Colour, Material and Prints: 2015 Trend
Colour generally marks the starting point of an interior design trend and 2015 is toning down, experts say.
One of the first official colour announcements for 2015 came from global colour authority PANTONE, which revealed that Marsala 18-1438, a rich wine hue would be the 2015 colour of the year.
Marsala and other colour trends will play a critical role in influencing product development and initiating buying decisions.
Trend forecasters and futurists scour the globe observing consumer behaviour and sociological, economical and cultural changes in order to select colour direction. In a 2012 interview, trend forecaster Milou Ket revealed that while some colours are very persistent, lasting five to seven years, “others have a very short, but violent life and only work as an accessory.”
Michelle Lamb, editorial director of The Trend Curve also advised that trends need time to develop and are not always hard and fast. “Trends move in evolutionary steps rather than revolutionary steps so its unusual to see something emerge fully formed so typically we’ll have some portion of year on year ramp up so 2016 will continue to lean on 2015 and among them the opportunity for the colour to come out,” she said. Lamb also offered her observations on the colour influences predicted to shape 2015 and beyond.
Read the full forecast here.
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