Global colour expert PANTONE announced that Radiant Orchid has been named Pantone Color of the Year 2014 and it’s the hot new colour trend.
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PANTONE 18-3224 Radiant Orchid- Expressive, exotic Radiant Orchid blooms with confidence and warmth
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According to Pantone, "While the 2013 color of the year, PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald, served as a symbol of growth, renewal and prosperity, Radiant Orchid reaches across the color wheel to intrigue the eye and spark the imagination,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “An invitation to innovation, Radiant Orchid encourages expanded creativity and originality, which is increasingly valued in today’s society.”
“An enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant Orchid inspires confidence and emanates great joy, love and health. It is a captivating purple, one that draws you in with its beguiling charm.” (click here for the full press release)
Radiant Orchid is part of Pantone's Spring Colour Guide for 2014
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| A SEASON OF COLORFUL EQUILIBRIUMDesigners take a modern twist on the traditional for spring 2014 by pairing soft pastels with vivid brights to create a colorful equilibrium. Inspired by a mixture of blooming flowers, travels abroad, and strong, confident women, designers use color to refresh, revive and defy conventional wisdom. |
At Nook Flowers we’re naturally excited about interpreting this shade in our unique creations. Here’s a look at of some of our compositions featuring the season's hottest colours:
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Vase with yellow lilies, sterling purple roses, mokara orchids and eustomas.
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| Lilies, cymbidium orchid and glossy loops of bear grass in 2 shades presented in a narrow rectangle vase. |
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| This basket was inspired by Audrey Hepburn's quote - "I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles." |
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| This free-form willow basket is bursting with pink-hued blooms - roses, eustomas, cymbidium orchids, alstromeria and sweet williams with trailing ivy. |
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| Fun and flirty with mums and mini cymbidiums. |
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Inspired by Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' we created this Rhapsody In Purple - multi-hued basket of lilies, roses, orchids, eustomas, caspia and cordyline with fresh burst of green from Song of India and rain forest leaves.
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