Colour Stories
On the Colour Couch with Interiors Photographer James Balston
James and I met back in 2011 when I used a series of his photographs for my chapter on Colour in Interiors for the industry text book Colour Design: Theories and Applications. We’ve kept in touch crossing paths many times at design industry events and earlier this year at the Crystal Palace Artists’ Open House,…
Read More5 fun facts about the colour orange
Hello colour lover! This month we’re going to be looking at some of the fun facts about the colour orange, which just happens to be my favourite colour! Here I share my top 5 favourite facts about this wonderful hue! 1. The evolution of the colour name Orange What do you do when you don’t…
Read MoreKaren’s Adventures In Colour For May
Hello colour lovers! How are you doing with another month of staying at home? I have been appreciating nature and all her beauty even more. She has been quenching my thirst for colour along with the colourful wonders of Instagram. They have been my source of inspiration for my colour adventures for May… Let’s Stay…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with The Colour File’s Martha Roberts
Martha (from The Colour File) and I first met when she was writing a colour column for Psychologies magazine and she emailed me to ask if she could ask me some questions. This became a monthly chat with each new colour she was exploring and I’d shared my insights into what different colours meant from…
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 MoreKaren’s Adventures In Colour For April
Hello colour lovers! How are you doing in these strange times? April was the first full #stayathome month for us in the UK. I was meant to be in Switzerland this month but like many others we had to stay put. I’m so grateful we were able to go out for exercise and food shopping.…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with colour lover Erica Vonderwall
I must confess I do enjoy searching out colourful posts on Instagram. And I love it even more when I find other colour lovers. I stumbled across Erica Vonderwall’s IG page and when I saw that she loved colour and travelling, which are two of my great passions, well I knew I just had to…
Read More5 fun facts about the colour green
Hello colour lover! This month we’re going to be looking at some of the fun facts about the colour green. There’s was so much to share about this wonderful hue, here are my top 5! 1. We see more Greens than any other colour Did you know the human eye is able to differentiate more…
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. And yet sadly this Easter that’s not possible for us all. But I do have happy…
Read MoreKaren’s Adventures In Colour For March
Hello colour lovers! I think March will be remember as the month, especially here in the UK, that our world as we know it was turned upside down. I hope that you are OK and safe. This month really does feel like a month of two halves. The first I was out exploring and the…
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