Color Me Happy!! Color Trend 2012

I was perusing Benjamin Moore's Color Pulse for 2012 and instead of just scanning it in, I thought I would find some images that show some of the newest trends in color for the next year.


(photo  by Roland Perrson)
Benjamin Moores: PT-230 Buttercream Pearl


(photo  by Roland Perrson)
Benjamin Moores: 279 Hollywood Gold/ Gold Metallic -10


(photo  by Roland Perrson)
Benjamin Moore's 733 Palm Coast Teal



(image from Great Interior Design)
Benjamin Moore 2023-20 Baby Chick



(interior image from Elle Decor)
Benjamin Moore 2168-10 Fall Harvest

(photo  by Roland Perrson)
Benjamin Moore's 2033-33 Fresh Scent Green


(image from Design Crisis)
Benjamin Moore: 2028-40 Pear Green


(image by Elle Decor/Henry Bourne)
Benjamin Moore 2011-10 Orange

Speaking of happy, check out these fantastically coloured fabrics and paintings from Helen Dardik:

 

Silk Purses from a Sow's Ear

Technology and ingenuity has enabled people to turn solid materials such as stone and wood into light and malleable finishes, take a look at some of these examples:

Trend tile has come up with a new way to use their mosiac tiles, by creating a patterned tile block made to be applied to walls, resembling fine wallpaper, it takes the guess work out of creating a special design.

Check out this laminated glass from Living Glass, the only laminated glass that claims to be made from 100% recycled glass and resin, in these images above, the glass has a layer of Barkskin in the middle. Barkskin is a thin layer of bark that is pounded down and used to create some pretty interesting wallcoverings.

This is Bits Bench by Fulo:

the 'upholstery' of the furniture object is constructed of hundreds of small triangles cut from birch plywood. 

the result is a faceted, geometric surface which looks tough and hardy from its exterior, but when sat upon, one feels the softness and comfort of the bench's interior. 'bits' includes a bolster that acts as a pillow allowing it to be used either as a lounge bench or that can be adjusted to accommodate one's seating mannerisms. 

While we're playing with wood as upholstery:

this wooden carpet by Elisa Strozyk shows how a seeming brittle material such as wood can become completely malleable, Strozyk applies veneer offcuts to fabric to create carpets, fabrics and furniture.