Ah, the Sweet Smell of Design. Pantone Candles. Pantone Toothbrushes, Too!

Ah, so that's what PMS 15-5217 smells like.
Pantone Universe (the company behind the Pantone Matching System of colored inks) just keeps pumping out the products - this is actually my thirteenth post on Pantone-related products.

The latest Pantone-branded item for the home from the color inks standard are scented Pantone candles in three sizes and 10 PMS colors. Apparently the candles are created by Belgium-based Ilanga for Pantone and like many of the their products for the home, they do not seem to be available in the US, at least not yet.











Although there is a dedicated website, it is not up and running, but you can purchase some of the candles at Vinçon (only Honeysuckle and twilight) and at Colette (where they carry 7 of them in two sizes).

Pantone Toothbrushes & Pantone Contact Lens Cases

In addition to the candles, other new offerings from the Pantone Universe are Pantone Toothbrushes in a set of five and Pantone Contact Lens cases.


buy the set of 5 here.

Pantone Contact Lens cases

buy them here.

Pantone Universe

Three Pantone Bikes - Color Me 364C With Envy!

Forgive me for not including these in the latest Pantone products post I just put up on October 5th, but I wasn't aware of these colorful wheels until just now.

Pantone Universe has collaborated with GIC bikes (who make several branded bikes like Renault bikes and SAAB bikes) to come out with a family of 3 Pantone Universe Bicycles. The Town or City Bike, a folding bike, the FDB166 and the Pantone Universe Basic 20.



The GIC Bike company of Japan has three styles of Pantone Universe Bikes; the Town Bike, The FDB166 Folding bike collection and the most recent addition to the line, The Basic 20. Unfortunately, they are only available in Japan. Big Boo-hoo.

The Town (or City) Bikes


above: the Pantone Universe City Bike

Comes in the following five colors:
BLUE DEPTHS:

GALAPAGOS GREEN:

JAFFA ORANGE:

JESTER RED:

BARELY BLU


Specs:
frame: HI-TEN STEEL
frame size : 330mm
weight : 15kg
tire : 20X1.75
component : 6SPEED
price: 35,000 yen

The FDB166 is a Folding Pantone Bike.

above: The Pantone Universe Folding Bike

Comes in the following 4 colors;
CYAN BLUE　11103-03


ORCHID SMOKE　11103-04


CYBER YELLOW　11103-07

ONLINE LIME　11103-11





Specs:
frame: HI-TEN STEEL
folding size : 760 x 620 x 520mm
weight: 13.5kg
tire : 16X1.75
component : 6SPEED
price: 30,000 yen

The Basic 20
The newest member of the Pantone Universe Bike Collection is the Pantone Universe Basic 20, a white bike whose back wheel's inner rim is colored to match the pantone color details.

The Basic 20 comes in Vivid Blue, Orange and Lime Green and is the least expensive of the three:







All three Pantone Universe bikes at the Pantone HQ in Japan:


GIC also makes matching bike locks for the bikes:



As I said earlier in the post, these lust-worthy bikes are only available in Japan and I am positively 364 C with envy.


buy The Pantone Bikes here.

More Pantone Products! Folding Chairs, Storage Boxes, Friendship Bracelets...

The parade of Pantone® related and inspired products continues.
This is my fifth post on items that take their cue from the universal Pantone Matching System (known as PMS colors). The latest items include metal storage boxes and folding chairs.

Designed by Selab for Seletti, the aluminum folding chairs have padded seats and come in 672 C pastel pink, 186 C ruby red, 377 C macaw green, 14-0848 mimosa, 268 C royal purple and Cool Gray.





Pantone Metal Boxes



Learn more and where to purchase here.

Pantone Friendship Bracelets

Pantone also collaborated with Links of London to make Pantone friendship bracelets:



buy them here


And a few unusual Pantone inspired projects for you.

Pantone Printed Leather Chair

above image courtesy of hotelworldasia

This digitally printed leather chair by Sif Technology has a Pantone color spectrum as the pattern. Exhibited at NeoCon '09, the chair is not production (too bad!) but it was an example of their printing on leather capabilities.



above chair images courtesy of Home Workshop and 3 Rings

The Pantone Rainbow

And check out the Pantone rainbow made by artist Christopher Bevans here


Pantone®Cans:


And here's a last minute addition, graffiti artist Nico189 has created a personal project in which he took cans of spray paint and turned them into Pantone Cans. Unfortunately, they are not available for purchase:




To see tons more Pantone products, like eyeglasses, rugs, mugs and more, go here.

And there are more here.

Pantone products for the kitchen like aprons, hot pads and peppermills here.

And the Gap Pantone Pop Up Shop here.


Big Update: MUST SEE PANTONE Bikes!!!