2012 color trends

2012 Color of the Year!

by Susan on December 8, 2011

in All About Color,Decorating

tangerine tangoPantone has declared that Tangerine Tango is the color of the year for 2012.

I’ve always been a huge fan of orange – but “Tangerine Tango” is so much more fun to say!

Now, let’s look at Pantone’s picks over the past four years. What do you notice?

pantone color trends

Bold. Fun. Energy.

I love orange

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Color Trends for 2012: Balance to Preservation

by Susan on October 16, 2010

in All About Color,Decorating

A year ago, I attended Benjamin Moore’s ColorPulse 2011 and blogged about it here. 2011 Color Trends followed the theme of “Balance” illustrated through four trends: 1) Farm, 2) Order, 3) Escape and 4) Tribe.

After attending the 2012 ColorPulse event, I observed that some elements of these trends that are predicted to evolve into 2012, per the Benjamin Moore ColorPulse Color Trends report. Just as last year, these trends are a direct reflection of our environment.

There is an interesting trend identified in the 2012 forecast- Preservation. It is a curious reflection of our current economic and social climate. The overall desire to connect our past with our future. Perhaps context and relativity gives us a better sense of control in uncharted waters.

Preservation is broken out into 4 trends:

  1. Heritage – our past
  2. Process – our journey
  3. Protection – our vulnerability
  4. Enlightenment – our future

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