A world of blue surrounds us. Above our heads, we see the pale blue sky. If you are lucky enough to live near a coast, you can look out and see the deep blue ocean that makes up most of our world. This tranquil color is the most common favorite color across the globe, with a wide variety of shades evoking different meanings. Universally, all shades are said to represent loyalty, peace, openness, trust, confidence, and protection. Lighter shades...
White offers a sense of reflection and renewal in both life and design. Learn how to capture the sense of optimism and positivity this color can offer in your commercial design choices. “White. A blank page or canvas. His favorite. So many possibilities…” Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George Color Meaning The color white is generally associated with positive feelings of peace, hope, and clarity. It is also often considered a neutral color that can evoke feelings of cleanliness, sophistication, and...
One color that encapsulates the happy, bright, and energetic quality of days in the summer sun is orange. Traditionally a color low on the popularity scale, it is making a comeback in pop culture and bringing joyful energy into our hearts through fashion and home decor. Read on to learn more about the meaning behind this color, its history, and how best to incorporate it into commercial interiors. Meaning of Orange Orange is a color that grabs your attention. In its...
Summer is here. NeoCon 2023 is over. It's time for some relaxation, right? Last year we shared a few of our favorite books about textiles with you. Maybe it was Kristen's 2022 Color Diary, but this year we have color on the brain. Summer is one of our favorite times of year to play with color because we can actually get out of the studio. It's the perfect time to do some outdoor dyeing or just go outside with...
Walking the floors of the Mart this year, we weren't stuck by any overwhelming new color trend. In fact, NeoCon 2023 color trends didn’t feel like a huge departure from the colors we saw trending in 2022. Instead, they felt like more of a continuation and expansion of that palette. There were still a lot of super saturated, rich pastels, earth tones, and colored neutrals. Overall, the colors we saw felt grounding, warm, and inclusive. If we compare the colors...
Nestled between blue and purple on the color wheel is the beautiful color indigo. This often-overlooked color has been around for many years and has an interesting history. This blue and purple hybrid is the color of jeans, many flowers, the night sky, and is a popular dye. It carries much meaning, symbolism, and history and has many uses for interior designers in residential or commercial projects. Color Meaning and Symbolism Indigo is an introspective, powerful, creative, and dramatic color that...
Purple has a history of being a complex color with many different meanings. Combining the calming effects of blue and the intensity of red, it conjures various feelings from the viewer. Creative, mysterious, and regal, purple is a dynamic color for your commercial and interior design choices. Color Meaning and Symbolism Purple is the color of wealth, royalty, and luxury and a color that symbolizes bravery and independence. It is known to foster creativity, promote focus and introspection, and have a...
Our new Swallowtail Farm Collection was inspired by the medicinal properties of herbs and plants and the natural beauty of Swallowtail Farm and Creamery in Whitefield, Maine. The collection highlights six different medicinal plants. Our hope is that it brings an extra layer of meaning to healthcare interiors by highlighting these plants in materials. When it came time to develop color lines for these new patterns, the Sherwin-Williams healthcare palettes were the starting point. Why Sherwin-Williams? Sherwin-Williams markets its paints well...
The color green is always around us in nature. From the trees in our neighborhoods and local green spaces to the many foods we eat daily, green is almost everywhere we look. There's a reason for that. Green is the easiest color for the human eye to perceive. It falls directly in the middle of the color spectrum visible to humans at 555 nanometers. As we get closer to celebrating Earth Day 2023, let's learn more about green's many...
Spring 2023 runways are serving the spring vibes everyone craves after a few unpredictable years. Collections this season were overtly optimistic and joyful, full of feminine touches. After an incredibly stressful three years, designers are asking us to find beauty and joy again, even in a still stressful world. There were lots of springy, feminine florals on breezy fabrics. Ruffles, sheers, and denim added to the fun, often bringing a late 90's/Y2K aesthetic. Yet, just because there was optimism doesn't...
