Color

August 25, 2023

Designer Insights from NeoCon 2023

NeoCon 2023 felt like a pre-pandemic trade show, with attendance up and brands showing out! This year, Interface partnered with outside design pros as well as our own internal design experts to analyze what materials, shapes, colors, patterns and textures are popular in commercial spaces today. Take a look at the insights each designer shared…

July 14, 2023

MYOB Headquarters Explores Geometric Elegance

Located in one of Melbourne, Australia’s most exciting tech precincts, accounting software company MYOB’s Cremorne Street headquarters boasts over 5,610 square meters of striking, geometric volumes that bring a contemporary edge to the waterfront at Silicon Yarra, which is considered Australia’s Silicon Valley. The result of a close collaboration between MYOB, Monto Projects and Cachet Group,…

March 3, 2023

Trend-watching at Stockholm Furniture Fair

The venue? Stockholmsmässan. The dates? February 7th to 11th. The event? In interior design circles, only one of the most talked about of the year! In fact, in the run up to 2023’s long-awaited Stockholm Furniture Fair (SFF), exhibitors and attendees were even more enthused than ever – the result of a long, post-pandemic hiatus…

February 14, 2023

Setting the Tone: The Colors of 2023

There’s one event in a designer’s calendar that generates a great deal of anticipation and spurs excitement for the year ahead – Colors of the Year releases. And in a year where people have returned enthusiastically to commercial environments, designers have been bringing the outside in with projects inspired by both the natural environment and…

December 13, 2022

Color Spotlight: Nourishing Greens

Color trends can be tricky to navigate – what’s in, what’s out and, most importantly, what works for a particular space? Natalie Makowski, Product Design Manager for Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, shines a spotlight on emerging global color trends, exploring how to apply these tones to commercial spaces. Take nourishing green, which has become…

August 5, 2022

Seven Design Themes on Display at NeoCon 2022

It’s clear that hybrid work is here to stay and will continue to influence our workplaces of the future. As a result, commercial furniture and product manufacturers showed their willingness to embrace this new frontier with fresh introductions at NeoCon 2022. Amid the new products on display, several themes—some recurring, others new—stood out. The design…

February 9, 2022

Tips for Integrating the 2022 Colors of the Year

The reveal of an influential brand’s Color of the Year is always hotly anticipated in designers’ calendars. However, an unpredictable and turbulent 2021 meant the interior design community was extra excited to hear what color trends will be gracing mood boards over the coming year. Looking at forecasts from Pantone, PPG and Sherwin-Williams reveals that…

December 9, 2021

Nine Notable Trends at NeoCon 2021

After going virtual last year due to the pandemic, NeoCon was back in full swing in 2021, and several new trends—along with fresh twists on existing movements—in commercial interior design were on display in Chicago. Experts in new design directions at Interface took note. Nine new trends stood out. Curves, curves, curves. Among the clearest…

October 4, 2021

Warm Neutrals Bring a Sense of Calm to Changing Environments

Color trends come and go, but neutral hues are always perennial favorites in both residential and commercial settings. Still, preferences in neutral colors — like taupe, gray, beige, and tan — also experience nuanced shifts in popularity. And lately, designers and manufacturers have observed a clear movement toward warmer neutrals, particularly in the workplace. Unlike…