February?? Already? I'd better get this 2011 Color Forecast in your hands ASAP! Just in case January found you totally adrift in a sea of color-quandary. Tile Envy is here to save the day, in fact, THE YEAR! From Tile Envy's favorite fashion blog - Refinery 29 - comes the 2011 forecast as brought to you from the world of fashion.
And just to complete the design circle-of-life, Tile Envy is combining their 2011 color forecast with tiles from Tilevera's facebook- Daily Tile. If you haven't had a chance to check it out- it's a great daily posting of tiles from around the world- different tiles, different artists, different materials and techniques. We hope to remind all of you how diverse, enchanting and BIG our tile world has become. Tell us their cool, dumb, creepy, it's a quick shot of tile discourse.
For now, a peek at Refinery 29 along with Tilevera's Daily Tile via facebook.
2011 Color Forecast
Pink: By now, all of you have heard that Pantone's color of the year is Honeysuckle Pink. It's not, let's say- you're average pink. In fact, the Pantone people claim that it's a more optimistic pink. I really like it when experts grant colors human characteristics. What's more designer-fied than that?
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Orange: I've always been a sucker for orange: citrus, safety, clock-work. You name it- I like it. The runways brought us vibrant versions of all shades of orange.
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Yellow: Yellow manages to go from traditional, one year, to supra-modern the next. The shades of yellow this year can only be described as modern. They seem more wrought from chemical than animal, vegetable, or mineral. I was skeptical, but seeing them in these fabric textures has won me over.
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Blue: 3 versions, and all great. Sky blue, navy and aqua- mmmm...this year- they look great with nearly every pairing.
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Earth Tones: I can't think of the last time I used the term "earth-tones". But Refinery 29 is right. These colors aren't really neutral tones. I would probably have referred to them as foundation colors- much like the tubes of color I would "borrow" from my mom's make-up drawer.
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White: Many of you color-theorists will argue that white is not actually a color. I'll just say that it is and it isn't. So here are some of the arguments for and against!
Click on photos for more information on all the designers (clothes) or artists (tiles).
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