Colour Stories
Colour in Design Awards 2022 winner
New Designers is the premier exhibition where graduating UK design students have the opportunity to showcase their creativity, ingenuity and their vision for the future of design
Read MoreWhy colour has the power to bring us joy
Have you ever associated colour with joy? Have you ever noticed that certain shapes, patterns, design styles make you feel happier than others?
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with Yay Maker Kate Macdonald
It was Kate’s colourful Instagram account that caught my eye with her ethos to spread joy helping people build their colour confidence through her positively colourful clothing. The perfect Colour Couch guest. So it’s over to Kate to share her love of colour and how there was a time in her life that colour scared…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with YesColours’ Emma Bestley
As Emma says, we have Instagram to thank for connecting us. I remember following Emma through her interiors moveovermagnolia IG account. She bought my book as soon as it was released, and starting up YesColours with her business partner John Stubbs, we’ve had lots of colour conversations and wonderful collaborations. I was fascinated that Emma experiences…
Read More5 of my favourite colourful Instagram feeds – joyful
Hello colour lover! I’m back with my 5 favourite colourful Instagram account series, and this time I’m sharing with you my top 5 that are bursting full of colourful joy, that make me smile every time I see them pop up on my feed. Today I am delighted to share with you the very colourful Kim Hall,…
Read MoreWhy Wimbledon Wears White
You can wear any colour as long as it’s white. Why does All England Lawn Tennis Club insist on white and only white?
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with Designer and maker Daniel Heath
I first met Daniel when we were both invited as judges for the Colour in Design Awards (CIDA) which is held during the two-week long UK New Designers event. The awards founder is Marianne Shillingford, Creative Director, Dulux UK & Ireland. If her name sounds familiar, you might remember reading her Colour Couch interview a…
Read MoreLet’s play a game, how many colours can you name?
If you’ve read my book, The Little Book of Colour, you’ll have read the colour naming experiment I took part in run by Assistant Professor in Computer Science, Dimitris Mylonas, from University College London. Whilst we might have been brought up knowing the 11 main colours, it’s the colours in between these colours, those that blend…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with Wayne Perrey, The TV Carpenter
Last year I got to ‘meet’ Wayne Perrey, The TV carpenter (you might know him from UK makeover shows including, BBC “The Great Interior Design Challenge”, “Interior Design Masters”, Garden rescue” and ITV “Love Your Garden”), when he invited me onto his podcast, The TV Carpenter. We had a such a great time that I’ve…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with textile designer Clarissa Hulse
Clarissa is one colourful lady. We first met when we were judges for the Colour in Design Awards back in 2020. I had the pleasure of interviewing her at her colourful London studio for my colour trends course and we sat on this sofa. Without further ado let’s dive into Clarissa’s joyful interview here on…
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