The end of the year brings a plethora of delights to look forward to. Of course, we’ve got Christmas and New Years, but there’s another occasion that gets design lovers buzzing with festive spirit; the announcement of Pantone's Color of the Year — one of the last predictions to be released. And like all good celebrations, the anticipation is arguably as exciting as the event itself. Picking your favorite, casting your bets... this is the interior design Super Bowl.
Interestingly, color trend forecasting as we know it can be traced back to World War I, when The Textile Color Card Association of America set out to predict which shades would be the most favored in the upcoming year, so as to ensure that the most popular fashions could be produced on home soil.
