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!!!

Pantone Continues Their Colorful Collaborations With A GAP Pop Up Store.

Last weekend Gap and Pantone opened up a pop-up shop on 5th Ave in the company’s ‘concept store’ space. The shop is selling t-shirts in a range of Pantone hues.



Pantone recently unveiled its pick for the 2009 color of the year called Mimosa (#14-0848). Pantone describes the color as having seven characteristics, optimistic, hopeful, reassuring, warm, cheerful, radiant, and versatile which they feel are the most relevant to the next twelve months. Gap has issued a Mimosa hued shirt that is only available at the store on 5th.




If Pantone t-shirts sound familiar, yes they have been done before by Uniqlo. (Along with lots of other collaborations you can read about here, here and here).

The shop, now thru February 8th will feature a full palette of Gap tees from Gap’s upcoming spring collection in true PANTONE Colors, including a limited-edition tee in Mimosa, Pantone’s color of the year for 2009, available only at the Gap & Pantone T-Shop.

“We wanted to create an explosion of color and bring some warmth and optimism to our customers,” said Patrick Robinson, executive vice president of design for Gap Adult and gapbody. “Mixing Pantone’s vibrant colors with Gap’s signature t-shirts gives everyone an opportunity to find the perfect tee they can mix and match for their own personal style.”


above: Pantone's "Color Of The Year"Mimosa in The Gap and Pantone T-Shop

Alongside Gap men’s crewneck [$18] and women’s v-neck [$18.50] t-shirts, the shop will feature a display of PANTONE UNIVERSE(TM) items, including a collection of color-themed stationery, office supplies, books and accessories.


above: the womens t-shirt display


above: The Men's t-shirt display

Pantone, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT), is the global authority on color and provides professional color standards for the design industries.

The Mimosa tee is available in limited quantities as a men’s crewneck [$18] and women’s v-neck [$18.50]. Mimosa is also one of the 3,000 colors available in Pantone’s line of superior-quality, eco-friendly paint.


above: The Gap and Pantone T-Shop featuring the Mimosa colored Tee

“We are thrilled to be working with Gap to bring PANTONE Colors to life in such an accessible way,” said Lisa Herbert, executive vice president of Pantone’s fashion, home and consumer division. “We recently selected Mimosa as the 2009 color of the year because yellow, more than any other color, best expresses hope and reassurance. During this time of economic uncertainty and change, we are excited to bring optimism and joy to consumers by offering products in this imaginative color at the Gap & Pantone T-Shop.”

Details about Gap & Pantone T-Shop:
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 9 through Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009
Store Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Sunday: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: 680 Fifth Avenue (between 53rd and 54th Streets), New York

Chic fashion blog, Racked, remains unimpressed (read it here)
special thanks to PSFK and Lint Coat for images and info.

If you like Pantone related items, have I got Pantone products for you!