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COLOR TREND FORECASTING: Finish Meets Fashion; Science Meets Art
December 29, 2020
For only the second time in 20 plus years of color forecasting, the Pantone Color Institute has announced that its 2021 color of the year is two colors! This led us to take a deeper dive into color trend forecasting. Color trend forecasts have garnered more media attention in recent years and seem to be increasingly impacting interior design trends, as well as fashion, home décor and consumer products from blenders to cars. Who’s behind the color picks each year and how are they selected?
REGIONAL RELEVANCE: Making Commercial Interior Design Meaningful
February 29, 2020
As a firm that provides commercial interior design, the RLPS Interiors team must consider not only aesthetic appeal, but also ergonomics, health, safety, and accessibility for our clients’ spaces. Another important, but sometimes overlooked, consideration is acknowledging a sense of place—the climate, culture, history and traditions of the locale where the space is located. This is certainly the case for hospitality venues or senior living communities, but also holds true for commercial offices, cultural, municipal and healthcare settings. Highlighting and incorporating the physical and social qualities of a specific region into the interior design or remodel creates a sense of authenticity and resonates with those using the space.
INTERIOR DESIGN PIONEERS: A Look Back at a Few of the Earliest Innovators
October 28, 2018
Many designers will tell you that great ideas are built upon the concepts and creators that came before them. This month we are highlighting a few of the earliest innovators who paved the way for today’s interior design professionals. Although there were certainly others who came before these few we’ve highlighted here (in fact, some sources trace interior design all the way back to ancient India), the following individuals have been heralded as some of the earliest American influencers for what has evolved into the contemporary interior design profession.
Harnessing The Power of Purple
May 3, 2016
Whether you love it or hate it—and you are likely to fall into one of those two categories—purple is a color option that makes a statement. Combining the calming qualities of blue and the energetic properties of red in varying proportions, purple rarely functions as a neutral tone. Whether a light lavender-gray or a deep plum tone, purple makes an impact.
Despite the fact that it’s fairly rare in the natural world in comparison to other colors, purple (or violet) is the most powerful wavelength of the rainbow, just a few steps away from x-rays and gamma rays. Purple is often associated with royalty and luxury, probably because the earliest dyes were primarily reserved for the garments of emperors. This was due to the cost and complexity of extracting dye from thousands of shellfish for a single garment. Purple can also be associated with decadence and excess, however in many cultures it is a color of mourning.