Did you know that world-renowned color authority Pantone, named Turquoise 15-5519 their color of the year for 2010?

Pantone names a trend-setting color every year, so if you’re ever wondering what to get someone you know who keeps up with fashion trends, the ‘Color of the Year‘ is an excellent jumping-off point.

If you’re looking for a contemporary jewelry piece to give you that pop of turquoise, we suggest:

Our Aqua Hydrangea foliage necklace. While this vibrantly dyed flower is a slightly bluer hue than Pantone 15-5519, the variations in the color of the flower shows a nice range of blues to turquoises. It’s a great pop of color without being too overdone.

Our Nepalese floral pendants in the tone-on-tone turquoise color.  These pendants feature an inlay of paper made from the lamali lokta plant made by Nepalese village co-operatives.

Our carved Asian turquoise lends texture as well as color as an accessory.  We love the contrast of the very smooth machined steel against the curves of the turquoise.

And finally, one of our most popular washi patterns — plum blossoms in a slight variations of turquoise.

It’s easy to see why turquoise was picked as the color of the year for 2010 — it’s versatile, cheery and just plain beautiful.