Dunn-Edwards | 2023 Color + Design Trends

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We are approaching a time of peak post-modernism where fear, strength, compassion, distrust, and community inspire us to surround ourselves with elements from the past, present, and future as we attempt to find our bearings and create safe and multi-purposeful spaces.

INTRODU These cocoons of escape

transport us to worlds where everything is blended and time is irrelevant.

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Contents

Introduction

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Live in Joy

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Liberated Nomad

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Well Intentions

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Life in Poetry

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Summary

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Color Palettes

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TREND 1

LIVE IN JOY WE ARE REBUILDING STRONGER AND OUR SPACES COME ALIVE WITH COLOR AND PLAYFUL DISPLAYS OF OPTIMISM.

INSPIRATION The ups and downs of the past few years have resulted in a determined resilience that now manifests itself as an outburst of pent up energy. Athletic-inspired brights play with energizing, retro-futuristic decor, pairing elements from the sixties and eighties with bold geometrics and innovative fabrics.

With influences from ski chalets to digital worlds, this trend pulls from the fun bucket of past and future.

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COLOR PALETTE

LIVE IN JOY Graphic brights pop against fresh pastels creating a resolutely joyful feel.

This modern palette will make you want to get up and dance.

Get Up and Go DE5636

White Daisy DEHW02

Stargazing DE6336

Kinetic Energy DEFD49

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Razzle Dazzle DE5027

Vermilion DEFD22

Soft Moss DE5610

Marina DE5857

Lemon Punch DE5398

Strawberry Blonde DE5107

Plum Power DE5985

Energy Orange DE5223

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LIVE IN JOY COLORFUL GEOMETRICS AND MODERN CURVES J UXTAPOS E W ITH RAW WOOD AND METAL TO CREATE SPACES THAT F EEL LIKE CHALETS OF THE F UTURE - WHERE EVERYTHING IS POSSI BLE.

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APPLICATION

LIVE IN JOY

Vermilion DEFD22

Bold colors and shapes dance with materials of the future to celebrate the best of retro and futuristic vibes.

Energy Orange DE5223

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Plum Power DE5985

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LIVE IN JOY

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Energy Orange DE5223

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TREND 2

LIBERATED NOMAD OUR SPACES REFLECT OUR CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY W ITH INFLUENCES FROM NEARLY EVERY PLACE AND TI M E.

INSPIRATION As we seek to reexamine and reinvent the past, design influences travel across worlds and decades. This complex aesthetic combines arts, folklore, Baroque, and Industrial elements to realign fragments of style in provocative ways. The result is a jubilant, sometimes macabre disturbance of codes and values, where each corner of a space tells its own story.

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COLOR PALETTE

LIBERATED NOMAD

Midnight Blush DE5913

RICH AND LUXURIANT COLORS BEG FOR CHIAROSCURO. THIS DARING PALETTE EXPERTLY M IXES MASCULIN E CLASSICS AND SUBTLE

Limelight DE5516

HALF -TONES WITH SOPHISTICATED BRIGHTS.

Red-y for Fun DEFD14

Oasis DET546

Summer Night DE5811

LA at Night DEFD48

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Ecru Wealth DET635

Sugar Swizzle DEHW07

Crushing on Coral DEFD18

Fiery Fuchsia DEA101

Malachite Green DEFD37

Follow My Blue Bliss DEFD52

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LIBERATED NOM ICONIC DESIGN ELEM ENTS, ANCIENT PIECES, AND HANDMADE O BJ ECTS FROM FARAWAY PLACES CONNECT US TO HISTORY AND EACH OTHER. LOST TRADITIONS ARE REBORN AND REI MAG I N ED.

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APPLICATION

LIBERATED NOMAD Oscillating between natural and artificial effects, embellished elements and primitive pieces live together in a mysterious collage.

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LA at Night DEFD48

Midnight Blush DE5913

Fiery Fuchsia DEA101

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LIBERATED NOMAD

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Oasis DET546

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TREND 3

WELL INTE WE LIVE IN A N EW DUALITY: THE DES IRE TO HEA L THE EARTH, AND AT THE SAM E TI M E TO ESCAPE FROM THE CONSTRAI N TS O F THE TERRESTR I AL .

INSPIRATION In pursuit of greater well-being and coexistence with nature, we turn to innovative products and materials that promise to make life more peaceful and uncluttered. Through design, we explore the stranger aspects of the planet with shapes, colors, and textures inspired by botanics and underwater worlds. Natural design is no longer synonymous with primitive— it has been transported into the future.

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TENTIONS

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COLOR PALETTE Create a balance of natureinspired mystery and gentle lights. Vegetal and mineral

WEL L IN TEN TION S

colors ground and soothe when paired with the openness of clean

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Dee p DEA Crimso n 152 Clea n DE5 Slate 880

Ash en P lu DE6 396 m

Bou rb DEF on Swe D28 et T ea

Mot he DE6 r of Pe arl 029

neutrals.

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Cou n DET try Air 581

Spru c DE6 e Wood 238 s

Quie t DE5 Splend 323 or

Gra ss DEF y Knoll D30

Pom e DE5 granate 090

War m DE6 Hearth 110

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WELL INTENTIONS RAW MATERIALS COEXIST W ITH HYPER- I NNOVAT IVE, ECO -F RI ENDLY ARTIF IC IALS TO CREATE F UTURIS TIC EARTH PODS. TACTI LE MATERIALS SATIATE PANDEM I C - INDUCED "TOUCH HUNG ER."

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APPLICATION

WELL INTENTIONS Spaces combine sci-fi inspired futuristic lines and primitive natural elements that envelop us in pods of comfort and wellness.

Mink DE6392

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Resi dence d esi gn ed by Archi tect Dami th P remath il ake

Mother of Pearl DE6029

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WELL INT Quiet Splendor DE5323

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TENTIONS

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TREND 4

IN POETRY LIFE

UNCERTAIN TY AND RAPID CHANGE HAVE REI G N ITED A NO S TALG I C CRAVI NG FOR S I MPLER, M ORE ROMANT IC TI M ES.

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INSPIRATION Greater work flexibility and the need to escape have driven us to seek out and create work-cation spaces that feel like summer cottages and obsolete seaside retreats.

Handicrafts, an abundance of florals, and imperfect objects give spaces a casual, timeless feel as we celebrate creativity and embrace the charm of a more carefree lifestyle.

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COLOR PALETTE

LIFE IN POETRY This summery palette bursts with freshness.

Soft, sun-bleached pastels and bright watercolors relax alongside seaside nauticals

Peach Fuzz DE5142

and warm, sunny browns.

Terra Rosa DE5096

Dandelion DE5417

Hearth Gold DEA165

Spooled White DE6071

Striking Red DEA103

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Aloe Plant DE5563

Grapevine DET408

Thundercloud DE5774 Singing the Blues DET576

Pink Glamour DE5103 Lemon Gelato DE5464

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LIFE IN POETRY BRI C-A-BRAC AND FLORALS F EEL EFFORTLESSLY POETIC W ITH SEAGRASS, WOOD, AND VI NTAGE CHINA TO CREATE CHEERF U L, NOSTALG IC RETREATS

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DE5103 Pi

DET576 Singing the Blues

DE5417 Dand

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WHERE I NHABITANTS L IVE I N PERMAN ENT VACATION M ODE.

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APPLICATION

LIFE IN POETRY Well-loved pieces mingle with botanics and rural elements to

Terra Rosa DE5096

create relaxing retreats where anything goes.

Grapevine DET408

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Aloe Plant DE5563

Thundercloud DE5774

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Spooled White DE6071

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2023 WHAT IT ALL MEANS We are rebounding from difficult times with a flood of creative expressions that provide escape, connection, comfort, and survival—all at once.

Periods and stories are mingling, hybridizing, and inspiring us to design new spaces that pull from the best of everything ever.

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2023 COLOR PALETTES White Daisy DEHW02

Warm chromatics dominate, echoing our optimism and the influence of space exploration. High-impact and nostalgic colors make a joyful comeback, earthy and vegetal shades delve into the mysteries of nature, and delicate neutrals give us space to imagine and reflect.

Soft Moss DE5610

Crushing on Coral DEFD18

Fiery Fuchsia DEA101

Red-y for Fun DEFD14 Oasis DET546

LIVE IN JOY Razzle Dazzle DE5027

Kinetic Energy DEFD49

Midnight Blush DE5913

Vermilion DEFD22

Malachite Green DEFD37

Lemon Punch DE5398

Limelight DE5516

Marina DE5857 Ecru Wealth DET635

Get Up and Go DE5636

Strawberry Blonde DE5107

LIBERATED NOMAD Plum Power DE5985

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Sugar Swizzle DEHW07

Stargazing DE6336

Energy Orange DE5223

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Summer Night DE5811

Follow My Blue Bliss DEFD52

LA at Night DEFD48

Mother of Pearl DE6029

Quiet Splendor DE5323

WELL INTENTIONS Bourbon Sweet Tea DEFD28

Warm Hearth DE6110

Spooled White DE6071

Dandelion DE5417

Hearth Gold DEA165

Peach Fuzz DE5142

Pomegranate DE5090 Striking Red DEA103

Deep Crimson DEA152 Clean Slate DE5880

Terra Rosa DE5096

Ashen Plum DE6396

Grapevine DET408

Lemon Gelato DE5464 Pink Glamour DE5103

Aloe Plant DE5563

Grassy Knoll DEFD30

Country Air DET581 Spruce Woods DE6238

Mink DE6392

LIFE IN POETRY Thundercloud DE5774

Singing the Blues DET576

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WELCOME TO THE FUTURE

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THIS IS A TIME CAPSULE OF 2023.

Each year, Dunn-Edwards explores emerging palettes and design styles that reflect the outcome of our changing reality. Pulling inspiration from fashion, technology, art, and popular movements, this book identifies the key themes that are driving aesthetics forward in 2023.