Page 53 - Lighting Magazine November 2019

The first is a return to Asian style. “A key signa- ture of this style is blue-and-white combinations, seen in floral patterns, lattice motifs, and Shibori prints. Navy, porcelain blue, and cobalt are all right for these looks,” Lamb states.
“At the same time,” she continues, “the market has seen the first hints of a retreat from black. What is taking its place? Early signs are pointing to dark blues, like Naval and Chinese Porcelain.”
Green is a close runner-up to blue when it comes to popularity, especially when considering the interest in all things “eco.”
“A green that embraces its yellow side, like Behr’s Back to Nature, is a perfect fit for the grow- ing number of autumnal palettes that trade fairs like Maison & Objet suggest are coming on strong for 2020,” Lamb explains. “Watch for this color in combination with a growing number of browns, rusted oranges, berry and burgundy tones, pur- ples, and golds.” She also notes that the perfect foil to all of this warmth is, coincidently, dark blue.
Benjamin Moore’s pick of First Light, a light wash of pink, is also a great pairing for dark blue. “There’s no question that pastel values have been on a roll since the emergence of Millennial Pink a few years ago,” Lamb says. “Benjamin Moore’s selection of First Light as their Color of the Year conveys a message that pale pink will continue in a basic role, even after the Millennial Pink trend is over.”
For manufacturers in the lighting industry, the interpretation of these choice colors may not be literal, like them ending up as a finish on a fixture. It’s more about understanding how the color would interact with their product line, which is commonly painted in neutral or metallic.
“With the ‘Colors of the Year,’ I need to under- stand the general timbre of the tones suggested,” explains Jeff Dross, Corporate Director, Educa- tion & Industry Trends at Kichler. “Those colors will have some sort of theme that helps me un- derstand the overall direction of interior design. These colors of the year set a tone from which trends grow.”
Danceteria pillow
– which wears a
similar hue to Sherwin- Williams’ Naval – is from Nikki Chu’s Cosmic collection for Jaipur.
top lEft: Innovation Lighting’s #516-3I-WPC- G352-BL fixture can be cus- tomized with this blue glass and White Polished Chrome finish, great to illustrate the classic pairing of blue and white that the 2020 color picks encourage.
top right: Currey & Co.’s Leona table lamp would be a great representation of PPG’s Chinese Porcelain in a display.
november 2019 | enLIGHTenment magazine 51