CHICAGO, International Home & Housewares Show 2014, PANTONE ColorWatch Display (Hall of Global Innovation, located in the Lakeside Level 3 Lobby) – March 17, 2014 – Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today unveiled PANTONE^® VIEW home + interiors 2015, a compendium of major color trends that will influence the home and interiors marketplace in 2015. Containing nine key trend palettes, plus individual color and material direction, PANTONE VIEW home + interiors arms home furnishings and interior designers with the critical color information they need to appeal to consumers.

“Consumer preferences, behaviors and lifestyles are constantly evolving spawning a desire for fresh color palettes in both home and interior design,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute^®. “While rigid color rules have been replaced by more creative guidelines, style and color coordination in the home remains a consistent goal. The PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2015 forecast can validate some pre-conceived color choices, while also giving new color inspiration and direction.” 

PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2015 contains visual inspiration, suggested color harmonies, individual tear-out palette cards for each of the nine forecasted palettes, swatches of the 72 forecasted colors, and images from the forecast for use in presentations and storyboards. Highlighting additional insight and direction, a summary page concludes the forecast with a comprehensive color overview and a look at other factors influencing the world of home furnishings and interior environments. To enable digital design, PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2015 also includes PANTONE COLOR MANANGER for direct download of all PANTONE Color Libraries into design software.

The nine palettes for 2015 are: Style-Setting, Abstractions, Botanicum, Zensations, Urban Jungle, Tinted Medley, Past Traces, Serendipity and Spontaneity.

PANTONE VIEW inspiration for interiors 2015 ,PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2015, PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2015 ID, PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2015 color kit and PANTONE VIEW inspiration for interiors 2015/plastic standards are available immediately atwww.pantone.com/viewhome2015.

About Pantone and the Pantone Color InstitutePantone LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated, is the global color authority and provider of professional color standards for the design industries. Pantone products have encouraged colorful exploration and expressions of creativity from inspiration to implementation for more than 50 years. Through the Pantone Color Institute, Pantone continues to chart future color direction and study how color influences human thought processes, emotions and physical reactions. Pantone furthers its commitment to providing professionals with a greater understanding of color and to help them utilize color more effectively. Always a source for color inspiration, Pantone also offers designer-inspired products and services for consumers. More information is available at www.pantone.com. For the latest news, trends, information and conversations, connect with Pantone on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and the Pantone Blog.

About X-RiteX-Rite, Incorporated, is the global leader in color science and technology. The company, which now includes color industry leader Pantone, develops, manufactures, markets and supports innovative color solutions through measurement systems, software, color standards and services. X-Rite’s expertise in inspiring, selecting, measuring, formulating, communicating and matching color helps users get color right the first time and every time, which translates to better quality and reduced costs. X-Rite serves a range of industries, including printing, packaging, photography, graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, textiles, dental and medical. For further information, please visit www.xrite.com.

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All colors referenced above are included in the PANTONE FASHION + HOME color system, a component of the PANTONE Textile Color System^®. Consult current PANTONE Color Publications for accurate color. PANTONE^® and other Pantone trademarks are the property of Pantone LLC. © 2014. All rights reserved.