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We pay your import duties for DHL shipments to the USA

We are now offering our affordable shipping option with DHL again for shipments to the USA. For shipments under $800, the reverse charge mechanism applies, meaning we handle all customs formalities and payments for you. In return, we charge a 25% customs and service fee on your order. This eliminates any uncertainty regarding customs costs. For DHL shipments over $800 and all shipments via UPS, customs clearance remains the responsibility [...]

By Dirk Maass|2026-04-10T16:33:27+02:0010. April 2026|Color Analysis Drapes, Color Cards, Color Swatch Fans, Fabric Color Swatches, Teaching Aids, Universal|

Recommended US-Reseller

There remains considerable uncertainty regarding American customs policy. As a result, DHL has severely restricted the shipping of ordinary parcels containing commercial goods to the USA. For our customers in the USA, this means that shipping is currently only possible via UPS. We highly recommend private customers purchase from our US reseller: Seasons of Color Omaha

By Dirk Maass|2025-12-02T17:56:04+01:0011. October 2025|Color Cards, Color Swatch Fans, Fabric Color Swatches, Universal|

Less expensive shipping to Middle East

Shop & Ship by Aramex is a global package forwarding service for orders with a total value of less than 1000.00 €. Here's how it works: Step 1: Sign up at Shop & Ship (S&S) Sign up at ShopandShip.com. Step 2: Select an S&S address Shop & Ship provides mailbox addresses in many countries. Select an address in Germany as the shipping address for your online [...]

By Dirk Maass|2025-11-03T14:26:10+01:0016. December 2024|Color Analysis Drapes, Color Cards, Color Swatch Fans, Fabric Color Swatches, Left-overs / B-Stocks, New Releases, Style Guides, Teaching Aids, Universal|

Affiliates and Resellers wanted

To be able to offer shorter and cheaper shipping routes, a global network of affiliates, resellers and wholesalers with local hubs is being launched. Participate in our success as one of the leading providers of image consulting supplies. Be part of us! Read more >

By Dirk Maass|2024-10-09T18:38:22+02:009. October 2024|Color Analysis Drapes, Color Cards, Color Swatch Fans, Fabric Color Swatches, Left-overs / B-Stocks, New Releases, Style Guides, Teaching Aids, Universal|

Most common seasonal color types in 2019

Every year we evaluate the frequency of 12 color types by our sales figures. This makes it easier for our customers to purchase and store according to the expected demand. Here is the evaluation for 2019. The numbers are based on orders exclusively from our English online shop. More details here.

By Dirk Maass|2021-07-23T15:08:12+02:0026. February 2020|Color Analysis Drapes, Color Cards, Color Swatch Fans, Fabric Color Swatches, Universal|

Color swatch private label edition

We are often asked whether we offer color swatch fans according to customer requirements. Yes! We like to make front and back according to your layout as a private label edition. You order our standard color passes and exchange the front and back leaves by yourself. So you pay only the supplementary printing costs for the front and back. The picture shows an exemplary production for a consultant school in [...]

By Dirk Maass|2021-07-23T15:08:14+02:0014. January 2019|Color Cards, Color Swatch Fans, Fabric Color Swatches|

How to deal with the color palette

There are more than 5.000 industrial made colors. Therefore colors of your color palette can only be a selection of your right colors. When you buy something new according to your color palette, it's important that the direction of the color is correct. Do not stick slavishly to the colors of your palette in that way that the color of your chosen garment is absolutely the same as one color [...]

By Dirk Maass|2021-07-23T15:08:14+02:005. October 2018|Color Cards, Color Swatch Fans, Fabric Color Swatches, Universal|

The icon of a diamond ring – what does that mean?

All our color fans, color cards and color swatches have the icon of a diamond ring at one or two colors of every color palette. It shows what kind of jewelry made out of precious metal fits to this color type. Sometimes its not just gold or silver color. Some color types can wear both. Within gold we differentiated between light gold and rich yellow gold. Yours Regina

By Dirk Maass|2021-07-23T15:08:14+02:0017. September 2018|Color Cards, Color Swatch Fans, Fabric Color Swatches|

How to read these scales value, temperature and hue correctly?

Again and again of our products you will find these 3 scales according to the mentioned 3 dimensions. Now, how do we have to read them correctly? Maybe it seems a bit complicated. But I hope I succeed. Value: shown by a circle. At the left end of the scale the circle is empty, that symbolized „light“. At the right end of the scale the circle is filled out, symbolizing [...]

By Dirk Maass|2021-07-23T15:08:14+02:003. September 2018|Color Analysis Drapes, Color Cards, Color Swatch Fans, Fabric Color Swatches|