Globe and Pantone: Limited Edition
Pantone and Globe has teamed
up in a unique collaboration.
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Hello Design Junkies,
We are so excited to share this article with you. Boardsports heritage brand, Globe, announced in October a release of 2 limited edition box sets; the Pantone® Color of the Year series. And now they are selling out their last ones. Globe has been on our radar for a long time and now they have teamed up with the stunning color institute, Pantone. How cool is that?
Photo by Dan Preston.
For more than 20 years, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions across fashion and furnishings, as well as product, packaging, and graphic design. As creatives, Globe speaks the language of color and Pantone is their dictionary. In tribute, they offer fellow design and color enthusiasts the ability to skate or collect a piece of color trend history.
For this limited edition series, each color was thoughtfully considered and selected by the design team at Globe from the Pantone Color of the Year archives. Each deck is a numbered edition of 200, dipped in one of the Pantone Colors of the Year from the past two decades. And we are in love with all of them!
All the decks are; 8.25” wide x 32” tall, made from Canadian maple and have been paint dipped in the official Pantone Color of the Year. The decks are also engraved with Color name and Pantone number and laser-etched with color story and official collaboration information, including limited-edition individualised numbering on each top. This tells that every minor detail has been in focus in the production of those outstanding boards.
The 2nd box set, 2000 – 2010, features a warm muted tone palette comprised of these 5 individual decks;
United by over three decades of boardsports, street culture, design and film, GLOBE represents an international network of riders and designers. Emerging out of the Melbourne underground skate scene of the 1970s, Australian brothers Stephen, Peter and Matt Hill started a skateboard distribution business that set off a new movement in Australia and eventually led to the launch of the GLOBE brand in 1994.
Photo by Dan Preston.
GLOBE, the premium boardsports footwear, apparel and skateboards has an ongoing partnership with The National Forest Foundation (NFF) which enables the NFF to plant more than over three times the amount of trees we harvest in making of their skateboards. And you know we simply love when brands care about the environment.
Photo by Dan Preston.
On the other hand is the global authority for color communication and inspiration since 1963. A wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated, Pantone is the global color authority and provider of professional color standards for the design industries.
Photo by Dan Preston.
Pantone products have encouraged colorful exploration and expressions of creativity from inspiration to implementation for more than 50 years. Through the Pantone Color Institute, Pantone continues to chart future color direction and study how color influences human thought processes, emotions and physical reactions.
Photo by Dan Preston.
For over 20 years, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home furnishings, and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design.
The selection process requires thoughtful consideration and trend analysis. Pantone’s color experts at the Pantone Color Institute comb the world looking for new color influences which include the entertainment industry and films in production, traveling art collections and new artists, fashion, all areas of design, popular travel destinations, as well as new lifestyles, playstyles, and socio-economic conditions.
Photo by Dan Preston.
Influences also stem from new technologies, materials, textures, and effects that impact color, relevant social media platforms and even upcoming sporting events that capture worldwide attention. One thing is for sure - we are thrilled and amazed by this unique and beautiful colab. For availability and prices of this cool colab please check the below listed information. But you need to hurry!
USA: Available on globebrand.com, and select retail partners $425USD
Australia: Available on globebrand.com, and select retail partners $599AUD
Europe: Available on globebrand.com, and select retail partners $399EURO
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