Image above (clockwise): Design*Sponge Editor: Lauren Chorpening Day, Electrolux Designer: Narss Lapinid, Homepolish Senior Designer:

Image above (clockwise): Design*Sponge Editor: Lauren Chorpening Day, Electrolux Designer: Narss Lapinid, Homepolish Senior Designer: Mandy Cheng, and Pantone Color Institute VP: Laurie Pressman.
Yesterday Design*Sponge led a panel of design industry leaders in a discussion on color at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Orlando, FL. After a week of single-digit temperatures in the midwest, a few days in sunny Florida has been a welcome change. This year KBIS featured 500 prominent brands and their new product lines for designers and builders to learn more about. Electrolux, one of our favorite brands for home appliances, hosted the panel between color experts from Pantone, Homepolish and Electrolux.
For 40 minutes, I directed questions to Narss Lapinid, the Senior Color, Material and Finish Designer at Electrolux, Laurie Pressman, Vice President of the Pantone Color Institute and Mandy Cheng, a Senior Designer for Homepolish. The panelists spoke on using neutrals vs. bold colors, color trends, color psychology and even new color changes for kitchen appliances. Learning from such a knowledgeable group of people through a thoughtful discussion on color was inspiring.
Laurie used her insight on color psychology to explain why some colors do or don’t work in the home (spoiler: orange will only make you angry or hungry)...