colour in the home Connecting through colour


Colour expert Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone colour Institute, shares a chromatic vision for a world ready to emerge, experience, express and explore in a keynote address that concluded the final day of The Inspired Home Show 2022.


express themselves in new ways and explore the changed world around them, said Eiseman. “More than ever before, there is an ability to connect with our consumer in a very personal way, enabling them to emerge from their personal challenges to experience and express new realities.”


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The colour combinations in the Pantone View Home + Interiors 2023 – which were unveiled at the Show’s Pantone colourWatch display – reflect the complexity and diversity of what’s going on in the world around us and what we can expect in the future. Featured colours range from “down-to-earth artisanal tones to highly digitised vibrant hues to intensely robust colours,” Eiseman explained. These palettes were designed in part


to represent how our physical and digital lives are emerging in new ways. “Digital design, with its vivifying effects, stretches the limits of our imagination, opening a door to a dynamic virtual world where we can explore new colour combinations,” she said.


The continued strength of the


environmental movement offers many applications for colour, as well as design and texture. Eiseman is particularly inspired by the use of leftover fruit peels and apple cores to make creative new fabrics. There are always going to be people


who are attracted to neutral colours, she explained. The difference today is that neutrals and high intensity brights can now


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fter two years of pandemic shutdowns, consumers are ready to emerge, experience new things,


co-exist. Likewise, there’s always a need for classic black and white stylings in home and housewares products. Bold red is always a top choice but mixing “rose pinks and bottled greens give black and white a touch of newness these days,” she said. Mixing the old with the new also was critical when selecting Pantone’s 2022 Colour of the Year – Very Peri. “The decision was made to bring a novel perspective and vision to the most reliable, trusted and beloved blue colour family around the world,” said Eiseman. “For the first time, we opted to create a new Pantone blue in order to symbolize our new realities and changing points of view.”


Eiseman concluded her presentation by detailing each of the seven palettes in the Pantone View Home + Interiors 2023 forecast:


• Tropic Refresh – This is your place “to dream big and enjoy, to escape from the challenges of everyday realities,” said Eiseman. Conjuring up images of sky, sand and sea, it offers a balanced feel with both warmth and coolness.


• Epic Tales – An escape of a different kind, this palette evokes the esthetic of medieval and mythical past – one that’s been popularized recently in gaming, movies and books. Robust and rich colours are featured, while metallics bring hand- wrought detail.


• Honesty – Honesty is a simple colour combination that suggests health and wellness. It features neutral colours that are joined by “some nourishing vegetal yellow-green shades that are set off by a sole blue green,” said Eiseman.


• Earthbound – This palette has a utilitarian look with earth tones mixed with some metallics for an updated approach. It reflects the fact that “people are longing for that ability to reach out and touch right now,” she said.


• Unexpected Reality – Lighter pastel shades are contrasted here by, yes, unexpected bright hues including “a vibrant yellow, a sulfuric yellow-green, and a bright orchid,” said Eiseman. There is an undertone of technology that energizes this palette.


• Artisan Invention – Drawing inspiration from the boho trend and manipulated fabrics, Artisan Invention has “an eclectic effect that is both rustic and sleek.” Mixing the old with the new is a theme here as well.


• Intoxicants – It’s all about brightness with Intoxicants, though there’s a bit of mystery involved too. Purple, magenta and violet are joined by red, green, orange and an electric blue to “express celebration and aspiration for better days ahead,” said Eiseman.


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