On the Colour Couch
On 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…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with The Interiors Shop Ros Ellis
Ros and I were introduced by mutual friend Susi Bellamy, who suggested we arrange an event at Ros’ interiors store when my book, The Little Book of Colour, first launched. That was back in 2019. With the world turning upside down for the next two years, we have finally been able to get dates in…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with make-up artist Kristina Gasperas
I first met Kristina at a women’s networking event back around 2014. I was in much need of professional photos for website and I was thrilled that not only was Kristina a make-up artist, but a photographer as well. Since then, Kristina has been my make-up artist and professional photographer. We bonded over our shared…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with Joanne Hardcastle
Have you ever found yourself on Instagram scrolling and then one image catches your eye? It makes you stop and want to check out who this person is? That’s what happened to me when I came across an image of a pair of legs poking out from under the bed in striped black and white…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with CIDA winner Phoebe Lewis
This year I had the honour of being a judge for the Colour in Design Awards (CIDA) UK and that’s where I got to hear about Phoebe Lewis. Phoebe entered the awards showcasing her natural pigments made from seaweed, showing not only the beautiful colours that could be created, but how she does this in…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with Stylist Lucy Gough
I was first introduced to fellow Australian Lucy Gough when stylist Emma Morton-Turner and founder of The Inside Stylists network recommended me as a guest lecturer for Lucy’s styling course at Central Saint Martin’s London. Since then we have become firm friends and featured as the colour expert on her wildly successful online styling courses.…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with Chrissy Red
Chrissy and I first met when she was facilitating the ‘Colour in Architecture Award’ for WAN AWARDS back in 2016 in London. I burst into the room late (having sat on a tube in a tunnel for what felt like ages) and the first thing I saw was this flame of red hair. I instantly…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with artist Anna Proctor
Anna and I met a few years ago at one of the Decorcafe network events held at Assael architecture in Putney, southwest London where we discussed our shared passion for colour. I love hearing an artists relationship with the colours they use, so it was wonderful to hear Anna’s story. So it’s over to Anna…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with Anna Jacobs
Back in March I went along to the Crystal Palace Artists’ Open House weekend and caught up with James Balston (June’s Colour Couch interview) and he told me that I must go meet Anna and see her colourful home adding “She’s expecting you, I’ve told her all about you!”. So off I went and to…
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