After receiving the newsletter from Kingsland and Gibilisco, where Mary discussed color trends, I did some research. These articles are interesting. Check out the links if you'd like to read more.
Everything Old Is New and Improved: "this palette conveys modernized nostalgia, in that it’s not duplicating a previous time period, but applying modern technology to it." From 2011 fashion color trends by Lee Eiseman.
(Lee Eiseman is executive director of the Pantone Color Institute and heads the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training. Pantone is known worldwide as the standard language for accurate color communication, from designer to manufacturer to retailer to customer, across a variety of industries. Find out more at pantone.com.)
Check out Pantone's color of the year! Honeysuckle
Looks like DecoArt Razzelberry with a little white added.
DecoArt is coming out with 7 new colors for 2011! Come by the studio to see the preview ad from DecoArt with all their newest products that will be introduced at the Craft and Hobby Industry Show coming up.
Colors predicted to be “hot”
(From Mary Gibilisco)
Coral - top trend
Blues leaning to the red side
Warmer grays leaning to the warmer, brown side
Color Trends of 2011 from Nancy Baldwin, Examiner.com
Coral will be the most important color this year.
Red-cast blues are growing in importance. Flcikr: Photo by firepile
Two other hues will have a strong impact. Red-cast blue
Grays are becoming warmer, moving toward brown.
• Neutrals
Neutrals hues will remain a staple of home décor in 2011. Some considers neutrals to be a blank canvas to which to add color. Neutrals shift and change based on the colors around them, she continued reflecting on their “chameleon qualities.”
• Shades of Pale
Cooler colors prevail and include icy blues, powder pink, crème de menthe and purples which move away from red.
• Dried Herbs & SpicesDelicate hues including French tarragon, lemon grass and purple sage will take the stage.
• Mayan HeavenInfluenced by Mayan culture and folktales, these hues include sunstone gold, coral red, cool peacock and red-cast purple.
• Rewind
With a nod toward the past, colors in this palette comprise red-cast denim and green teals.
• CelebratweetsSo important in 2010, social colors turquoise, fuchsia and orange continue into 2011.
• TweeterdeetsFresh for 2011 and trending up are royal purple, brocade brown, yellow green and medieval green.
What fun following the color trends. We do want to be up to date.
Red-cast blues are growing in importance. Flcikr: Photo by firepile
Two other hues will have a strong impact. Red-cast blue
Grays are becoming warmer, moving toward brown.
• Neutrals
Neutrals hues will remain a staple of home décor in 2011. Some considers neutrals to be a blank canvas to which to add color. Neutrals shift and change based on the colors around them, she continued reflecting on their “chameleon qualities.”
Cooler colors prevail and include icy blues, powder pink, crème de menthe and purples which move away from red.
• Dried Herbs & SpicesDelicate hues including French tarragon, lemon grass and purple sage will take the stage.
• Mayan HeavenInfluenced by Mayan culture and folktales, these hues include sunstone gold, coral red, cool peacock and red-cast purple.
• Rewind
With a nod toward the past, colors in this palette comprise red-cast denim and green teals.
• CelebratweetsSo important in 2010, social colors turquoise, fuchsia and orange continue into 2011.
• TweeterdeetsFresh for 2011 and trending up are royal purple, brocade brown, yellow green and medieval green.
What fun following the color trends. We do want to be up to date.
