color | tangerine tango | pantone color of the year

color authority pantone, named tangerine tango, an energetic shade of red orange, the color of the year for 2012.  pantone, a division of x-rite, provides professional color standards for the design industries.

 

tangerines
photo by the guardian











tangerine tango | pantone color 17-1463 TCX
photo by pantone

you could consider tangerine either a classic, or a trendy color.
 

classic

orange birkin handbag | hermes
photo by habitually chic

trendy

orange patent vamp sandal | jimmy choo
photo by nordstrom

for interior design, i like color that whispers, instead of shouts.
in either expected...
 






pillows
living room | fifth avenue residence | new york, new york
interior design by shelton, mindel & associates
photo by architectural digest

art
breakfast room | private residence | kansas city, kansas
interior design by sally sirkin lewis
photo by architectural digest

...or, surprising accents.
draperies
jdg studio | jeffers design group | san francisco, california
interior design by jeffers design group
photo by drew altizar

shelves
lounge | private residence | atherton, california
interior design by steven volpe design
photo by architectural digest

furniture

hall | lower fifth avenue residence | new york, new york
custom bar by paul benson
interior design by steven gambrel
photo by s r gambrel

tabletops
dining area | loft | san francisco, california
reverse painted glass tabletop by paige glass
interior design by ken fulk
photo by philip harvey

do you think that surprises can be fun?

color | pantone fashion colors

color authority pantone, which provides professional color standards for the design industries, published their fashion color report for fall 2011.  

the color report coincides with new york fashion week, which runs from 10-17 february 2011.

 pantone women's fashion colors for fall 2011

photo by pantone

pantone men's fashion colors for fall 2011

photo by pantone 

of course, honeysuckle pink, the pantone color of the year for 2011, is one of the women's fall fashion colors. 

notice how the other fall fashion colors mirror the color trends from design san francisco 2011?

kravet showroom | design san francisco 2011

photo by innerspace 

'designers take a painterly approach to fall 2011 by artfully combining bright colors with staple neutrals...'
leatrice eiseman, executive director of the pantone color institute 

hmmm, i think 'i've heard that song before'...

click here to read more about how interior designers use bright colors to accent neutral color schemes...

color | honeysuckle pink | pantone color of the year

color authority, pantone, named honeysuckle pink the color of the year for 2011.  pantone provides professional color standards for the design industries.

honeysuckle pink

pantone color of the year for 2011 

photos by pantone.com

according to tom mirabile, head of global trends and design at lifetime brands inc., a kitchen products company, honeysuckle pink is '...a very 'mad men' pink...it's like the lipstick our mothers wore...there's a retro aspect to it that's going to be very popular.'

mad men | don and rachel | 1960's costumes by janie bryant

photo by carin baer

red tones have been the pantone color of the year for five out of the last twelve years.  and, for four out of the last twelve years, the pantone color of the year has alternated between reds and greens.

considering the repetition, pantone's criteria for choosing the color of the year could be more commercial than directional or evolutionary.

in addition, spring 2011 merchandise is already in production.  so, the pantone color of the year could influence marketing and merchandising more than product development.

pantone colors of the year for 2000-2010

2000 cerulean blue 2001 fuchsia rose 2002 true red 2003 aqua sky 2004 tigerlily 2005 blue turquoise 2006 sand dollar 2007 chili pepper 2008 blue iris 2009 mimosa 2010 turquoise

photo by wsj.com

pink is a marketable color for many design industries, but it may not be the most commercial color for the interior design industry.

interior designers whose signature is their bold use of color have created pink rooms.  new york interior designer jamie drake created a widely publicized pink bedroom for the 2007 kips bay decorator show house.

pink bedroom | 2007 kips bay decorator show house | drake design associates | new york NY

photo by nick johnson

and, interior designer miles redd created a pink and red living room for his new york town house that has also attracted much media attention.

pink and red living room | miles redd | new york NY

photo by new york social diary

even san francisco interior designer jay jeffers, who is better known for subtle, luxurious details than for the use of bold colors, painted the walls in his edwardian home coral and accented the design scheme with pink furniture and accessories.

coral and pink living room | jeffers design group | san francisco CA

photo by grey crawford

but, interior designers more frequently use bright colors to accent neutral color schemes.  ned marshall accented the rich chocolate and warm limestone entry hall of a new orleans home with a pink settee.

pink settee | entry hall | ned marshall | new orleans LA

photo by kerri mccaffety

and, pink pillows, along with the palest pink window coverings, energize the white on white sunroom, designed by melanie turner for the 2010 atlanta decorators' showhouse.

  



























pink pillows and window coverings | sunroom | 2010 atlanta decorators' show house | turner davis interiors | atlanta GA

photo by jonathan berger

'the new hue for 2011', a 9 december 2010 wall street journal article, quoted interior and housewares designer jonathan adler, whose 2011 collections feature pink.  even though he supposedly doesn't follow design trends, he thinks that 'there's an innate optimism to pink.' 

large kaleidescope pillow in pink | jonathan adler

photos by jonathan adler.com

color psychologist leatrice eiseman, executive director of the pantone color institute, describes honeysuckle pink as a color 'to lift our spirits'.  so, feeling optimistic about 2011 could be one reason that pantone named honeysuckle pink the color of the year. 

does pink make you feel optimistic?