accent wall or a bold wallpaper.

It’s a month of new hopes, beginnings, and colors! Celebrate the start of this year by stocking up on hues that will bring often dreary January to life. This month’s trends in color feature shining silver, sesame yellow, and cherry red.

The reflective ball falling in Times Square reiterates the theme of metallic silver this month. Sport chrome stilettos to a New Year’s Eve bash. Black tie affairs get a pop of pizzazz with silver embellishments. A dancing metallic branch is silkscreened on a plain, white pillow. Store treasures in a silver chest of drawers.

Compared to the frenzied holiday season, January is a month to be mello, mello in muted yellow. A velvet sofa in wheat seems to encourage winter relaxing. Reduce the glare of freshly fallen snow with a straw hat in mustard. A hooked rug is made from shades of sesame yarn. Dress your New Year’s Eve baby up in a gray and ochre jumper.

Infuse life into 2011 with a jolt of bright red. All dressed up with somewhere to go: accessorize with a gold and ruby necklace. A scarlet halter stops traffic. Wait out the rest of the year while seated in sleek, shiny chairs. Beat the winter blahs by adding a touch of sunny Morocco to your space with a crimson-glass lamp.

The start of a New Year signals renewal and change. Give both your wardrobe and home a 2011 makeover with a color overhaul. Get rid of holiday jewel tones and replace them with metallic silver, subtle yellow, and shocking primary red. Make this year the brightest and best ever!

Looking forward to seeing you!

 

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming events:


Direction Jan 11th & 12th
NYC
booth A14




Heimtextil Jan 12th - 15th
Frankfurt, Germany
hall 4.2/J36


Texworld Jan 18th- 20th
NYC
booth 329
We will be doing a presentation on January 19th at Texworld at 12:30. For more information, please contact us at DONow@design-options.com

 

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Opening January 2011- Our “Spin” on Color


 



2011, do you believe it? We’re all still here looking at a clean slate with hopes and ambitions. Now I am not one to start out this glorious New Year on a negative note, but to understand what not to do can become a tremendous positive in the long run.

I was faced with a situation just the other day that got me thinking about how not to relive the mishaps of yester-year. I am also a consultant in the optical industry, giving color and trend direction to manufactures. Unfortunately, I am no longer a part of the production process. Now I must rely on others to insure my success. I look at business as offering a product based on features and benefits. We must all have the ability to promote what we do and look better that our competition. Are our product a better quality, design, price point, and most importantly; can we deliver our product to our customer on time?

May 2011 bring us all a colorful year!

Arnie





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FALL WINTER 2011 SKEIN RE-ORDER REPORT

FW 11 UNIVERSAL

FIELD OF DREAMS

4811UC

4814UC

4816UC

4817UC

NORTHERN EXPOSURE

4822UC

4824UC

4825UC

4828UC

MOON STRUCK

4831UC

4833UC

4836UC

4838UC

MS. MATCHED

4841UC

4842UC

4844UC

4847UC

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

4851UC

4852UC

4854UC

4856UC

EDGE OF NIGHT

4863UC

4864UC

4866UC

4868UC

FW 11 YOUNG CONTEMPORARY

NU-VOGUE

3812YC

3814YC

3817YC

3818YC

URBAN ROMANCE

3822YC

3826YC

3827YC

3828YC

FRILL SEEKER

3831YC

3834YC

3837YC

3838YC

KNIT WIT

3841YC

3842YC

3844YC

3348YC

COLOR BLOCKED

3851YC

3854YC

3856YC

3857YC

ANIMAL INSTINCT

3861YC

3862YC

3863YC

3868YC

FW 11 YOUNG MEN’S

CITY SLICKER

1311YM

1313YM

1316YM

1318YM

ROCK N' SOUL

1321YM

1323YM

1326YM

1327YM

MAD FOR PLAID

1332YM

1334YM

1335YM

1338YM

AMERICAN ATTITUDE

1341YM

1346YM

1347YM

1348YM

OVER THE EDGE

1351YM

1352YM

1356YM

1357YM

MIDNIGHT COWBOY

1361YM

1363YM

1367YM

1368YM

FW 11 HOME FASHION

LINEAR EDGE

911HF

916HF

917HF

918HF

NOMADIC TRADER

922HF

924HF

926HF

928HF

MODERN COMFORT

932HF

933HF

935HF

937HF

GOLDEN TOUCH

941HF

943HF

945HF

948HF

GRAND DYNASTY

951HF

952HF

955HF

958HF

NOCTURNAL VIEW

961HF

963HF

965HF

968HF

FW 11 KIDZ- GIRLZ

ALL DOLLED UP

2211KZG

2212KZG

2213KZG

2217KZG

PATCHWORK PRINCESS

2221KZG

2226KZG

2227KZG

2228KZG

CHILD'S PLAY

2231KZG

2233KZG

2236KZG

2238KZG

CHARM SCHOOL

2241KZG

2242KZG

2243KZG

2248KZG

FW 11 KIDZ- BOYZ

EARTH KEEPER

1212KZB

1213KZB

1215KZB

1218KZB

KIDS' SPACE

1222KZB

1223KZB

1225KZB

1226KZB

HOT SHOTS

1231KZB

1233KZB

1235KZB

1238KZB

MINI MONSTER

1241KZB

1244KZB

1245KZB

1248KZB



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