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Where is pink the new black?

In Japan of course. The October issue of Nikkei Design (out Sept 24) highlights a new trend in product branding;  hot pink. Companies across all industries appear to be picking up pink buckets of paint and taking their brushes to whatever they can get their hands on. A number of the products were understandable but I was a bit thrown by the car and refrigerator. I have to say, my favorite is the EGG Mouse. That is one good-looking mouse. I should devote an entire post to that mouse.

pink sony vaiopink mitsubishi refrigerator
pink LAMY safari
pink CX2pink PLY
pink scene karan koron pink ponto packaging
pink nissan crossoverpink EGG mouse mini
pink cose

Lets work through this top to bottom.
Sony VIAO laptop W series | Mitsubishi Electric refrigerator
Lamy Safari Pen series | Rico CX2 digital camera
AU KDDI PLY cell phone | Itochu Karakoron Kyoto series of traditional accessories (embracing their inner-barbie won them an ADC Design Award)
Takemoto Foods PONTO chocolate packaging
Nissan Skyline Crossover (hard to tell but shown in “sparkling rose-silver”)
Elecom EGG Mouse mini | COSE Esprique Precious line of makeup

via Nikkei Design

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September 18, 2009   View Comments