Mix magazine issue 26 Autumn Winter 2012 13 – OUT NOW!

Content for issue 26:

Observer: Brands, outdoor furnishings, concepts, shows, furniture, architecture, technology, China, retail, trends, materials, kitchens, bathrooms, surface treatments and lighting.

Colour Focus: Colour focused micro trends; in this issue mint green, magenta, pastels, egg yolk yellow, blood red and cobalt, plus Mix Trends’ newest colour palettes revealed.

Show previews: Printsource, Heimtextil, IMM Cologne, Interiors UK, Maison & Object, Stockholm Furniture Fair and MosBuild.

Features: Black Magic: Carbon fibre, paint companies at the cutting edge of colour development, a report from Frieze on the newest trends from the art world and an interview with Arik Levy.

Market analysis: Germany: Simon Jones discovers a country with a winning combination of commerciality and creativity.

Industry/Contract Section: New developments in ceramics: Cersaie, interview: Vanessa Brady SBID, Maximalism in the contract sector, company profile: Trevira, technology update, communicating the brand: the future if idents and DuPont Building Innovations.

Color Trend Predictions: Part 2 of Mix Trends’ Autumn Winter 2012 13 colour forecast, focusing on forthcoming trends Tender and Bleep.

Materials: Fabric and wall treatments update, MoOD: the latest directions from this essential fabrics show and Mix fabric micro trends.

To order your copy today please visit us at www.globalcolor.co.uk/shop or contact us at marketing@globalcolor.co.uk

Mix Trends issue 25 Autumn Winter 2013 14 Out Now!

Mix Trends issue 25 is out now, with four new trends for Autumn Winter 2013/14.

Flint goes back to basics with an organic palette driven by natural pigments; Storm is a fitting title for a trend focussing on unpredictability within climates, terrain and structures. Clash is a reappraisal of the decorative, abducting the least fashionable elements within contemporary interior design; Alpine is a comforting trend combining the charm of a rustic ski chalet with the world’s largest ecosystem and our love for the great outdoors.

All four, very different messages are expressed through essential colour palettes, expressing a strong seasonal message with a strong identity that your customers will instantly identify with.

For more information regarding Mix Trends please visit http://bit.ly/rsSieG.

To order your copy today please contact us at marketing@globalcolor.co.uk or call on 0207 481 1507.

Glamourland in Berkeley Square

“Glamourland installations are a series of living portraits inside large steel boxes in Berkeley Square. A cross between horticulture, landscape, sculpture and digital technology, the pieces showcase a new technology of ‘plasticising’ living
plants, leaving sections to grow, creating fantastical hybrid forms. An
animation projection has also been designed to complement the jewel-encrusted,
iridescent surfaces seen inside.

Berkeley Square is open to the public every day between 8am-6pm. Although after
dark, Glamourland takes on a new  dimension so do take from the pavement
outside the square too.

On until the 20th January 2012.”

Global Color Research Seminar Details 2012

9 January 2012 at 10.30. Mix Trends: Global Tales of Colour and Design for AW
2012/13 by Mark Woodman at Printsource, New
York, USA.
http://www.printsourcenewyork.com/

11 January 2012 at 15.15. Mix Trends: Colour Stories: Global Tales of Colour and
Design for AW 2012/13 (opening with broader trends) by Mark Woodman at
Heimtextil, Frankfurt, Germany. http://www.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en.html

12 January 2012 at 12.15. Mix Colour Stories: Nuances for North America for AW
2012/13 by Mark Woodman at Heimtextil, Frankfurt,
Germany.
http://www.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en.html

16^th to 19^th January 2012. Series of colour talks by Tanja Burmeister at
IMM Cologne, Germany. Content TBA.
http://www.imm-cologne.com

22 January 2012 at 12pm. Mix Colour
Stories: Apply global trends to web tone, graphics and branding for SS2013 season by
Hannah Malein. Interiors at Birmingham. United Kingdom. http://www.interiorsuk.com/

23 January 2012 at 13.30. Mix Colour
Stories: Colour Nuances for Europe, America and China AW 2012/13 by Hannah
Malein. Interiors at Birmingham. United Kingdom. http://www.interiorsuk.com/

25 January 2012 at 13.30. Mix
Trends: Colour Trends Predictions for AW 2012/13 by Sally Davies. Interiors at Birmingham.
United Kingdom.
http://www.interiorsuk.com/

Workshop: Direction, perspective and nuance: Colour excitement for 2012/13 by Mix At MoOD Exhibitions

Date: Wednesday 14^th September
Conducted by: Sally Davies, colour and trend consultant at Global Color Research™
Location: MoOD Exhibition, Brussels. Belgium.
Language: English

From the colour consultancy house Global Color Research™ and publishers of Mix and Mix Trends, this is a special workshop aimed at individuals within the interior, textile and material industries who are keen on learning about colour direction for 2012/13 and how to use successfully forecasting information. This workshop is conducted by the colour expert and trend consultant Sally Davies.

Our aims of the workshop are:

• To show how colour palettes are developing using Mix Trends Retroflow.
• To share knowledge and creative thinking on trend forecasting and colour research.
• To engage in discussions to encourage thinking in a wider context when researching, designing, and creating
• To engage in tasks to better understand colour and trends and how they can inform your design ideas.

The workshop will cover:

• How colour forecasting is conducted.
• How colour palettes have developed over recent years and how colours are moving on.
• Discussion of key colours and trends for 2012/13 and 2013
• Tasks to help you use your research and colours to create mood boards and colour combinations.
• How to use images as part of the creative process and find out your own colour combinations.

On completion you will leave with a greater knowledge of the colour forecasting industry and the ideas and thoughts that come together to inform concepts and design ideas. This will help inspire, encourage and develop your colour choices for your designs.

The workshop will cost 250 Euros per person and includes a copy of the MoOD trends book ‘Of the Sublime’ for 2012/13 (rrp 100 Euros).

The workshop will last approximately 2 hours. To book your place contact us at marketing@globalcolor.co.uk or on 0207 481 1507. Spaces are limited so book now to avaoid disappointment. A brief will also be sent out prior to the workshop (week commencing September 5^th) asking you to bring along a few resources (magazine cuttings, inspiration etc) to use within the tasks.

Sneak Preview 2013: Precious trend story

MADE WITH SWAROVSKI® ELEMENTS © Global Color
Research™ Limited. All rights reserved.

PRECIOUS

For 2013 we see an increase in the interest of precious metals, ores and gems as a tangible representation of wealth, a much safer commodity than shaky stocks. Luxury is embraced by the East where economies such as China are no longer viewed as emerging cultures.

With global influence Precious is inspired by semi-precious stones. Colours are dense and heavily pigmented where gold inevitably becomes the key metallic shade, but without the ostentation of the nouveau riche.

With regard to materials and textures, highly reflective coating is combined with dense pigments to create Precious. In textiles we will see the use of rough and naturally irregular patterns while in hard surfaces we will see abstract semi precious stones and glass trapped in dark polished resins for hard surfaces.

The offbeat tones of this palette are very versatile and it can be broken down into many colour combinations that can be perfect for many different industries; cosmetics, sportswear apparel, textiles, interiors, packaging etc.

The recently published Mix Trends Spring Summer 2013, issue 24 has further information on this story and full colour reference to its colours, regional colour applications, web tones, samples in texture and materials and many more details.  To illustrate the colours in this story we have used Swarosvki® Elements© crystals in the photography helping us to create beautiful inspirational images that can help you to create your own interpretation of this trend.

To purchase your copy visit: http://www.globalcolor.co.uk/mixtrends-offer.php

Available to order now!

Textile designer Michael Angove and Swedish manufacturers Ary Trays collaborate to create a limited edition of trays inspired by Mix’s Botanic trend.

The idea behind this creation was to illustrate how designers can work with Mix and incorporate our trends into their work and broaden their creativity and colour understanding. Mix was proud to showcase the trays at Pulse 2011 to reveal the process of design trends from initial inspiration to the final product.

For more information on the trays please visit the Ary Trays website provided:

http://www.arytrays.com/botanic-inspired-by-mix/85/product.aspx

Lego Love!

Mix’s childhood love of LEGO has been well and truly reignited with the bright building blocks popping up all over the place.

From Danish architectural practice KRADS travelling workshop ‘playtime’, to British artist Finn Stone’s LEGO stilettos, our favourite toy has been making a big impact on the design world and has even adorned the curves of Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie at the Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice Awards.

Of course LEGO heels and dresses are not the most practical of items but if you want to inject a little nostalgia in to your life LEGO have created a fantastic range of drinking flasks.  We’ll have one in every colour please!

View our Spring Summer 2011 Trend Seminar

 

If you’ve never made it to one of our Mix seminars, then we have a little treat for you with our full Spring Summer 2011 seminar available to view now.

 

In this presentation Justine Fox, our Creative Director,  discusses our trends for Spring Summer 2011, taken from Mix Trends forecast book.  Looking at the key colours, shapes and materials, the seminar aims to show you how colour trends can be successfully applied to products and design. 

 

To view the presentation just click here. The first 5 minutes are in Spanish as this was shot in Brazil, however if you skip past the introduction you will be able to see Justine’s presentation.

 

If you have any questions on our seminars please contact us directly at marketing@globalcolor.co.uk. or visit our website for future events.

Mix magazine issue 23 – Out now!

 

Mix magazine issue 23 is now available, and as always brings you the latest colour, trend and design news.

Everything that is featured in Mix is carefully selected to help inspire you and keep you up to date with the latest trends.

To find out more about Mix magazine and view the latest content please click here to visit our website.