The main color of the coming year is Pantonenamed the color of curly cabbage — Kale. But everything new is a well-forgotten old. Designer and architect Maria Romanova tells what role the color Kale played before and what interior future awaits it The top 10 colors from Pantone for 2017 are bright and active shades of the nature around us. This is both the active life force of the elements and relaxation — the whole spectrum of emotions and feelings. And among them, it symbolizes a healthy lifestyle, . Maria Romanova was interested in how to use Kale and how it combines with its nine companions, and shared the results of the study with us. Maria Romanova, designer and architect Has two higher educations — architecture and translation. Believes that without constant contact with culture, history and architecture, it is difficult to talk about the real work of a designer. Therefore, since her internship in Cambridge, she continues to travel a lot. Owns the studio "Anfilada MARO", teaches, writes a book about design. — The colors of the coming season, from light and airy to explosive and bright, are combined into unique combinations that tell about the diversity of nature and its origins. Therefore, the next season will give us many opportunities to reveal our creative potential and bold experiments. And the main color of the palette, Kale, a natural green shade, will become an ideal complementary color or even the main background for brighter tones in the palette. What will Kale be for interiors? Perhaps, Kale will appear as the main color on the walls, but on the other hand, it can also be used as an accent, for example, in textile design. Accessories in the form of glass and ceramics are also good for decorating in general, and table decor in particular. This is velvet, silk, and satin. This is glass in stained glass windows. These are crystals, majolica and smalt.
photo from the working archive of the studio "Anfilada MARO"
photo from the working archive of the studio "Anfilada MARO"
photo from the working archive of the studio "Anfilada MARO"
photo from the working archive of the studio "Anfilada MARO"
photo from the working archive of the studio "Anfilada MARO"
фото из рабочего архива студии “Анфилада MARO” What to combine with the color Kale Kale is the perfect complementary color in the 2017 palette for the rest of the tones. If it is only a background, then the light shades will come to the fore and open up, and vice versa, as an accent it can act solo, and then the light shades of the palette will give it way. And the other colors of 2017 are:
- Pantone 17-4123 - Niagara - This is a classic denim blue that speaks to our desire for ease, comfort and weekend relaxation.
- Pantone 13-0755 - "Primrose Yellow". This joyful yellow shade instantly transports us to a place where it is warm, where there is an increase in vitality, where there is a good mood and sunny days.
- Pantone 19-4045 - Lapis Blue - Strong and confident, this intense blue hue is filled with inner radiance and depth.
- Pantone 17-1462 - Flame - This gorgeous theatrical shade adds a fiery glow to the 2017 palette.
- Pantone 14-4620 - Island Paradise - A cool blue-green shade that suggests our island escape dreams might just come true.
- Pantone 13-1404 - Pale Dogwood - A quiet and calm pink shade that evokes an aura of innocence and purity.
- Pantone 15-0343 - Greenery This zesty yellow-green color speaks to the need to explore, experiment, and invent.
- Pantone 17-2034 - Pink Yarrow - Bold and wild, Pink Yarrow is an exciting and stimulating color that gets the mood and adrenaline flowing.
- Pantone 14-1315 — Hazelnut. This shade is reminiscent of the natural colors of nature. It is down to earth, simple, and with its inherent warmth, it will become a transitional color that will unite the entire palette.
Related articles What can inspire you?designers in search of color solutions Combinations of Kale and such contrasting colors as, for example, Pink Yarrow can be found in historical interiors. There is Flame, Pale Dogwood, Niagara and Greenery. Yes, perhaps all the colors of 2017.
photo from the working archive of the studio "Anfilada MARO"
photo from the working archive of the studio "Anfilada MARO"
photo from the working archive of the studio "Anfilada MARO"
photo from the working archive of the studio “AnfiladaMARO” But these colors and shades can be harmonious not only in classic interiors. Introducing the palette of 2017, Pantone demonstrates the entire range of these combinations on its website. Awakening of nature - from half-shades of freshness to vigorous activity.
