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10 new CibaŽ XYMARA™ plastics stylings
Sweet and Sour Berry
A discreet gold shimmer to an intense green experience!
By Ania Dardas
Tantalizing Midnight
... Bold Gold ... Bronze Patina ... Burnished Copperplate ...Champagne Tulle ... Chili Chocolate ... Damson Sparkle ... Electric Aqua ... Noble Desert ... Sweet and Sour Berry ... Tantalizing Midnight ...
The ten new stylings for plastics, released today in the Effect Explorer of XYMARA.com, offer a taste of the trends for 2008 and 2009. Working closely with major creative houses in the US, Europe and Asia, Ciba stylists have come up with the colors that are set to shimmer and shake the world at large in the near future.
 Damson Sparkle |
 Champagne Tulle |
Look out for changes in the kitchen where shades of gold, bronze and copper will take over from classic chrome and stainless steel finishes. Watch golden toast pop up from a shimmering copper toaster and enjoy the warmth of a golden oven in the kitchen.
Chili Chocolate
Office equipment is set to undergo the same revolution. We’ve come a long way since Henry Ford offered automobile buyers the choice of any color, “as long as it’s black”, and it’s time to broaden the field for computer casings and printers. The warmth of copper or bronze is just the right styling touch to offices furnished in traditional wood paneling or contemporary dark chocolate.
 Electric Aqua |
 Bold Gold |
The ten new colors extend from deepest chocolate brown, through shades of gold, bronze and copper to darkest blue green, juicy berry tones and a fantastic livid green. They range from totally transparent to full cover color. And they all sparkle with gold – some in two tones, some in tiny sprinkles and yet others in glossy liquid flow.
Bronze Patina
These are the hot new colors and technology for plastics that are perfect for cosmetics packaging: rich dark brown for men’s cosmetics, blue-green for natural products and algae-rich ranges. These are the colors for household items, design accessories and car trimmings – for inside and out - as we sparkle our way to the end of the first decade of the second millennium.
 Burnished Copperplate |
 Noble Desert |
As always, Ciba will make the new recipes available and offer support in their manufacture all the way along the color chain. From additives and base colorants to special effects, Ciba’s experts will ensure you get the color you want wherever it is formulated and produced for consistent color effects every single time. Come to XYMARA.com's Effect Explorer for the effect that makes the design difference.
