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12/8/14

color | marsala | pantone color of the year

will 2015 be a year of contrasts?

if color forecasts are any indication, then maybe so.

color authority pantone, a division of x-rite that provides professional color standards for the design industries, named marsala as the color of the year for 2015.

marsala is a color that exudes confidence and stability

-leatrice eiseman, executive director of the pantone color institute®

living room | interior design by james magni

photo credit erhard pfeiffer

bedroom | london, UK | interior design by michael s. smith

via architectural digest

dries van noten | spring 2015 ready to wear collection

photo credit yannis vlamos / indigitalimages.com

celine | winter 2014 collection | mini luggage handbag multicolor | vermilion

photo credit celine

isabel marant | spring 2015 ready to wear collection

photo credits marcus tondo / indigitalimages.com

sherwin-williams paints selected another red hue, coral reef, as the color of the year for 2015.

coral reef is an uplifting color
-jackie jordan, sherwin-williams director of color marketing

living room | interior design by jay jeffers
via tobi fairley

bedroom | interior designer unknown

via finding shibusa

balenciaga | resort 2015 collection | classic work handbag | rose azalee

photo credit balenciaga

missoni | spring 2015 ready to wear collection

photo credits yanni vlamos / indigitalimages.com

aquazzura | resort 2015 collection | beverly hills sandal | coral

photo credit barneys new york

but, benjamin moore paints chose a complementary color, guilford green, as the 2015 color of the year.

guilford green is a color that signifies fresh energy and growth
-ellen o'neill, creative director at benjamin moore

living room | piedmont, CA | interior design by barbara barry

photo credit barbara barry

bedroom | the peninsula beverly hills hotel | interior design by alessandra branca

photo credit alessandra branca

erdem | spring 2015 ready to wear collection

photo credit yanni vlamos / indigitalimages.com

chloe | winter 2014/2015 collection | marcie handbag | baobob green

photo credit net a porter

bottega veneta | spring 2015 ready to wear collection
photo credit yannis vlamos / indigitalimages.com

could it be coincidental that sherwin-williams and pantone both featured red and green in their marketing materials?

sherwin-williams

photo credit sherwin-williams

pantone

photo credits pantone

or, that berry red is one of the colors that benjamin moore suggests to combine with guilford green.

photo credit evolution of style

when you mix complementary colors like red and green together, you create brown.

color wheel

johann wolfgang von goethe | theory of colors | 1810

photo credit color system

pantone is receiving mixed reviews for choosing a brownish color like marsala as the color of the year for 2015.

PS. ppg pittsburgh paints just announced that blue paisley is their 2015 COTY (color of the year).

could no trend direction be the trend direction?

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12/31/13

trends | interior design trends for 2014

from the off duty section of the 28-29 december 2013 wall street journal newspaper...

the top ten interior design trends for 2014...

out?

1 | ikat patterns

2 | white kitchens

3 | woodland creature motifs

4 | books as decor

living room | southampton, NY | interior design by cynthia frank with haynes-roberts | photo credit simon upton | elle decor.com

5 | the 'belgian look'

in?

1 | macrame wall hangings

2 | sheer window coverings

3 | corduroy upholstery

4 | marbled patterns

5 | 'art deco' colors

could it be coincidental that orchid is the pantone color of the year for 2014?

1 | edited interiors
'simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.'

-leonardo da vinci (1452-1519)

2 | classic furnishings used in a modern way
'fashion fades, only style remains the same.'
-coco chanel (1883-1971)

3 | relaxed, comfortable, flexible spaces
'...comfort is perhaps the ultimate luxury.'

-billy baldwin (1903-1983)

courtyard | dallas, TX | interior design by square foot studio | photo credit max kim-bee | veranda.com

4 | colorful accents
'color is a matter of taste and sensitivity.'
-edouard manet (1832-1883)

wishing you a noteworthy new year!

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12/5/13

color | orchid | pantone color of the year

2014

radiant orchid

photo credits wall street journal and chicago tribune

color authority pantone, has named radiant orchid the color of the year for 2014. pantone, a division of x-rite, provides professional color standards for the design industries.

leatrice eiseman, executive director of the pantone color institute® associates orchid, which has purple, fushcia, and pink undertones, with creativity and originality.

wendy donahue, a chicago tribune newspaper columnist, describes the pantone color of the year as 'one part cultural indicator and one part marketing forecast.'

so from a marketing perspective, the color orchid could appeal to fashion conscious, tech savvy, 20-30 year old consumers because they value creativity and originality.

would you describe 'it' colors, such as orchid, or other fashion trends, such as 'it' handbags or 'it' shoes, as individualist? or, as conformist?

manolo blahnik | bb suede pointed toe flat | orchid purple
photo credit neiman marcus

people seem to either really like or really dislike purple. so, orchid could be considered an individualistic color.

if you are an interior designer, orchid could seem too reminiscent of 1980's mauve and teal color schemes to become 'the new new thing'.

'the kids are rocking an '80s-comeback thing, but mauve is like the one thing I will never, ever embrace.'
-jonathan adler, potter, designer, and author

if you really like purple, would you use orchid as an accent color in a neutral interior design scheme?

living room | greenwich CT | interior design by suzanne kastler

photo credit simon upton

or, as the primary color?

bedroom | 2007 kip's bay decorator showhouse | new york NY | interior design by drake design associates

photo credit nick johnson

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12/8/12

color | emerald green | pantone color of the year

almost a year ago, benjamin moore paints predicted that social media colors, like facebook blue and twitter green, would become some of the most directional colors for 2014.

click here to read my february 2012 post...

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now, color authority pantone, has named emerald green the color of the year for 2013.

pantone, a division of x-rite, provides professional color standards for the design industries.

emerald green reminds me of the emerald green and grey dining room, designed by atlanta interior designer kay douglass.

the dining room was named one of veranda's most memorable rooms for the magazine's 25th anniversary,

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emerald green also reminds me of all of the georgian terrace houses with technicolor front doors in dublin, ireland.

my husband, bob, and i toured ireland with his parents while we lived in london. living in london for five years was such an amazing european travel opportunity!

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now that we live in the san francisco bay area again, emerald green also reminds me of the de young museum in golden gate park, which was designed by swiss architects herzog & de meuron.

herzog & de meuron covered the museum building in copper panels with a perforated pattern that resembles the pattern of the light filtering through the trees. the panels are developing a green patina that also helps the building blend into the natural environment.

san francisco philanthropist and socialite, dede wilsey, was instrumental in raising more that $190 million in private funding and selecting the architects for the reconstruction of the de young museum, which was damaged during the loma prieta earthquake in 1989.

she is also renowned for her incredible harry winston emerald and diamond jewelry.

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do you associate emerald green with anything incredible?

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