TheInternational Colour Authority (ICA) is a private organization publishingforecasts aboutcolourtrends for the coming seasons, to be used byindustry designers. It also awards aSeal of Approval that companies may display in their promotional materials if the colour ranges they use are appraised by the ICA.
ICA forecasts were launched in 1968. Since then, a panel of international colour specialists, the Spanish PainterPepa Poch among them,[1] gathers twice a year inLondon to select the next colourpalette. The selection is published 22 months ahead of the retail selling season, thus constituting the earliest colour trend prediction available to thefurniture design andtextile industries. Nowadays the ICA is one of the leading colour forecasters for the industry, along with theColor Marketing Group. Their products are"high-quality forecast publications containing an abundance of accurate information on market trends", which ranks them among"the favourite publications of many professionals", according to an article published by theInternational Trade Centre.[2]
Colours in the ICA colour guides are referenced using thePantone standard, theNatural Color System (NCS) standard, or both.
ICA has now launched an online service through which subscribers can download the forecasts, and is creating an online newsletter, World Colour News.
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