| Dear Xymara Reader Happy 2008! We hope your year has started as well as ours! The New Year always brings a new excitement to the world of design - mood and culture change, fashion and taste develop, art and society transform … and new color and design trends emerge. This month's exclusive Color Trend Research paper attempts to read the signs of today and forecast the trends for the year … The importance of design is once more underscored this year by the selection of Turin as World Design Capital - we had an in-depth look at what it all means for the city and its visitors. January seems to be a month for design shows: we've featured quite a number of design event previews this month! Apart from the Passagen in Cologne - which just ended yesterday and where many of you came to our installation to tell us what you thought of the event and of design trends in general - we'd also like to plug our sponsored Fixed-gear event, running both in Los Angeles and in Berlin in February. Finally, what does the selection of a material used in a design say about the final product? What are the implications and connotations of the use, say, of a certain type of plastic in a design? Chris Lefteri returned this month to take us through the "branding" of plastics. It's a busy month for us and, no doubt, a busy month for you - we hope you enjoy our world of effects and emotion, at XYMARA.com! Le Vin Chin Editor-in-Chief XYMARA.com Color Trend Research EXCLUSIVE to the Ciba® XYMARA™ Newsletter: In-depth studies on the science, art and philosophy of color and design.
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.
Designers' Corner All about design, from inspiration to concrete examples, via interviews with designers and features on events and trends.
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. INMYX Highlights from XYMARA.com's companion online magazine
 The Prevailing Mood at the Beginning of the Year Colors and Trends for 2008
 Designers, have your say! The XYMARA.com Passagen Interviews!
The Branding Of Plastics
 World Design Capital 2008 - Turin leads the way
Neon hair gel?!
 Preview of Fixed-gear: Maximal Reduction - Fixed-gear Goes Global
Preview of Meuble Paris and Maison&Objet - At home in Paris
Preview of Perfumes Cosmetics Design - Packaging for the world of beauty
Preview of the North American International Auto Show - Eyes on Detroit for Auto Design
Review of Blickfang Zurich
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