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Mark Woodman, CMG

Mark Woodman CMG, a designer/influencer, trend-discerner, brand ambassador, writer and speaker, consults on diverse product lines, designs interior and exterior spaces, and contributes to the pages and airwaves of media, and the stages of international exhibitions.

His consultancies include Corian® Design, Renolit GMBH, 3-M, Canadian Tire’s Premier Paint Collection, Blackfin Realty, and more. Mr. Woodman’s aesthetic understanding of “real-life” balances his approach to product specification and design. He is former president of Color Marketing Group, serves on various color panels, and is an accredited CEU educator and the recipient of Color Marketing Group’s Lifetime Achievement award.

Mr. Woodman’s expertise with color, materials, and finish, emerges from his life experiences and unique perspective mixing education, macro influences, and the world’s inspirations to weave narratives and solutions of design and color.

Color and Design Narratives:

27+ Evolving Emerging

Colors inspired, narratives evolving, directions emerging. Join Mark to discover the stories of “what’s and whys” of colors and designs so you can introduce them into your design world. You’ll embark on a journey as he shares international influences filtered through his studied and discerning expertise.

Four key narratives present emerging macro trends, populated with elements that entice the eye, and illuminate bases on which to work with the trends. The combination of colors, materials and finishes are key to each story and understanding of the concepts.

The world is the inspiration. Color, texture and pattern directions arise from myriad stories and from cosmetics to transportation, travel to technology, have a preview glimpse of what’s up for design and decoration and how it will emerge in residential and commercial spaces.

  • witness and gain insight to the forecasting processes
  • learn key directions in color and design for the coming years
  • understand the drivers and inspirations to establish your directions
  • apply the narratives to your designs and client interactions