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Author: Steve <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date: Thu Jul 2 09:01:09 2026 -0700
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+{
+ "scannedAt": "2026-07-02",
+ "source": "design-trend-scout",
+ "spendUsd": 0.05,
+ "spendNote": "Exa: 6 web searches ($0.005 ea) + 2 page extracts ($0.01 ea) = $0.050. Logged to cost-ledger.jsonl.",
+ "marketplacesScanned": [
+ "Spoonflower (best-sellers, top-sellers, 2026 home/interior trends blog)",
+ "Etsy (top-selling removable wallpaper shops + review-count sales proxies)",
+ "Creative Market (bestselling seamless-pattern bundles + Next-in-Design 2026 trends)",
+ "Patternbank (Premiere Vision SS26 + AW26/27 print & pattern trend reports)",
+ "Society6 / Redbubble (trending wall-art patterns)",
+ "Trade wallpaper retailers (William Morris, World of Wallpaper, Empire) for 2026 wallpaper-market direction"
+ ],
+ "catalogSummary": {
+ "totalDesigns": 24,
+ "note": "Read from data/catalog.json. We are HEAVY on whimsical character-animals and neutral chamois/greige grounds; thin-to-empty on the biggest 2026 demand lanes (heritage William-Morris-style botanicals, dark moody florals, painterly watercolor florals, retro mid-century, ticking stripes, block-print/tribal geometry)."
+ },
+ "trends": [
+ {
+ "lane": "Heritage Botanical (William Morris / Arts-and-Crafts revival)",
+ "rank": 1,
+ "why": "The single most-cited 2026 wallpaper trend across every source. Trade retailers call heritage botanical the #1 seller (William Morris Strawberry Thief / Willow Bough lead), Patternbank AW26/27 flags 'Painterly Florals' + Nomadic Embellishments, and buyers are moving decisively toward documented-history motifs over modern abstract. Sells strongest in living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms.",
+ "priceBand": "Etsy peel-and-stick $35-120/roll; premium heritage lines far higher. Our tier: commercial_print $495 / digital $149.",
+ "evidence": "williammorriswallpaper.co: 'Heritage pattern is the second big trend... hand-drawn botanical art sells better than any modern abstract style.' Patternbank AW26/27 'Painterly Florals: painterly bouquets, elaborate decorative florals.' Wallanza: 'William Morris floral revival is the clearest signal.'",
+ "haveCoverage": false,
+ "gap": true,
+ "briefs": [
+ {
+ "lane": "Heritage Botanical",
+ "prompt": "Seamless repeating wallpaper tile in the spirit of a hand-drawn Arts-and-Crafts botanical: intertwining stylized stems, curling acanthus-like foliage and stylized blossoms filling the field edge-to-edge with dense all-over coverage (NO open negative space between motifs). Flat block-print rendering, calm confident line, two-to-three-color colorway on a mid-value ground. Original composition, no directional palm/tropical fronds.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Forest green + cream on soft sage ground",
+ "targetTier": "commercial_print",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 495
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Heritage Botanical",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile of a woven trellis-and-vine repeat: a lattice of slender branches carrying small five-petal flowers and paired leaves, drawn as a continuous interlaced network with full edge-to-edge density. Wood-block texture, restrained old-world palette. Original motif.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Indigo + oatmeal on warm ecru",
+ "targetTier": "commercial_print",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 495
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Heritage Botanical",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile: a dense strawberry-and-songless-thicket style all-over, stylized berries and serrated leaves layered in an arts-and-crafts rhythm, flat two-tone rendering, tightly packed with no open ground. Original design in our own hand.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Oxblood + antique gold on deep bottle green",
+ "targetTier": "commercial_print",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 495
+ }
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Dark Moody Florals (nocturnal blooms on dark grounds)",
+ "rank": 2,
+ "why": "Named the most popular flower-wallpaper look of the year — 'dark florals with peony, magnolia, or wildflower motifs' — and echoed by Patternbank AW26/27 'Midnight Flora' (dark grounds, luminous blooms, shadow petals). Big in restaurants, boutique hotels, and atmospheric bedrooms. High perceived value = supports our print tier.",
+ "priceBand": "Etsy $40-130/roll; hospitality/mural premium. Our tier: commercial_print $495-795.",
+ "evidence": "Wallanza: 'dark moody florals... lead the popularity charts this year'; 'restaurants and boutique hotels using dark moody florals for atmosphere.' Patternbank AW26/27 'Midnight Flora: dark grounds, luminous blooms, moody elegance.'",
+ "haveCoverage": false,
+ "gap": true,
+ "briefs": [
+ {
+ "lane": "Dark Moody Florals",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile of luminous overscale blooms (peony, magnolia, wild rose) emerging from deep shadow, painterly petals catching soft highlight against a near-black ground, dense layered foliage filling the field edge-to-edge. Moody, romantic, jewel-lit. Original composition, no birds or butterflies.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Blush + ivory blooms on charcoal-black",
+ "targetTier": "commercial_print",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 495
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Dark Moody Florals",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile: nocturnal wildflower meadow, tall stems and glowing petals rising through darkness, watercolor-soft edges, saturated jewel tones against a midnight ground, full all-over coverage. Original, atmospheric.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Ruby + amber florals on midnight navy",
+ "targetTier": "commercial_print",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 495
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Dark Moody Florals",
+ "prompt": "Full-wall mural panel: a single dramatic climbing-rose-and-magnolia scene lit from within against deep forest-black, fine-art painterly finish reading as scenery rather than repeat. Original, no repeating tile obligation.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Cream + dusk-pink blooms on inky forest green",
+ "targetTier": "commercial_print",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 795
+ }
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Painterly Watercolor Florals (soft-focus, negative-space blooms)",
+ "rank": 3,
+ "why": "Society6/Redbubble trending wall-art is dominated by 'abstract watercolor floral' and 'neutral contemporary botanical' — three of the top trending prints we found are watercolor botanicals. Patternbank SS26 'Untamed Garden' (hand-painted flower gardens, impressionist garden) + AW26/27 'Painterly Florals.' Also the calm/minimal-floral buyer segment.",
+ "priceBand": "Society6 prints ~$25-60; peel-and-stick $35-110. Our tier: digital $149 / print $495.",
+ "evidence": "Society6 trending: 'Botanical neo mint pink abstract watercolor floral pattern', 'Wispy Leaves Neutral Contemporary Abstract Botanical Pattern', 'Green and pink botanical abstract.' Patternbank SS26 'Untamed Garden: hand painted flower gardens, impressionist garden, lush florals.'",
+ "haveCoverage": false,
+ "gap": true,
+ "briefs": [
+ {
+ "lane": "Painterly Watercolor Florals",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile of loose watercolor blooms and wispy leaves in a contemporary botanical repeat, soft bleeding edges, gentle negative space between motifs on a warm neutral ground, muted contemporary palette. Calm, gallery-soft. Original — no directional palm fronds, no tropical multi-color foliage.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Sage + dusty-rose on oat",
+ "targetTier": "digital_single_use",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 149
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Painterly Watercolor Florals",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile: impressionist cottage-garden wash, blurred flower forms and stems suggested rather than drawn, airy watercolor field, tonal harmony, light ground. Original hand-painted look.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Celadon + apricot on chamois",
+ "targetTier": "digital_single_use",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 149
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Painterly Watercolor Florals",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile of soft-focus wildflower sprigs scattered on a pale ground with quiet spacing, watercolor granulation texture, restrained two-to-three tone palette. Original, nursery-to-bedroom crossover.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Powder blue + soft green on ivory",
+ "targetTier": "digital_single_use",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 149
+ }
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Retro / Mid-Century Modern Florals & Geometrics (1960s-70s revival)",
+ "rank": 4,
+ "why": "Top-selling Etsy removable-wallpaper shops (WallToWallGorgeous 2,600+ sales, whole categories 'Retro' 38 + 'Mid Century Modern') are dominated by retro floral + geo. Wallpaper trade sources call out 'David Hicks-era 1960s-70s trellis/geometric revived in deep saturated colors.' Strong renter/DIY peel-and-stick demand.",
+ "priceBand": "Etsy $30-95/roll, high sales velocity. Our tier: digital $149 / print $495.",
+ "evidence": "Etsy WallToWallGorgeous: 'Pink Orange Retro Floral', 'Mid Century Modern Wallpaper', 'Retro 1970s Floral Psychedelic', 'Lime Cream Green Retro Floral' — Retro (38) + Modern & Geometric categories lead the shop. williammorriswallpaper.co: 'geometric and trellis patterns from David Hicks-era... heavily revived in deep saturated colors.'",
+ "haveCoverage": false,
+ "gap": true,
+ "briefs": [
+ {
+ "lane": "Retro / Mid-Century",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile of stylized mid-century daisy-and-pod flowers in a bold flat-color repeat, rounded 1960s-70s geometry, confident graphic outlines, warm retro palette, full all-over layout. Original — evokes the era, copies no specific design.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Burnt orange + mustard + cream on olive",
+ "targetTier": "digital_single_use",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 149
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Retro / Mid-Century",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile: David-Hicks-style interlocking hexagon-and-trellis geometric, crisp linear network in deep saturated tones, architectural order, edge-to-edge repeat. Original graphic geometry.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Chartreuse + navy on forest green",
+ "targetTier": "digital_single_use",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 149
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Retro / Mid-Century",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile of warped groovy 1970s flower swirls, soft warped grid, pastel-groovy palette, playful psychedelic-lite rhythm, full coverage. Original renter-friendly design.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Lime + cream + pink on butter yellow",
+ "targetTier": "digital_single_use",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 149
+ }
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Coastal / La-Dolce-Vita Stripes, Checks & Waves (Mediterranean summer)",
+ "rank": 5,
+ "why": "Creative Market's biggest fresh bestselling bundles are coastal retro-boho: hand-drawn stripes, waves, imperfect checks/grids in SS26/27 trend colors. Patternbank SS26 'Soft Symmetry' (watery checks & stripes, playful geometrics). Neutral/ticking stripe is ALSO a top Spoonflower trend (canopy-effect installs). We have heritage stripes but ZERO in the coastal/casual and check/gingham space.",
+ "priceBand": "Creative Market seamless bundles $12-40 (150+ patterns); Spoonflower stripe rolls $40-110. Our tier: digital $149.",
+ "evidence": "Creative Market 'Checks, Stripes & the Coast — 154 seamless patterns... coastal retro boho, mediterranean la dolce vita, SS 2026-2027 colors: sunny yellow, terracotta red, sky blue, sage.' + 'Ticking Stripe Seamless Patterns' bestseller. Spoonflower 2026: 'Neutral Stripes for a Canopy Effect... continuing into 2026.'",
+ "haveCoverage": false,
+ "gap": true,
+ "briefs": [
+ {
+ "lane": "Coastal Stripes & Checks",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile of hand-drawn imperfect ticking stripes with subtle linen texture, organic wobble to the lines, warm neutral tone-on-tone, tight all-over vertical rhythm. Original casual-luxe stripe.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Brown ticking on natural linen",
+ "targetTier": "digital_single_use",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 149
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Coastal Stripes & Checks",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile: hand-painted imperfect gingham / windowpane check, soft edges, breezy mediterranean palette, casual la-dolce-vita feel, full repeat. Original check design.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Sky blue + white on sandy beige",
+ "targetTier": "digital_single_use",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 149
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Coastal Stripes & Checks",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile of hand-drawn wavy scallop lines and soft dots in a coastal rhythm, organic tactile linework, sun-warmed summer palette, edge-to-edge. Original — abstract waves, no tropical foliage.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Terracotta + navy on cream",
+ "targetTier": "digital_single_use",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 149
+ }
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Block-Print / Tribal & Primal Geometry (folk + Indienne)",
+ "rank": 6,
+ "why": "Patternbank SS26 dedicates two of six trends to this — 'Primal Geometry' (totem graphics, tribal marks, bold graphic shapes, limited palettes) + 'Bohemian Summer' (Indian block prints, artistic Indienne, painted paisleys). AW26/27 'Nomadic Embellishments' (Kashmiri paisley, Persian boteh). We have ONE block-print-adjacent geometric (Prussian block-leaves) — room to own this lane.",
+ "priceBand": "Creative Market block-print bundles $15-40; Etsy boho rolls $35-100. Our tier: digital $149 / print $495.",
+ "evidence": "Patternbank SS26 'Primal Geometry: primitive borders, totem graphics, tribal marks & graphic pattern, solid pattern forms, limited colour palettes' + 'Bohemian Summer: Indian block prints, artistic Indienne, monochromatic paisleys.' Creative Market bestsellers include 'Sutton Blue Green Block Print Floral.'",
+ "haveCoverage": true,
+ "gap": true,
+ "briefs": [
+ {
+ "lane": "Block-Print / Tribal Geometry",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile of a hand-carved wood-block geometric: repeating stamped motifs — diamonds, dots, primitive florettes — with authentic block-print ink texture and slight registration imperfection, two-tone limited palette, dense all-over grid. Original folk geometry.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Indigo on natural undyed ground",
+ "targetTier": "commercial_print",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 495
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Block-Print / Tribal Geometry",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile: monochromatic Indienne block-print floral, stylized boteh/paisley leaves stamped in a tight ogee network, textured hand-printed edges, single-hue on light ground. Original artistic Indienne.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Faded rust on ecru",
+ "targetTier": "commercial_print",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 495
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Block-Print / Tribal Geometry",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile of primitive totem-and-mark graphics — bold solid shapes, hatched borders, tribal dashes — in a limited earthy palette, flat matte finish, confident all-over rhythm. Original graphic folk motif.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Charcoal + terracotta on warm sand",
+ "targetTier": "commercial_print",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 495
+ }
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Woodland / Storybook Nursery (animal toile, forest creatures)",
+ "rank": 7,
+ "why": "Spoonflower's #1 called-out 2026 motif trend: 'parents are gravitating toward woodland creatures and storybook wallpapers.' This is adjacent to our whimsical-animal strength but in a SWEETER, nursery-safe, toile register we don't have — our animals skew 'drunk/stoned/carouse' adult-humor, not baby-room. A clean crossover.",
+ "priceBand": "Etsy nursery rolls $35-100; Spoonflower peel-and-stick. Our tier: digital $149 / print $495.",
+ "evidence": "Spoonflower 2026 trends: 'In 2026, parents are gravitating toward woodland creatures and storybook-inspired wallpapers... Toile, Woodland, Forest, Storybook, Rabbits, Bears, Animal Toile, Soft Green, Baby Blue.' Etsy shops carry dedicated Nursery & Kids categories (24-25 items each).",
+ "haveCoverage": true,
+ "gap": true,
+ "briefs": [
+ {
+ "lane": "Woodland Storybook",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile: gentle storybook toile of woodland creatures — rabbits, deer, foxes, hedgehogs — in soft vignette scenes among ferns and toadstools, single-color toile linework on a pale ground, sweet and calm (nursery-appropriate, NOT tipsy or adult-humor). Original animal-toile design.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Soft green toile on cream",
+ "targetTier": "digital_single_use",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 149
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Woodland Storybook",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile of a small-scale enchanted-forest repeat: little bears and birds among stylized pines and mushrooms, hand-illustrated storybook charm, tender pastel palette, full gentle all-over coverage. Original nursery design.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Baby blue + soft brown on ivory",
+ "targetTier": "digital_single_use",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 149
+ },
+ {
+ "lane": "Woodland Storybook",
+ "prompt": "Seamless wallpaper tile: dreamy sky-and-cloud nursery pattern with drifting soft clouds and tiny stars, painterly gradient ground, soothing and timeless (ages well past toddlerhood). Original calm nursery design.",
+ "suggestedColorway": "Blush cloud on powder-blue sky",
+ "targetTier": "digital_single_use",
+ "targetPriceUsd": 149
+ }
+ ]
+ }
+ ],
+ "coverageMap": {
+ "wellCovered": [
+ "Whimsical character-animals (adult humor) — 8+ designs, our signature strength",
+ "Neutral chinoiserie — 3 designs",
+ "Heritage stripes (formal/masculine) — 2 designs",
+ "Abstract neutral greige — 2 designs",
+ "Traditional damask — 1 design"
+ ],
+ "gaps": [
+ "Heritage Botanical (William Morris / arts-and-crafts) — NONE, #1 market trend",
+ "Dark Moody Florals — NONE, most-popular floral look of 2026",
+ "Painterly Watercolor Florals — NONE, dominates Society6 trending",
+ "Retro / Mid-Century florals & geo — NONE, top Etsy sales velocity",
+ "Coastal / casual stripes, checks & waves — NONE (only formal stripes)",
+ "Block-print / tribal geometry — thin (1 design), two Patternbank trends point here",
+ "Woodland storybook nursery — adjacent but wrong register (ours are adult-humor)"
+ ]
+ }
+}
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+# Design Trend Board — First Live Scout Pass
+
+**Scanned:** 2026-07-02 · **Source:** design-trend-scout · **Exa spend:** $0.05 (6 searches + 2 page extracts, logged to cost-ledger)
+
+Scanned Spoonflower, Etsy, Creative Market, Patternbank, Society6/Redbubble, and the 2026 wallpaper-trade press. Cross-referenced against our 24-design WPB catalog to find the lanes that are **selling now but that we don't yet make.**
+
+---
+
+## The headline
+
+**Maximalism has fully replaced minimalism, and heritage/floral is where the money is.** Every source says the same thing: buyers want documented-history motifs (William Morris, chinoiserie, arts-and-crafts botanicals), dark moody blooms, and painterly florals — not modern abstract. Our catalog is **heavy on whimsical character-animals and neutral greige grounds** and **empty on almost every top-selling floral/heritage lane.** That mismatch is the opportunity.
+
+---
+
+## Lanes ranked (hot → our coverage)
+
+| # | Lane | Why it's hot | We cover it? |
+|---|------|--------------|:---:|
+| 1 | **Heritage Botanical** (William Morris / arts-and-crafts) | #1 wallpaper trend everywhere; heritage outsells modern abstract | ❌ **GAP** |
+| 2 | **Dark Moody Florals** (nocturnal blooms on dark grounds) | Named the most popular floral look of 2026; hospitality favorite | ❌ **GAP** |
+| 3 | **Painterly Watercolor Florals** | Dominates Society6 trending; Patternbank "Untamed Garden" | ❌ **GAP** |
+| 4 | **Retro / Mid-Century** florals & geometrics | Top Etsy sales velocity (retro + MCM categories lead shops) | ❌ **GAP** |
+| 5 | **Coastal Stripes / Checks / Waves** (la-dolce-vita) | Creative Market's biggest fresh bundles; ticking-stripe on Spoonflower | ❌ **GAP** (we have only formal stripes) |
+| 6 | **Block-Print / Tribal Geometry** (Indienne, primal) | 2 of 6 Patternbank SS26 trends point here | ⚠️ thin (1 design) |
+| 7 | **Woodland Storybook Nursery** (animal toile) | Spoonflower's #1 called-out motif for 2026 | ⚠️ wrong register (ours are adult-humor) |
+
+**What we're already strong on** (don't over-invest): whimsical character-animals (our signature, 8+ designs), neutral chinoiserie, formal heritage stripes, abstract greige, one damask.
+
+---
+
+## Where our catalog is bleeding demand (the gaps)
+
+We make **zero** heritage botanicals, dark florals, watercolor florals, retro, and casual coastal patterns — five of the top-five selling lanes of the year. Our animal whimsy is genuinely differentiated, but it's a niche; the volume market is buying florals and heritage. **Filling lanes 1–3 alone would roughly triple our floral/heritage footprint from one design (Apricot Garden) to a real collection.**
+
+---
+
+## Top design briefs to generate next (all original, settlement-safe)
+
+All briefs are written **in our own hand** — they evoke a demand lane, they do **not** copy any marketplace design or artist. Each is dense/edge-to-edge or abstract to steer clear of the settlement's prohibited combo (directional tropical fronds + open space + multi-color + bananas/grapes/birds/butterflies). **Generation stays gated** — these route through the `settlement` gate before any image is made.
+
+**Lane 1 — Heritage Botanical** (target: commercial_print $495)
+1. Arts-and-crafts all-over botanical, intertwining stems + acanthus foliage, flat block-print, forest green + cream on sage.
+2. Trellis-and-vine interlaced network, indigo + oatmeal on ecru.
+3. Dense berry-and-thicket arts-and-crafts repeat, oxblood + antique gold on bottle green.
+
+**Lane 2 — Dark Moody Florals** (target: $495 / mural $795)
+1. Luminous overscale peony/magnolia from shadow, blush + ivory on charcoal-black.
+2. Nocturnal wildflower meadow, ruby + amber on midnight navy.
+3. Mural: climbing-rose scene lit against forest-black, cream + dusk-pink.
+
+**Lane 3 — Painterly Watercolor Florals** (target: digital $149)
+1. Loose watercolor blooms + wispy leaves with gentle negative space, sage + dusty-rose on oat.
+2. Impressionist cottage-garden wash, celadon + apricot on chamois.
+3. Soft-focus wildflower sprigs, powder blue + soft green on ivory.
+
+**Lane 4 — Retro / Mid-Century** (target: digital $149)
+1. Stylized mid-century daisy-and-pod repeat, burnt orange + mustard on olive.
+2. David-Hicks-style hexagon-trellis geometric, chartreuse + navy on forest green.
+3. Warped groovy 70s flower swirls, lime + cream + pink on butter yellow.
+
+**Lane 5 — Coastal Stripes / Checks** (target: digital $149)
+1. Hand-drawn imperfect ticking stripe with linen texture, brown on natural.
+2. Hand-painted imperfect gingham, sky blue + white on sandy beige.
+3. Wavy scallop-and-dot coastal rhythm, terracotta + navy on cream.
+
+*(Lanes 6 block-print and 7 woodland-storybook each carry 3 more briefs in `trend-board.json` — good second-wave targets, especially block-print where we already have a toehold.)*
+
+---
+
+## Next move for the orchestrator
+
+Queue **lanes 1–3 first** (highest demand, biggest gap, best price tier). Recommend generating 2–3 originals per lane, running each through the settlement gate, then listing similar-but-original into Pattern Vault + WPB. Full structured data (all 21 briefs, evidence quotes, colorways, tiers) is in `data/trend-board.json`.
+
+**Rails honored:** research was read-only + metered ($0.05, logged); no marketplace design was copied; generation + listing remain Steve-gated — this pass only briefs.
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