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Oak Used in Tables DroPs

Oak's popularitY as a furniture wood is dropping, according to figures tabulated at the JulY summer market in San Francisco, Ca.

Dropping to 22.20/o from 27 .7s/o in January, 1983, and 24.6s/oin January, 1984, both in San Francisco, the wood has almost reached the 2l .20/o level of the January 1983 market in Dallas, Tx. Furniture authorities point out that smaller floor plans may be influencing the selection of smaller tables and less bold wood character. Oak, ash, elm and pine have all droPPed to represent only 21 .10/o compared to 34.10/o in January, 1983, in San Francisco.

Surveys of furniture trends based on occasional table studies are conducted at the San Francisco and Dallas markets twice each year by crews from Northwest Hardwoods, Portland, Or. "The surveys provide a fairly consistent indication of trends in wood styles and colors," saYs Dave McCullam, vice President of the firm.

Figures show that the close grain woods of northwest alder, hard and soft maple, paper and Yellow birch showed a slight drop in usage though they were used extensivelY in the painted (enamel, lacquer or polyester) table groups which jumPed to 890 of the total display spaces.

Walnut and cherry tied at 4.790 followed closely by mahogany at 4'3s/0. Pecan-hickory and the manY burls dropped a bit. It is interesting to note that the 1984 figures from San Francisco approximate the total shown in Dallas a year ago.

The big difference is in the painted groups which represent a change in room decor. A number of the tables surveyed had part exPosed wood and part painted surfaces which made it desirable that the wood sPecies be capable of presenting a delightful wood grain and still provide a smooth paint surface.

Glass was a PoPular treatment on table tops. The metal, glass and marble construction jumPed in San Francisco from 12.9s/o to l5'9o/o which parallels the Dallas figure of a year ago. At the same time there were many additions to the wicker, rattan, bamboo presentations now at 5.090. Fabric and leather continued to grow with the combined "other than wood" categories being 24.690 of the market showroom spaces'

The style story was almost a repeat of past markets as most firms staYed with established lines with few innovations. It was pointed out that this was one of the reasons given for lack of attendance as firms stayed with established suppliers waiting for the fall and winter markets to add to their lines. This brought a furor of talk about reducing the introductions to once a year and diminishing the markets, according to McCullam' Regionals, of course, are active on a daily or weekly basis for nearby furniture and design organizations.

With contemporary-transitional at 58.890 (due in large measure to the glass-metal groups) English styles were second most poPular at 12,5s/o followed by French at 8.090. Oriental jumped to 9.590 in third Place, with many authentic presentations as well as a larger number of painted reproductions. Early American, alwaYs lower in San Francisco than in Dallas, was at 6.ls/o with rustic-ranch continuing down to 1.890. Classic Italian was 2.70/o with Spanish holding at .6v/0.