AkzoNobel Color of the Year 2017

Denim Drift COTY 2017 | KitchAnn Style

Leading color experts from AkzoNobel have selected a shade of blue called Denim Drift as the Color of the Year for 2017.

AkzoNobel COTY 2017 | KitchAnn StyleAfter 18 months of research and debate, the team at AkzoNobel (which owns the paint company Dulux), made the announcement during the launch of the company’s annual trends forecast known as “ColourFutures.” Denim Drift is the foundation for an inspirational palette of paint colors centered on the expected global social and design trends for the upcoming year. Continue reading “AkzoNobel Color of the Year 2017”

Your Next Major Appliance Could Be Turkish

Global Appliance Trend | KitchAnn Style

If you don’t follow major appliance news (and most people don’t) you might not know that several mergers and acquisitions the first half of this year – especially with Asian major appliances companies, will impact the global competitive landscape for appliance manufacturers.

With Harier buying GEMidea (China’s biggest maker of home appliances) buy a majority stake in Toshiba Corp.’s appliance unit and Samsung‘s recent play for Dacor; it appears to be successful within the appliance industry a company needs to be global. Continue reading “Your Next Major Appliance Could Be Turkish”