At
the start of the course last year, we interior design students were introduced
to ‘Pantone’, a colour matching system, using the pantone numbering system for
identifying colours.
Here
is the pantone colour that time:
I
looked up the history of Pantone and I found out how the Pantone Inc. started.
Pantone developed the first colour matching system in 1963, which consisted of
a large number of small cardboard sheets, printed on one side, accompanied by
other relevant colour swatches that are bound into a small ‘fan-deck’ and was
then instantly coined as the Pantone matching system, or PMS. The aim for this
project was to help designers to “colour match” specific colours when a design
enters production. This system was then widely adopted by designers and still
used up until today in different industries to specify colour.
Coming
back to the present time, Pantone releases colour of the year annually to set
the trend and colour and to inform designers of what the colour symbolises.
Last year’s Radiant Orchid represented captivating, magical, enigmatic purple.
This colour is the result of blending fuchsia, purple and pink undertones.
Moving
on the next colour trend, it was Marsala, an earthy wine red that was hailed as
the colour of the year last December.
This Hue has now become as the base foundation
of spring/summer palette. “Sensual and bold, delicious Marsala is daringly
inviting tone that nurtures; exuding confidence and stability while feeding the
body mind and soul” Read more here.
This
colour goes great with different shades of blue, from turquoise to teal and
also shades of pink.
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