‘a decade in colour’, an article by michelle ogundehin in the how to spend it magazine of the 14 december 2019 financial times (ft) newspaper, suggests that:
‘…paint is like make-up, easy to apply, easy to change-so i always reapply.
and i suggest you treat colour trends in the same light-hearted way.’
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the pantone color institute(tm) gives their color of the year credit for influencing product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, such as graphic, industrial, interior and fashion design.
they describe living coral, the 2019 pantone color of the year, as a natural color that is nourishing and nurturing, warm and comforting.
do you think that coral is comforting?
or, stimulating?
some retailers, such as barney’s new york, think that the color coral stimulates sales.
some hospitality design practitioners also think that the color coral stimulates consumption.
color psychologists consider warm colors stimulating. and, cool or neutral colors calming.
more saturated colors are also more stimulating than less intense colors.
the interior design of the coral room is a balance of warm, cool, and neutral colors.
including a cool grey, similar to metropolitan, the benjamin moore paint color of the year 2019.
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if the salon at the coral room was your living room, would you prefer to paint the walls warm, stimulating coral? or, calming, neutral grey?
provocative, thoughtful, creative, original, visionary?
counter-culture? experimental? non-conformist?
health, wellness, well-being?
interior? exterior? or, garden?
need i say more?
pink & blue. the 2016 pantone colors of the year.
do pink & blue make you think of
duality seems like an appropriate adjective, since the pantone color institute ™ selected two colors of the year for 2016, instead of one. pantone, a division of danaher corporation, provides products and services for the design, retail, and manufacturing industries.
according to abc news, the pantone color of the year press release ‘explained that the combination echoed a growing trend of challenging traditional perceptions about color association.’
what perceptions do you think that consumers, designers, retailers, and manufacturers have about pink & blue?
kitchen | mérida, mexico | interior design by robert willson and david serrano
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