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Make sense of the future with Colour Hive membership From concept to application, Colour Hive membership gives you the essential building blocks for design and product development. Our subscriber platform features all our forecasts, reports and publications, plus editorial images and digital colour palettes. Click the link to find out more: https://lnkd.in/dVv_tp8 #ColourHive #MIXMagazine #DesignDirection #DesignTrends #DesignInspiration #ColourInspiration #FutureTrends #TrendForecast #TrendForecasting #CMF #ColourMaterialFinish #ColourHiveMembership 

2025 COLOUR DIRECTION: COSMIC POWER Transitioning from intense, red-cast blue Lapis Lazuli through deep purple Cosmic Violet, Power Pink and an ethereal, purple-cast grey Ozone, these hues are connected by their shared red-blue composition. Image credits: © Colour Hive, #TableauCPH, Lumiére Bricoleur 📸 #michaelrygaard

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! Welcome to a new MIX Magazine where, for the first time, we’re bringing you all four design directions simultaneously. All the better for you to get a steer on the overarching themes as well as a complete view of the colour palettes for 2026/27. Initially, it feels as though the stories are coming from very different starting points. However, all are in one way or another a reaction to the effects of climate change. JOY looks to denying defeatism and rising to the multiple challenges we face in the future with optimism, while HOLD offers perhaps a more radical alternative, deceleration and a focus on quality and longevity. There are also two stories where the emotional rather than practical responses to this most existential of threats are explored. Fear of the unknown and subsequent lack of control is acknowledged and accepted in DARK. While a decadent, provocative hedonism informs TASTE. Finally, we are excited about the development of our digital offer for next year. We’ll be introducing special focuses on the broader macro themes that influence all aesthetic trends. We will also be continuing to bring you our spotlights on historical colours, Colour Science and Threads of Influence, not to mention reviewing a plethora of shows. 2025 looks to be an exciting and productive year. For thought provoking writing, inspiring design and colour directions, MIX 78 2026/27 is out now. Read more over on our journal: https://lnkd.in/eiYd2Xkv #ColourHive #MIXMagazine #DesignDirection #Colourdirection #Design #Colour #DesignInspiration #202627Forecast #designtrends

COLOUR HIVE @ DUTCH DESIGN WEEK 2024 Dutch Design Week is a significant platform for emerging designers, and this year's edition was a standout for material innovation. Across the board, anxiety fought with optimism as designers sought to make sense of today's complex and precarious world. The full reports on key themes and materials from DDW 2024 are now available on the Colour Hive membership area. #ColourHive #MIXMagazine #DesignDirection #DesignTrends #DesignInspiration #ColourTrends #ColorTrends #ColourInspiration #ColorInspiration #FutureTrends #Colours #Colors #CMF #ColourMaterialFinish #DDW #DDW2024 #Exhibition #Designers #Design #materials #productdesign #Exhibitions2024 #DutchDesignWeek #ContemporaryDesign #Collectibledesign #Designweek #Materials #Materialinnovation

COLOUR HIVE @ FRIEZE LONDON 2024 This year’s Frieze stepped away from bold statements, offering a more grounded approach with figurative art and mixed media at the forefront. Subtle explorations of nature, urban decay and narrative-driven pieces defined the show, with colours blending gently throughout. Installations were restrained yet impactful, leaving plenty to reflect on. The full report is now available on the Colour Hive membership area. #ColourHive #MIXMagazine #DesignDirection #DesignTrends #DesignInspiration #ColourTrends #ColorTrends #ColourInspiration #ColorInspiration #FutureTrends #Colours #Colors #CMF #ColourMaterialFinish #Frieze #Frieze2024 #Exhibition #Designers #Design #materials #productdesign #Exhibitions2024 #FriezeLondon #ContemporaryArt #ArtFair #ArtTrends #MixedMedia #FigurativeArt #ArtInstallations #NarrativeArt #ArtExhibition

COLOUR HIVE @ PAD LONDON 2024 At the intersection of art and design, PAD London, the 20th Century and contemporary design fair, showcased rich textures, hand-worked metals and deep opulent finishes. Playful sculptural pieces added a lighter touch, while heritage techniques brought timeless refinement to the exhibition. Full report now available on our website. #PADLondon #LuxuryDesign #ArtAndDesign #20thCenturyDesign #ContemporaryDesign #Craftsmanship #MaterialInnovation #DesignTrends #SculpturalDesign #TexturalDesign #Handcrafted #HeritageCraft #LuxuryInteriors #ArtFurniture #OpulentFinishes #InteriorDesign #ArtCollectors #PAD2024 #ColourHive #MIXMagazine #DesignDirection #DesignTrends #DesignInspiration #ColourTrends #ColorTrends #ColourInspiration #ColorInspiration

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COLOUR HIVE @ CERSAIE 2024 This Bologna-based International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings delivers an invaluable overview of key directions for the sector. With more than 600 companies from 25 countries exhibiting, two overarching directions emerged from CERSAIE; a deep reconnection with heritage and nature, and bold, expressive ceramics. These themes ran throughout, with designers embracing the raw and the refined, the understated and the vibrant. Both the Cersaie and Bathrooms at Cersaie digital show reports with design and colour directions are available now in the members area. #ColourHive #MIXMagazine #DesignDirection #DesignTrends #DesignInspiration #ColourTrends #ColorTrends #ColourInspiration #FutureTrends #TrendForecast #Trends #Colours #Colors #CMF #ColourMaterialFinish #Cersaie #Cersaie2024 #Exhibition #Designers #Design #tiledesign #bathroomdesign

COLOUR HIVE @ DECOREX 2024 Highly commercial, aspirational and assured, this interior design show knows exactly what its high-end market is looking for. If you are searching for insight into the direction of travel for the UK luxury interiors market, Decorex International is the show to visit. This isn’t about edgy experimentation; it’s all about tapping into what feels right now. And it seems that what feels right is pattern. The digital show report with design and colour directions is available now in the members area. #ColourHive #MIXMagazine #DesignDirection #DesignTrends #DesignInspiration #ColourTrends #ColorTrends #ColourInspiration #FutureTrends #TrendForecast #Trends #Colours #Colors #CMF #ColourMaterialFinish #Decorex #Decorex2024 #Exhibition #Designers #Design #collectibledesign #InteriorDesign

2025 HACK In a swiftly evolving technological landscape, machine learning and robotics have advanced significantly, mimicking human cognition and raising concerns about their potential to replace artists, architects and designers. This story, building on themes from FURY (2023) and HELTERSKELTER (2024), looks at the blending of art and politics, amid post-pandemic societal unrest. As many artists and designers choose to collaborate with technology, creating pieces of strange and unworldly beauty, it becomes harder to differentiate between machine and human-generated art. In contrast, others prefer to challenge digital saturation and create works in monumental proportions, making powerful statements about the sheer physicality of art. This is a story with an online art-driven aesthetic, informed by the Metaverse, gaming and AI. This blurs the line between the tangible and the virtual, and so surfaces and finishes go from glossy to hyper-matt, pieces are made from unconventional materials to look like renders, and colours appear in real life like they would on-screen. Nothing is as it seems, perceptions are challenged. We’ll be exploring our story HACK through design, material, and colour here and over on our journal in the coming weeks. #ColourHive #MIXMagazine #DesignDirection #DesignTrends #DesignInspiration #FutureTrends #TrendForecast #TrendForecasting #Trends #Colours #CMF #ColourMaterialFinish #Hack