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International Home & Housewares Show 2012, PANTONE ColorWatch Display (NEW Hall of Global Innovation, located in the Lakeside Level 3 Lobby) – Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT) and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced PANTONE® VIEW home + interiors 2013, a trend forecast containing the nine key color and design themes for home furnishings and interior design in 2013.

“To create the ‘magic’ that ultimately leads to sales in the marketplace, colors for 2013 will need to coax and cajole, soothe or astonish, renew and replenish,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “At the same time, there will be the consumer’s expectation of practicality – what colors will have staying power and can be relied upon as a steadying influence in unsteady times. Skillfully balanced color palettes that play to their practical side, while satisfying their aspirations, hopes and needs for something novel will remain key to enticing the would-be consumer or client.”

PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2013 is a forecasting book that provides color and trend direction, enabling designers to select the right shades and combinations for home furnishings or interior spaces. PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2013 contains visual inspiration, suggested color harmonies, individual tear-out palette cards for each of the nine forecasted palettes, swatches of the 75 forecasted colors, and images from the forecast for use in presentations and storyboards. Highlighting additional insight and directions, a summary page concludes the forecast with a comprehensive color overview and a look at other factors influencing the world of home furnishings and interior environments. To enable digital design, PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2013 also includes PANTONE COLOR MANANGER for direct download of all PANTONE Color Libraries into design software.

The nine palettes for 2013 are: Connoisseur, Glamour, New Old School, Rugged Individuals, Extracts, Footprints, Sojourn, Surface Treatments and Out of the Ordinary.

 

Pricing and Availability

Product Name   Components   Price PANTONE VIEW inspiration for interiors 2013   - Individual tear-out palette cards for each of the nine forecasted palettes   $225 PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2013   All components included in PANTONE VIEW inspiration for interiors 2013, plus:

- Color swatches of all 75 forecasted colors

- CD with imagery from the nine forecasted palettes

- PANTONE COLOR MANAGER software

  $450 PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2013 ID   All components included in PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2013, plus:

- Plastic chip cross reference for each of the 75 forecasted colors

  $550 PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2013

color kit

  All components included in PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2013, plus:

- The PANTONE Fashion + Home color guide of 2,100 colors

  $550 PANTONEVIEW inspiration for interiors plastic standards   Set of 3-by-2 inch plastic standards of all forecasted colors, grouped by palette and housed in one of our PANTONE Universe tins, includes the book   $650    

PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2013, PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2013 ID PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2013 color kit and PANTONE VIEW inspiration for interiors 2013/plastic standards are available immediately at www.pantone.com/viewhome13. PANTONE VIEW inspiration for interiors 2013 can be purchased at www.pantonepaint.com.

About Pantone

Pantone LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated, has been the world’s color authority for nearly 50 years, providing design professionals with products and services for the colorful exploration and expression of creativity. Always a source for color inspiration, Pantone also offers paint and designer-inspired products and services for consumers. More information is available at www.pantone.com.

About X-Rite

X-Rite, Incorporated, is the global leader in color science and technology. The company, which now includes color industry leader Pantone, develops, manufactures, markets and supports innovative color solutions through measurement systems, software, color standards and services. X-Rite’s expertise in inspiring, selecting, measuring, formulating, communicating and matching color helps users get color right the first time and every time, which translates to better quality and reduced costs. X-Rite serves a range of industries, including printing, packaging, photography, graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, textiles, dental and medical. For further information, please visit www.xrite.com.

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