Trendspotting: Color Form

The obvious appeal in this mix of gray and saturated mauves coupled with plenty of natural light make Color Form the ideal trend for a new breed of minimalists.

Playful and sophisticated Color Form is inspired by a play of saturated pastels and neons and man-made finishes like resin, plastic and rubber that lend this trend a very modern, hip sensibility. The Scandinavian design company Muuto defines this Color Form style with a mix of matte pastels and modern shapes in this wall vignette.

A hot almost neon tangerine brings a fresh pop of color to Color Form.

The graphic, modern bull's-eyes painted on this focal wall in fresh pastels brings a Color Form sensibility to this tween bedroom.

A soft purple-eggplant shade brings a new approach to pastels to Color Form.

The hip Color Form sensibility can be incorporated into even a more transitional or contemporary home by mixing a pared back aesthetic with a color palette of soft pastels against a neutral backdrop.

White with a twist defines this Color Form play on the typical white.

This cool pastel palette keeps the room looking young and fresh.

Classic shapes but a modern sensibility using pastels and a pared-back aesthetic can bring the Color Form style into your home.

Thanks in large part to the '80s television classic, Miami Vice, the pastel-colored Art Deco architecture that dominates Miami's South Beach is the perfect encapsulation of the spare, soft Color Form look.

Art deco comes from a variety of influences and its mix of playful sophistication makes it an apt architectural cousin to Color Form.

Soft but assertive pastels are the essence of Color Form style.

A blazing shade of yellow shows how vital a unique color palette is to this trend.

Matte pastel housewares like these clay bowls are both minimal and unusual in keeping with the Color Form attitude.

The unexpected is key in Color Form, as in this interesting shade of brown.

Show off your minimalist style with these art deco-shade open shelves. Clean, pared-back design with fewer possessions is part of the Color Form ethos.

Much of the Color Form sensibility takes its inspiration from food: from the soft pastels of macarons, marshmallows, mints and other confections.

Color Form boasts an interesting, vibrant, almost conceptual color palette of saturated pastels and tonal neons, colors that can suggest man-made light sources and factory-made colors.

The sugary colors of sweets inform the Color Form color scheme.

Bold new colors in the kitchen are a new approach to home design.

The natural wood of the pendant cage is nicely set off by the more modern, matte finish of the kitchen cabinets in this perfect blend of Color Form elements.

This modern white kitchen features two round pendant lights over the eat-in bar area, which has two barstools and a waterfall countertop. What makes it new: fresh color and gold accents.

This modern, matte gray kitchen features gray cabinets with brass handles as well as brass pendant lights with white globes hanging over an eating area with white barstools.

Soft, matte and new, this gray shade brings a new dimension to the Color Form palette.

The tantalizing hues of macarons are an influence on the equally sweet color spectrum of Color Form.

More confectionary Color Form shades in these vivid, beautiful macarons.

Stackable plastic chairs are both useful—easy to stack and keep out of sight when not in use—and made from new materials to play into Color Form's interest in modern, man-made shapes and materials.

These swirled, watercolor votives are both classic and modern.

A sugary spin on turquoise, this shade is the ideal Color Form hue for a statement wall or even an accent chair.

A simple, modern bar table pairs with bold, purple stools to create a young and hip outdoor space.

Cutting-edge Scandinavian design firm Muuto features the clean lines and pastel pops that have come to define Color Form.

Whether you call it millennial pink, Tumblr pink or Scandi Pink, this dusty rose is popping up everywhere in home design.

Subtle colors and minimal furnishings spell modern in the Color Form trend.

A blond sideboard helps balance the pink of this Muuto sofa to create a cool, Scandinavian look worth emulating.

Not just a girly-girl color anymore, pink is the new orange and adds a welcome sense of levity and cool to the homescape.

Matte gray pops up in several trends, but it turns out to be the perfect foil and complementary neutral to Color Form's sugary pastels.

While Color Form is less mix-and-match than other current trends, when coupled with maximalist tendencies, the cool, soft color palette can really bring a fresh sense of style and attitude that can chill out this kind of visual melee.

Think about adding this chalky pink or soft shades of mint and lavender to freshen up your design scheme.