24 Tile International 3/2017 Trends 8 trending colour palettes: the 2018 Pantone forecast The latest colour palettes are intent on breaking free from traditional thinking and es- caping the ordinary, but they have no fear of sober tones and neutrals, preferring in- stead to reinvent them. The Pantone Color Institute’s 2018 colour forecast, pub- lished in its PANTONEVIEW Home + Interiors annual re- port, speaks volumes about the need for a new approach to the subject of colour, even within the four walls of our homes. Delicate virtuoso performanc- es and mix&match effects are no longer the sole preserve of top-end commercial and con- tract-furnished environments. Now, they’re charging into the residential world, and dusting down even the boldest tones, inspired – depending on style and atmosphere – by the 30 multi-coloured years span- ning the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. Sticking to a strict diet of chro- motherapy, the most obser- vant design is gradually dis- tancing itself from the idea of colour dominated by form, and eschewing its use as a mere dressing for surfaces and complements. Instead, it’s exploring the full potential of colour and deploying it as a defining ingredient capable of playing a leading role in the aesthetic output of a habitat. An eclectic mix of vibrant colours, ready to quench modern consumers’ thirst for the new, and yield benefits for the environment and its inhab- itants, has a warm welcome in store for design in general and interior decoration in particu- lar next year. The far-sighted trendsetters at Pantone had already start- ed down this road when they chose “healing” Rose Quartz and Serenity as joint winners of colour of the year 2016, fol- lowed in 2017 by Greenery, a refreshing, revitalising tone de- noting universal rebirth. As we await the selection of next year’s title-winning colour, let’s take a stroll through the 8 most appealing and on-trend colour ranges of 2018. » » » 1 2
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24Tile International 3/2017
Trends
8 trending colour palettes: the 2018 Pantone forecast
The latest colour palettes are intent on breaking free from traditional thinking and es-caping the ordinary, but they have no fear of sober tones and neutrals, preferring in-stead to reinvent them. The Pantone Color Institute’s 2018 colour forecast, pub-lished in its PANTONEVIEW Home + Interiors annual re-port, speaks volumes about the need for a new approach to the subject of colour, even within the four walls of our homes. Delicate virtuoso performanc-
es and mix&match effects are no longer the sole preserve of top-end commercial and con-tract-furnished environments. Now, they’re charging into the residential world, and dusting down even the boldest tones, inspired – depending on style and atmosphere – by the 30 multi-coloured years span-ning the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. Sticking to a strict diet of chro-motherapy, the most obser-vant design is gradually dis-tancing itself from the idea of colour dominated by form,
and eschewing its use as a mere dressing for surfaces and complements. Instead, it’s exploring the full potential of colour and deploying it as a defining ingredient capable of playing a leading role in the aesthetic output of a habitat.
An eclectic mix of vibrant colours, ready to quench modern consumers’ thirst for the new, and yield benefits for the environment and its inhab-itants, has a warm welcome in store for design in general and interior decoration in particu-
lar next year. The far-sighted trendsetters at Pantone had already start-ed down this road when they chose “healing” Rose Quartz and Serenity as joint winners of colour of the year 2016, fol-lowed in 2017 by Greenery, a refreshing, revitalising tone de-noting universal rebirth.
As we await the selection of next year’s title-winning colour, let’s take a stroll through the 8 most appealing and on-trend colour ranges of 2018.
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PALETTE #1: VERDURE
In the wake of the current “Urban Jungle”, design is still gripped by green. Verdure ranges from foliage greens to berry-infused purples, in an effort to reconcile nature with structure by means of wallpapers, textiles, exotic patterns and, of course, plants.
Bold, eccentric and outstanding, this palette’s mission is to raise a smile, inject some fun and amaze the eye. It brings together those bright, vivid tones that reflect light-hearted joie de vivre: first and foremost, baby pink, yellow and lime, red and blue.
Discretion is a laconic reinterpretation of pastels for environments that fly the flag of romanticism, with a nod to vintage in their soft shades of lilac, turtle-dove and aquamarine.
Indigo and pink, green and purple, even light blue and sand: a triumph of contrasts shapes this techno-inspired palette, which absorbs the highlights of “augmented” materials, ventures into the domain of optical illusion and explores the multifarious transparencies of glass and polycarbonate.
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16 - Glas Italia by Patricia Urquiola17 - Hartô18 - Ceramica Sant’Agostino19 - Farrow and Ball
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PALETTE #5: FAR-FETCHED
The warmth of reds and yellows comes into contact with a touch of pink, light blue and beige in the enchanting Far-fetched palette. The result? A melting pot of ethnic influences and flavours that celebrates the joy of mixing by bringing together Ruby Wine, Iced Coffee, Cornsilk and Tourmaline in a single, coherent range.
