Ciba XYMARA
Dear Xymara Reader

Spring is here - in the northern hemisphere, at least - and we're all enjoying an extra spurt of creative energy!

It's been a month since we launched our newsletter and we're pleased and proud to send you the second edition! In addition to highlighting the past month's new articles on Ciba® Xymara™, we also have a special focus this month, in our Designers' Corner and in our Color Trend Research study, on design in the transportation industry, and the design underpinnings that run throughout the process of designing a new car, airplane or bicycle, all the way to presenting it to its best advantage at an important trade show. What are the trends in colors, effects and stylings? We give you a full update.

We're also in an upbeat mood thanks to the huge interest shown in our website, as demonstrated by the huge number of registrants for this newsletter. Hopefully it wasn't just because of the opportunity to win an iPod if you registered within the first month! However, we are happy to announce the winners will be receiving their prizes within the next few weeks!

We hope you enjoy exploring our world of effects!

Le Vin Chin
Editor-in-chief
xymara.com

News
What's new and what's happening in the world of effects? We provide information on design trends, market players, novel products and innovative technologies.

Adding a new dimension to design: Ciba® XYMARA™ Satin Black Pearl
Ultra-dark, high brilliance, chrome-like effects with the Ciba® XYMARA™ METASHEEN®"11 Series"


Events
Where to go to find inspiration - or to meet your network of contacts? We highlight the most influential design shows, trade shows and press events.

European Coatings Show plus Adhesives, Sealants, Construction Chemicals + Nürnberg Congress 2007, Nuremberg, May 8-10, 2007
Aircraft Interiors Expo 2007, Hamburg, April 17-19 , 2007


Designers Corner
All about design, from inspiration to concrete examples, via interviews with designers and features on events and trends.

Auto Styling: Variations on the New in Geneva - review of the 77th Geneva International Auto Show
Volvo XC60: Rugged meets coupe for a racy future - an exploration of the new concept car
The Jaguar C-XF: The Star of the Detroit Show - an exploration of the new concept car
Detroit Showcases Auto Design - review of the centenary North American International Auto Show
Silver - The Color of Speed - an interview with Giant Bicycles


Color Trend Research (EXCLUSIVELY in the XYMARA Newsletter)
In-depth studies on the science, art and philosophy of color and design, republished from the Ciba® Xymara™ Color Trend Vision package.

Perceiving Values, Sensing Color Trends


INMYX
Highlights from xymara.com's companion online magazine, INMYX, to be launched at the end of this month

Highlights from xymara.com's companion online magazine


NEWS

Adding a new dimension to design: Ciba® XYMARA™ Satin Black Pearl

Satin Black Pearl Ciba® XYMARA™ Satin Black Pearl broadens design scope, adding depth, strength and definition, as well as imparting elegance and style ...

Read full story on www.xymara.com

Ultra-dark, high brilliance, chrome-like effects with the Ciba® XYMARA™ METASHEEN®"11 Series"

METASHEEN® 11 Series Ciba has expanded its existing range of high-reflectance aluminum pigments to extend the range of styling possibilities and cover even more of the "color space" ...

Read full story on www.xymara.com
EVENTS

European Coatings Show plus Adhesives, Sealants, Construction Chemicals + Nürnberg Congress 2007, Nuremberg, May 8-10, 2007

European Coatings Show The European Coatings Show 2007, May 8-10, 2007 and the Nürnberg Congress, May 7-9, 2007, at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Germany ...

Read full story on www.xymara.com

Aircraft Interiors Expo 2007, Hamburg, April 17-19 , 2007

Aircraft Interiors Expo 2007 This year's Aircraft Interiors Expo is even bigger and better than before. Held in Hamburg, Germany from April 17 to 19 ...

Read full story on www.xymara.com
DESIGNERS CORNER

Auto Styling: Variations on the New in Geneva - review of the 77th Geneva International Auto Show

Auto Styling: Variations on the New in Geneva 77e Salon International de l'Auto et Accessoires, Geneva, Switzerland - March 8-18, 2007

Read full story on www.xymara.com

Volvo XC60: Rugged meets coupe for a racy future - an exploration of the new concept car

Volvo XC60: Rugged meets coupe for a racy future Volvo's been busy pumping up their visual volume! Gone is every trace of the boxy reputation of the past, the XC60 concept car promises the best of all worlds ...

Read full story on www.xymara.com

The Jaguar C-XF: The Star of the Detroit Show - an exploration of the new concept car

The Jaguar C-XF: The Star of the Detroit Show The undoubted star of the recent North American International Auto Show was Jaguar's C-XF concept car, which won numerous accolades and column inches the moment it was unveiled in Detroit.

Read full story on www.xymara.com

Detroit Showcases Auto Design - review of the centenary North American International Auto Show

Detroit Showcases Auto Design Over 700,000 visitors helped Detroit's North American International Auto Show celebrate its centenary last week, as it looked firmly forward to the future, to what we'll all be driving in the next hundred years.

Read full story on www.xymara.com

Silver - The Color of Speed - an interview with Giant Bicycles

Silver - The Color of Speed An interview with Honda Cheng, Technical Manager, Giant Bicycles

Read full story on www.xymara.com
COLOR TREND RESEARCH

Perceiving Values, Sensing Color Trends

Perceiving Values, Sensing Color Trends Taken from the Color Evolution Guide #1 of the Ciba® XYMARA™ Color Trend Vision

Download Color Trend file (PDF 2,5 MB) here

The Ciba® XYMARA™ Color Evolution Guide is part of Ciba Specialty Chemicals' Color Trend Vision design and technology package.






Highlights from xymara.com's companion online magazine,
INMYX, to be launched at the end of this month!
Ciba® XYMARA™ will soon be launching INMYX, your online design magazine, keeping you up-to-date with the latest trends and stories from the wide world of design! The xymara.com monthly newsletter will also carry information on the latest items from INMYX!

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