Good morning everyone.
This is the introduction to a 4 part series, highlighting what color forecasters are predicting for 2011. Color forecasters play an incredibly important part in driving our style from year to year. All industries, from the auto industry to fabric, fashion, paint, furniture and basically any product; rely on color forecasting to predict what consumers will be looking for in the products that they will buy. And everyone pays attention when Benjamin Moore announces their Color Pulse predictions. So, fresh off the presses and before most other designers are aware…. I present the color themes for 2011.
Next year, the overall theme that permeates all color stories is BALANCE and HARMONY. Being a Libra, I couldn’t be more thrilled by this. Balance is what I strive for in every aspect of my life and I try to instill this in my design work with clients. We will be reassessing our lifestyles and taking long-term viewpoints. We will be reverting to basic values of family and home. And we will be looking to embrace the joys and appreciating the simple things in life.
As the experts describe: “Sorting the real from the surreal defines priorities that drive the direction for 2011, as it gives us a chance to dream of the future.” From the rural influences to urban application, BALANCE is supported by 4 themes.
The first of which is The Farm.
Being rooted. Nurture and going back to nature. Recycling. Thrifty cuisine. Healthy, no preservative food. Home on the range. Rooftop cocktail parties. Hay. Burlap. Milk. Bovine. Chicken. Eggs. Yarn and Rope. Patchwork. Gingham. Unfinished weaves. Terra firma. Beautiful produce. Soil. Oak. Country. Organic. And yes, macramé is back!
These are the words that describe the color direction of the Farm theme. Have you noticed these trends already showing up in décor, coloring and lifestyles?
I have. And I’ll reveal the color palette that goes with it on Friday!
Cheers!
