The 2016 Pantone Color of the Year will be premiered this January at the Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market. The color—along with the PantoneView home and interiors 2016 color forecast—will be the inspiration for the Pantone design exhibition, which will also unveiled at the Market.

Seven acclaimed interior designers and tastemakers—Robert Leleux, Shaun Smith, Jamie Durie, Michael Habachy, Tami Ramsay, Janie Hirsch and Heather Hogan Roberts—will each design a vignette inspired by the 2016 color forecast in the Building 1, Floor 14 gallery, using products sourced from AmericasMart showrooms. The Pantone design exhibition is presented in collaboration with Rue and Veranda magazines and the Pantone Color Institute. The exhibition will remain on display until June 2016.

Laurie Pressman, vice president of Pantone Color Institute, said she was “thrilled” with the upcoming events.

“We are thrilled to partner with AmericasMart Atlanta for the Pantone design exhibition this January,” Pressman said. “As the leading Market for designers, retailers and buyers alike, we know Atlanta is a natural fit for showcasing the Pantone Color of the Year 2016 and PantoneView home and interiors 2016 color forecast. AmericasMart’s signature vignette design exhibition presents an unrivaled and unique opportunity to see firsthand how the color trends will be reflected throughout the home and gift industries in the year ahead.”

Trend vignettes that showcase the Pantone Color of the Year 2016 will also be created for the lobbies of AmericasMart Buildings 1, 2 and 3 by talented designers Michel Boyd and Kristin Alber of REstyleSOURCE to showcase the vast range of product at the nation’s only global wholesale marketplace.

Dave Savula, executive vice president of AmericasMart Home, Gift and Apparel Showroom Leasing, commented on the event’s significance.

“For more than 50 years, the retail world has turned to the Atlanta Market as the source for upcoming trends across the gift, home and apparel industries,” Savula said. “As the first and most important market of the year, our partnership with Pantone exemplifies our ongoing commitment to the interior design community and the entire industry.”

The Color of the Year launch party will take place Jan. 15, 2016, at 7 p.m. All market attendees are invited to join.

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