Ultrafabrics Partners with Pantone to Celebrate 2025 Color of the Year: Mocha Mousse
Balancing Warmth and Timeless Design, Mocha Mousse Inspires Connection Across Interiors and Exteriors
New York, NY – December 5, 2024 – Ultrafabrics, an innovative leader in high-performance textiles, and the Pantone Color Institute are proud to announce their third annual collaboration, celebrating Pantone’s Color of the Year 2025: Mocha Mousse (Pantone 17-1230). Together, the two brands celebrate the harmonious balance of modern design and timeless simplicity that Mocha Mousse represents, inspiring designers to create interiors and exteriors that evoke comfort, connection, and understated elegance. The announcement was unveiled at the Pantone Color of the Year celebration in New York and the corresponding webinar, heralding a year of design exploration inspired by the warm, indulgent hue.
Central to this year’s theme is “Simple Pleasures,” a design philosophy championed by Ultrafabrics that celebrates the beauty of slowing down and savoring quiet moments, brought to life through soothing colors and soft textures. The partnership will feature Simple Pleasures, an exclusive color palette by Ultrafabrics, along with interactive events and bespoke color customization across the brand’s extensive range of vegan leathers.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with Pantone once again for the Color of the Year 2025. This year’s color embodies harmony and balance, aligning perfectly with Ultrafabrics’ commitment to creating interiors that inspire sensorial comfort and connection,” said Jennifer Hendren, Vice President of Product Development at Ultrafabrics. “Its timeless beauty and calming essence resonate deeply with our philosophy of redefining luxury through mindful design. This color reminds us of the power of simplicity and the joy of everyday moments, and we can’t wait to see how it transforms spaces across industries.”
Throughout 2025, Ultrafabrics and Pantone will ignite creativity within the design community, offering a refined palette, sensory workshops, and curated inspirations. This collaboration will empower designers to transform spaces, foster harmony, and spark inspiration across industries.
For over 25 years, New York-based Ultrafabrics has redefined premium performance textiles, blending craftsmanship, cutting-edge technology, and sustainable innovation. Known for its collaborations with industry leaders such as Jaguar Land Rover, Fitbit, MillerKnoll, Airstream, Virgin Galactic, and Gulfstream, Ultrafabrics continues to set new standards for performance and design with its Japanese-crafted materials.
Ultrafabrics and Pantone’s partnership highlights the transformative power of color in shaping environments and enhancing experiences. Together, they aim to inspire designers worldwide to embrace Mocha Mousse’s rich yet approachable appeal.
To learn more about the Ultrafabrics x Pantone collaboration and how Mocha Mousse is redefining interior and exterior design, visit ultrafabricsinc.com.
About Ultrafabrics
With more than 25 years of leadership in sustainable textiles, Ultrafabrics is the proud creator and purveyor of versatile vegan leathers designed for use across various industries, including residential, healthcare, automotive, and more. Committed to a planet-friendly future, Ultrafabrics’ indoor and outdoor collections are crafted in a sustainable mill using its proprietary production process, Takumi™ Technology. Derived from the Japanese word for “artisan,” Takumi™ reflects the company’s unwavering commitment to consistent perfection. Through extensive, ongoing research and development that caters to the markets’ ever-evolving needs and expectations, Ultrafabrics redefines how materials are experienced and lived with. Praised for its elevated aesthetic and high performance, Ultrafabrics is also a proud partner to notable luxury brands across industries and can be experienced in a myriad of forms and settings, including residential and contract furniture, cars, yachts, airlines, and private jets, among others. To learn more, visit ultrafabricsinc.com.
About Pantone
More than 10 million designers and producers around the world rely on Pantone products and services to help define, communicate and control color from inspiration to realization – leveraging advanced X-Rite technology to achieve color consistency across various materials and finishes for graphics, fashion and product design. Pantone Standards feature digital and physical color specification and workflow tools. The Pantone Color Institute™ provides customized color standards, brand identity and product color consulting as well as trend forecasting inclusive of Pantone Color of the Year, Fashion Runway Color Trend Reports, color psychology and more. Pantone B2B Licensing incorporates the Pantone Color System into different products and services, enabling licensees to communicate and reproduce approved Pantone values and improve efficiencies for their users. Pantone Lifestyle brings color and design together across apparel, home, and accessories. Learn more and connect with Pantone on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.