Posts by Karen Haller
Fiat says arrivederci to boring grey
Fiat has come up with a catchy name for their latest campaign – Operation no grey. In a world that seems to be obsessed with all things grey, they’ve made the bold move by announcing they’ve decided to stop producing their small car models in grey. Why, you may ask given grey is such a…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with BBC Interior Design Masters Ry Elliott
I met Ry back in April at YesColours’ 1st birthday party and we hit it off straight away, only to find out we lived not far from each other. Now I have to admit I didn’t know who Ry was despite everyone being excited to meet him. I guess that’s one way to get caught…
Read MoreWho ignited our love affair of pink?
Over the past decade or two there’s been quite a lot of pink bashing. I’ve always champion pink because I’ve felt it got an undeservedly bad rap. When journalists would call up and ask for my opinion and I’d say I’m pro pink, they would thank me for my time and kept searching for someone…
Read MoreDo you have colour in your wardrobe?
Have you ever gazed at all the clothes in your wardrobe only to think “I’ve got nothing to wear?” This is the conversation I had with journalist Jessica Davis who interviewed me for the Harpers Bazaar article “The psychology behind wearing colour – and how to make it work for you.” One of the things…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with fashion and textile designer Dame Zandra Rhodes
The first thing people ask me when I say I’ve interviewed Dame Zandra Rhodes for the Colour Couch is ‘is she nice?’. I think we always hope our heroes will be nice when we meet them in person. And it was really easy for me to reply, Zandra is so friendly and down to earth…
Read More5 fun facts about the colour pink
Hello colour lover! This month we’re going to be looking at some of the fun facts about the colour pink. Here I share my top 5 favourite facts about this wonderful hue! 1. How Pink got its name I just love learning how colours get their name and I especially love how pink got it’s…
Read MoreMental Health Awareness UK, navigating grief through colour
As this is mental health awareness week here in the UK, I wanted to focus on something we all experience at sometime in our life, which is grief. Grief really hit me hard when my father was ill and passed away. I felt the grief even before he passed. I’ve realised that I also felt…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with founder & designer Kitty McCall
I first fell in love with Kitty’s artwork on Instagram. I emailed to say that I’m coming to Folkestone (on the English Kent coast) and would love to meet her, only to find out we were fans of each others work as she had my book, The Little Book of Colour. I went into her…
Read MoreWORLD EARTH DAY – Biophilic Design & Sustainability
Saturday, 22nd April is WORLD EARTH DAY. EARTHDAY.ORG, the global organiser of Earth Day, are carrying on the theme from last year which is “Invest in Our Planet”.
Read MoreBring in the colour this Easter
Hello colour lovers! I love Easter, not just for the long weekend which is lovely of course especially when the sun is shining, or for the delicious chocolate, it’s also a time for family and friends to come together. Connecting over festive meals, Easter egg hunts and no doubt there’ll be many with big smiles…
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