Extrusion International 3-2017

19 Extrusion International 3/2017 Real flexibility in engineering is building extruders according to requirement. CONEXTRU GmbH engineers extruders ‡ in any shape ‡ for any polymer ‡ for high output or general purpose office@conextru.eu www.conextru.eu GRAFE Design Center presents the trend colors for 2018 with an interactive story “The Pursuit of Colors” with GRAFE. That is the motto of this year’s presentation of the 2018 trend colors by the GRAFE Design Center. Always a creative highlight, the orchestration of this year’s color preview features the well-known Thuringian poetry slammer AIDA. He has created an exciting adventure story in twelve chapters that will take the reader month for month on a journey around the world. A calen- dar illustrates the trend colors and embodies the visualized accompaniment to the truly colorful story. On the website www.pursuit-of-colors.com exclusive chapters will be unlocked every month by solving twelve puzzles which also offer the chance to discover a great treasure in formof a fabulous journey. Registered readers can accompany the protagonist, Ben, and his friend Kara on an interactive search for colors that will take them through the most diverse and inspiring regions of the world. The fast-paced hunt for different shades, nuances and colors coupled with the battle against colorless monotony and drab unifor- mity culminates in a breathtaking finale. On their tour through the world of colors, the heroes of our story will find 2018 to be a year characterized by intense ambivalence. Autumn and winter are marked by reserved blue, green and brown tones. The most salient aspect of these colors is their naturalness. In addition, they will also find metallic colors in a wide array of nuances. Pastel colors will appear more self-assured and intense, almost a bit synthetic. The combination of what is seemingly incompatible results in interest- ing contrasts and sets unmistakable accents. Matt-textured colors will play an im- portant role, leading to velvety, cozy-warm and soft hues. These matt textures can also create a light shimmer. Blue will also display some dominance in spring and summer 2018, as it ranges from very light to deep and dark. There is a new interpretation of pastel colors, on the one hand, very delicate and gently wafting, and on the other a move to- wards much stronger and livelier variations. Very deep, dark hues, almost black in appearance are also a point of focus. All in all, the coming season reflects a fragile optimism paired with deep mystery. The adventurous story as the framework for the pursuit of colors was created by the well-known Thuringian slam poet, Andreas in der Au – otherwise known as AIDA. Born in Erfurt, the artist is one of the most active slam poets in the German- speaking world with extensive stage experience from over 1,000 performances. He has qualified for the German-language championships six years in a row and in 2013 received a national award for the promotion of tolerance. His anthology „Po- etry Slam in Thüringen“ was published in 2016. AIDA is on the board of Highslammer e.V. and organizes and moderates poetry slams along with work- shops nationwide. www.grafe.com