Views On Hues Color For Your Home Live In Full Color Color Pro Kate Smith Sensational Color

Live in full color

Life is sensational -- Live in full color

Browse by Topic

Meet the Color Mavens

Julie Hoylen

Julie Hoylen

"Born with a natural sense of style, Julie is a fashion stylist and consultant working in the New York City area. Julie's professional experience " more...
April Clark

April Clark

"April has an eclectic sense of style. Her love of all things vintage, inspire her color choices. Forget the crisp white shirt; leopard and Pucci print" more...
Kimberlin Brown

Kimberlin Brown

"As a sculptor turned jewelry designer Kimberlin's eye for form, structure and beauty can be seen in each of the unique pieces she creates from pr" more...
Kate Smith

Kate Smith

"As a professional color expert, trend forecaster, engaging speaker and chief color maven, I work with corporate clients and buiness owners on using co" more...

A Sensational Color blog

Image of Blogger

Color of the Year 2008

14th Dec. '07 · Category: Fashion & Beauty , Category: Home & Garden · Tags: , , ,

Authored by Kate Smith

Pantone has selected its “Color of the Year” for 2008: Blue Iris Pantone 18-3943The gorgeous hue Blue Iris was chosen as the color of the year for 2008 by Pantone a global authority on color.

The color of ocean and sky, blue is perceived as a constant in our lives. As the collective color of the spirit, it invokes rest and can cause the body to feel calm and isn’t a feeling of calm just what we are seeking as the world around us becomes more complex?

Purple gives Blue Iris a sense of mystery and luxury. It takes blue from tried and true to new and intriguing.

Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute shared with me that they chose this blue-purple blend because it is a color that represents the overall color direction Pantone sees for fashion, cosmetics and home products in 2008.

Wellspring palette from the Pantone Home Furnishings Forecast

While blues and purples are shown across the eight Pantone palettes they make an especially strong showing in Wellspring a palette described as, “Universally understood as cleansing and clarifying and as the world’s most precious commodity, water provides the Wellspring that literally supports and sustains life.”

“Blues and aquas clearly define the liquid’s cooling and more soothing qualities, highlighted by a glimmer of effervescent undersea green, violet and indigo. The undulating tones of mother of pearl and sandy shades of the shore bring a beautifully warming balance.”

More on Pantone’s color of the year on Color Pro…   SensationalColor.com

3 Responses to “Color of the Year 2008”

  1. Sensational Color | Color Pro Says:

    [...] More on Pantone’s color of the year on Live In Full Color… [...]

  2. Sensational Color | Color Pro Says:

    [...] Pepsi blue world commercial. Live In Full Color… [...]

  3. Sensational Color | Color Pro Says:

    [...] Pantone Color of the Year for 2008 on Live In Full Color… [...]

Leave a Reply

Grab the RSS Feed Add to your RSS feed reader Add to your news reader

Connect on Twitter

Follow Kate on Twitter