Pantone's color of the year: Turquoise
Pantone's color of the year makes a big splash at the New York International Gift Fair
After walking the aisles of this year's New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), it's hard to know which came first: Pantone declaring turquoise the "it" color for 2010 or designers creating a bounty of turquoise wares for Pantone to decide this cool hue was the color of the year.
No matter who gets credit for setting the trend, Pantone number 15-5519 is cropping up on all manner of decorative wares, from an official Pantone folding chair (right) to a newfangled toile to a tiled coffee table with matching storage boxes.
For a full tour of NYIGF's turquoise treasures, check out the pieces that caught my eye:
(All photos by Jessica Cumberbatch)
One pattern from Jonathan Adler's new line of porcelain dinnerware features this turquoise pattern that looks like it was inspired by a trip to the Greek isles.
More reminiscent of a Mexican retreat than a Greek one, the turquoise tiles laid into this coffee table -- also by Jonathan Adler -- gleamed, even among his wildly colorful display.
I couldn't get enough of Jonathan Adler and he clearly couldn't get enough turquoise, throwing these new Marimekko-esque tea towels into his spring mix.
San Francisco designer Kenneth Wingard's "O" vases and Reed bottles are both handmade and hand glazed in a perfect aqua hue, from $9.
I loved the bird and lotus flower designs of these lamps by Chattanooga, Tennessee company Stray Dog Designs. Better still, they're both handmade -- one out of paper mâché (which comes in two shades of turquoise) and the other out of paper tole. Robin Staak Lamp (bird), $360; Doug Buffet Lamp (flower), $500.
Stray Dog Designs also added a paper mâché blossoms to their Antiguan blue sideboard, which is handmade and painted by artisans in Haiti, like all of the company's paper goods.
Home Essentials' 'Patio' collection literally stood out in the crowd (it was perched up on a table). The collection includes this adorable metal butler stand, beverage pale and ice bucket combo in turquoise and white polka dots.
These oven mitts may look like ordinary toile, but they're actually 'Savannah Toile,' featuring scenes from the historic squares of Savannah, GA in lieu of a traditional French motif. The design is the work of Morena Guzman, a talented artist out of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).
Sferra's new "Broadway" bedding collection, part of their "fun and flirty" 1891 brand, has all of the elements of a tropical beach vacation -- or at least a good place to curl up and dream about one, from $112.
Fashion desginer turned home designer Edie Roberts sells her plush pillow collection, including these turquoise beauties, to retailers like Home Decorators Collection.
These embossed candles and patent leather frames from Zodax are total bedside glam.
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Reader comments (Page 1 of 1)
I'm pretty sure Martha Stewart should get the credit for this beautiful color. She's been using it for years! One of my favorites.
ReplyYuck! I hate this color and always have. Note to author: It's a beverage "pail", as in bucket, not "pale", as in "your writing skills PALE in comparison to a 5th grader".
Huh, I was into turquoise before turquoise was cool! The thing is, the word turquoise covers a wide range of colors as observed above, from blue-green to green-blue. That folding chair up above is kind of a sickly green and the polka dot ice bucket looks sky blue!
ReplyIn 1962 we bought our first home. Turquois was the in color then. We painted the master bedroom this color.
The turquoise and chartruese combo is so 70's. I'm glad to see a comeback.
ReplyHere is the thing with the, "it" color. Next year it will be outdated. I built a house in the early 90's, when mauve was the "it" color. Well, my mauve is sooooooo outdated it's pathetic. The same will become of turquise. Although, I think it's a beautiful color and personally love it. It's going to date it's self. I've always laughed at the, color challenged with all the tan and white. I am no longer laughing, there able to add any accent color they want.
ReplyI have been into this color since the 70's and never gave up, you go turqouise!
ReplyWell, you have to like it in order to want to buy it. So even if it's the "it" color of 2010, like "Loves Pink" said, it will be sooooo yesterday not long from now. I would never buy something just because it's the "it" color, otherwise, I'll be stuck with it for a long time! lol
ReplyI used turquoise in my first house back in 1966, and the next one in 1972, but stopped after that with the next ...
ReplyWhen will avacado green and harvest gold be in style again..a la 1970?
ReplyTired of it already.
ReplyTired of it already.
ReplyIch! I HATE this color! Of all the colors to choose for the "in" fashionable thing. I'd like to know whose responsible for this. They should be shot. I grew up in the 60s and I can remember the leftover plastic furniture and lamps and metal stuff in this color. I've probably seen less than 10 outfits with this color of clothing as the primary color that look halfway decent my entire life. I personally think it's an AWFUL color. I've never been one to always have to have the in thing anyway. I'm a FIRM believer in the basics and the tried and true. I buy the standards that will be in style 20 years from now and I buy good quality clothing in the classic tasteful styles that will last for years. I have my pencil skirts, basic heels, little black dresses, trench coats, camel coat with toggles, etc. Oh, I may change an accessory or two to brighten things up but a black pencil skirt or a white linen skirt will ALWAYS be in style. I don't have to spend the money for a new wardrobe every season and to be honest, unless you're a Hilton, a Rockefellar or such who can do that anyway. I'm sure Paris Hilton will be flying around in all sorts of stuff in this hideous color this summer. But then, she's never been known for having any taste in clothing anyway. Ladies, if you buy the classics that will last, you can put your money into buying high quality things and as long as you take proper care of your clothing it will last you for years and you will always look like a million bucks. Learn to buy a few good pieces instead of a dozen cheap things. I don't even step foot into a place like Payless shoes. Not only don't they last, the cheap stuff isn't good for you either.
ReplyWhen my parents bought their first home the appliances were yes turquoise, that was 1957. When my parents changed the appliances it was harvest gold 1976. It will all come back again, it always does.
ReplyThis color is NOT for me. I didn't like it when it was popular in the 1950s and I don't like it now.
ReplyMy favorite color!
ReplyToo bad all the clothes for spring/summer are yukky lime & orange. Yech! (Wouldn't be caught dead in either)
Note to designers: bring out the turquoise!
Go neutral on the more permanent things and add the "in" color in lamps, pillows, throws, etc...and when you are tired of it, you haven't invested a lot of time and money. Give it to Goodwill and go with the next "in" color!
ReplyWorks for me...