It seems that way a little now doesn't it? If it is, then that's not such a bad thing. We're pretty low pro on the color in a majority of our pieces, but we just put out a lounge chair & ottoman where we are now tackling upholstery and are making decisions based on those colors. Our first lounge we made was in lime green. We had to get the fabric shipped from overseas and the green arrived before the blue, so that was the deciding factor. Brave Space Design

What is it with green really? We can't wait for the "Design" green trend to disappear, it's been going on forever and it's so boring. Black is OK as long as it's well used, but the shiny black plastic trend is also really boring. Apart from black and white, the colors we use the most are cardboard brown and electric blue/Cyan (we are actually in love with electric blue). Big-Game

If you work in three dimensional design, you always work with materials that already have a certain colour. If you give the material a specific colour I think you work against the material. It's a bit different with synthetic materials that come in a variety of colours, but if I can't think of a convincing reason why the product should have a certain colour, I'd go for white, off-white, black, grey, transparent. If the question was metaphorically then I think green is definitely the new black! Or (product)red! These products give the customer the feeling of doing something good for the environment, and are commercially a success. Florian Kräutli

For me, color is something that’s integral to the function of an object, even if that function is purely narrative. In the case of the vases, I chose colors and a surface finish that felt earthy and natural yet also made reference to technology and products. Robert Langhorn

If green is the new black then that would mean it's only a trend. We hope it isn't the case. Designers need to act responsibly while finding ways to be creative and make a living from it. We don't believe that's something impossible to achieve on the long run but the changes need to be made now and designers need to push the green agenda to their clients and the public. Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino and Karola Torkos

Who ever thought green was the new black is seriously disturbed. My choice of colour is related to the design. Mostly my designs are best in greys, whites or black. Frederik Roijé

I have a soft spot for colors popular in the 60's. That said, I believe all colors are equal. After a form is developed then I look at it and ask myself what colors would suit that particular form and material. Laurie Beckerman