Keith Recker

Writer, editor and trend and color forecaster Keith Recker’s almost 20-year client list includes global influencers Pantone, WGSN, Stylus, Color Association of the United States, and more. He brings to this work 35 years of adventuresome, insightful, multicultural experience in media content creation, marketing and licensing, merchandising, and global artisan business development, to name a few strands woven into his diverse career. Join him in color explorations on Instagram: @thechromosapien

Among his many endeavors is his role as Editor in Chief and Co-Owner of TABLE Magazine. Based in the culture of food and drink, TABLE explores travel, interior design, fashion and jewelry, and other facets of modern living, in both print and digital formats. Follow along @tablemagazine

He is also the author of three books on color. Deep Color: The Shades That Shape Our Souls, a profound plunge into how color communicates both ancient meanings and modern stories, will debut in August 2022 from Schiffer Publications. The revised second edition of his book, True Colors: World Masters of Natural Dyes and Pigments (Thrums Books) was released in September 2020, with chapters excerpted in Selvedge Magazine, NY Textile Month Journal, and reviewed in many more, including Metropolis. Recker is also co-author of PANTONE: The Twentieth Century in Color (Chronicle, 2012), published in eight languages. Recker’s writing has been published by the Studio Museum of Harlem, Museum of Art and Design, Brooklyn Rail, The Santa Fe New Mexican, Edelkoort Inc, and more.