
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Jan 23, 2021
The ultimate colors to illuminate your 2021
“On Design” looks at a few recent product releases that highlight Pantone’s newest color(s) of the year.
Mio Yamada is the Art, Life & Style editor of The Japan Times. A former magazine editor and trends researcher, when she's not perusing galleries you'll find her taking photos and being distracted by shiny objects. She's also surprisingly British.
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“On Design” looks at a few recent product releases that highlight Pantone’s newest color(s) of the year.
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