2022 will be a year full of creativity, as Pantone does every year, setting the trend, and for the coming year, the chosen queen shade is Very Peri, with violet tones, emblematic and decidedly perfect for the next year: it is a new color, created specifically; in an era moving towards the Metaverse and made of Zoom meetings, Very Peri reflects the increasingly blurred boundary between our physical and digital worlds.

The Pantone Color Institute realized that such an unprecedented moment required the introduction of a completely new color, rather than one drawn from the already vast existing range: “We just needed to open our minds to a new vision”, Very Peri is “a dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet-red undertone” that brings a sense of liveliness and vigor – “combining the fidelity and constancy of blue with the energy and excitement of red, this cheerful and warm blue shade introduces a mix of novelty and power“.

Where will you see it?

Most likely, it will revitalize your living room through periwinkle-colored fabrics, or thanks to carpets and wall coverings: Very Peri is one of those colors rich enough to stand alone, paired with neutrals, or with other complementary colors. We suggest finding inspiration from the many mood boards available online on Pinterest, or even from the nature around you: this color seems to originate from the intersection of color combinations of brilliant sunsets where palettes mixing corals, pinks, blues, and turquoise can be seen together.

It is a fresh color yet at the same time regal, enveloping and comforting, serious and formal, bright and playful: so we continue to emphasize that its ideal fulfillment is found in fabrics, whether carpets or coverings, or on the wall of a room, as an accent in color blocks. Are you wondering how to match it in your home? Well, if you go here, you can find a whole series of suggestions, of different palettes, like the one below.

Overall, Pantone’s choice for 2022 seems to support optimism, creativity, and energy very much in line with both the Millennial generation and Generation Z: the most influential fashion trends of 2021 are ultimately “born online,” that is, born, grown, and consumed in digital spaces that are now, either on Instagram or TikTok, for the use and consumption of these two generations in comparison.

So how to use Very Peri in interior design next year?

Very Peri will manifest in homes, perhaps especially in bathrooms thanks to its calming aura, but also in commercial interiors/exteriors attracted to incorporating this color in different spaces to give it a futuristic, stimulating, and peaceful atmosphere. Because Very Peri, after all, knows how to “take on distinct aspects through application to different materials, finishes, and textures, from shimmering metals, shiny sequins, and high-tech materials to handcrafted looks and natural fibers“.

Cover image credits Yunikon Design