Colour Stories
Holi – Hindu Festival of Colours
If there is one festival that celebrates colour, it’s Holi. It’s a Hindu religious festival lasting up to 16 days, where the main day is celebrated by people throwing powder and literally being covered from head to toe in a rainbow of colour. It certainly brings back many happy memories when I was lucky enough…
Read MoreWhy Red is the must have Colour for Celebrating Chinese New Year
If there is one culture that uses colour symbolism really well, that would be the Chinese community. They have a deep connection to giving colour significant meaning in their everyday life. And when it comes to the Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, red is everywhere you look. Why is red…
Read MoreWhat’s your Colour of Love this Valentine’s Day?
Hello colour lover! Did you know an estimated 250 million roses world-wide are grown for Valentine’s Day[1]? That’s a lot of love going around. And it will probably come as no surprise that red is the most popular colour accounting for around 83% of roses sold[2]. If blue is the colour related to January, February…
Read MoreHow to not get caught up in the ‘Monday Blues’
My guess is you’ve heard today is ‘Blue Monday’. Apparently this started back in 2005 when UK TV channel Sky Travel enlisted the help of Dr. Cliff Arnall to create a ‘formula’ to find the most depressing day of the year – of all the things eh?! Dr. Cliff Arnall calculated factors such as Christmas holiday withdrawals, debt,…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with BBC1 Interior Design Masters winner, John Cooper
I’m really excited to share this Colour Couch interview with you because this time I am sitting down with the winner of this year’s BBC Interior Design Masters, John Cooper. If you watched the series like I did, each episode was a must watch. I always enjoyed seeing what John would come up with and…
Read MoreHow red and green became Christmas traditions
Have you ever wondered why Christmas has such a strong connection to red and green? These colours feel so natural to the season that we barely question them, yet the story behind them stretches across nature, Pagan rituals, cultural traditions, religion, and Victorian creativity. When you bring all of these threads together, you see that…
Read MoreWhy red robins are associated with Christmas
If you live in the UK chances are you’ve come across a red robin when gardening, out in the park or walking in the woods. Here’s the one I have in my garden. This cheeky chap is always near me when I’m out gardening, probably to see if he can catch a worm or two.…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with artists Tipperleyhill
Abi Tippetts and Roz Berkeley Hill, the dynamic duo behind Tipperleyhill, have been captivating art enthusiasts with their vibrant and whimsical creations. Known for their joyful, uplifting prints and colourful original artworks, and window murals they bring a sense of playfulness to everything they create. They also inspire hundreds of budding artists through their lively…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with paint maker Edward Bulmer
One of my aims with On the Colour Couch is to speak with the people behind some of the leading paint brands to uncover the stories, ideas and philosophies that shape the colours we use. This time it’s Edward Bulmer, the designer and architectural historian behind Edward Bulmer Natural Paint. Edward has spent his career…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with textile designer, Charlotte Gaisford
Sometimes conversations are just meant to happen, even if they take a few years to get there! Charlotte and I first talked about doing this Colour Couch chat all the way back in 2020 when we first met through a mutual textile designer friend Susi Bellamy. We met up over the years saying we’ll get…
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