Posts Tagged: Colour

The Importance of Colour and Biophilia in the Workplace – Designing with Feeling and Function

During Clerkenwell Design Week 2025, Umbrella and Wagstaff hosted a thoughtful and energised panel, titled “The Importance of Colour and Biophilia in the Workplace.” The conversation was part of the official CDW programme and was moderated by Design Insider’s Editorial Director, Alys Bryan. Panellists Emma Bestley, Co-Founder and Creative Partner of YesColours; Dirk Wynants, Founder… Read More >

6 June 2025

A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Sally Angharad

It’s safe to say that a lot has happened in the five years since I last interviewed colour, material and trend specialist Sally Angharad. Given the turbulent and uncertain nature of much of it, it’s arguably more important than ever that we understand how the big, earth-altering factors as well as the more subtle day-to-day… Read More >

9 April 2025

Can Colour Be Ethical?

Here at Design Insider, we’ve long been reporting on how designers and practices are changing the ways in which we manufacture, use, and dispose of our interior products. But one standout exhibition during the London Design Festival put the spotlight on a specific ingredient of design that while omnipresent, may actually be slightly overlooked when… Read More >

9 October 2024

Illuminating Design: Nordlux’s Lone Pedersen on the Power of Colour in Lighting

As part of Design Insider’s colour campaign, we had the pleasure of speaking with Lone Pedersen, Product Manager for Design For The People and Nordlux Decorative. Nordlux, known for its mission to enhance quality of life through innovative lighting design, collaborates with leading contemporary designers to create functional, timeless lighting solutions. In this interview, Lone… Read More >

25 September 2024

A Conversation Between: Jim Biddulph & Karen Haller 

“Colour is an amazing phenomenon. It is around us all the time and influences everything we do – though we are barely aware that this is happening.” This sentence from the introduction of The Little Book of Colour neatly encompasses so much of what the book, and indeed the career of its author, Karen Haller,… Read More >

10 September 2024

Camira Unveils the ‘Colour Manifesto’: Design Tool for Interior Designers

International designer and manufacturer of commercial and hospitality textiles, Camira, has introduced the ‘Colour Manifesto’ to aid interior design professionals in specifying fabrics. Created in partnership with colour futures studio, Luminary Colour, the ‘Colour Manifesto’ features four distinctive colour palettes, alongside evocative lifestyle photography, to inspire architects and designers with the latest colour insights. Demonstrating… Read More >

13 August 2024

Industry Leaders Leverage the Power of Colour in Commercial Interiors

From offices to hospitality venues, colour can transform environments, making them more inviting and dynamic. We explore how industry leaders from Boss Design, Camira Fabrics, Ulster Carpets, Newmor Wallcoverings, and Mullan Lighting are harnessing the power of colour. Their insights reveal how thoughtful colour application can evoke emotional connections and enhance guest experiences. Mullan Lighting,… Read More >

13 August 2024

Natasha Marshall on the Power of Colour in Interior Design

In our summer celebration of colour, Design Insider is thrilled to feature Natasha Marshall, a very well respected London-based designer and artist known for her expertise in colour, texture, and pattern. With a career spanning over 30 years, Natasha’s journey from running her own interiors brand to becoming a sought-after specialist in residential and hospitality projects… Read More >

13 August 2024

Abbotsford Textiles: A Celebration of Colour!

Renowned for their love of colour, and commitment to exceptional craftsmanship, Abbotsford Textiles, a leading manufacturer of high-quality fabrics, offers a symphony of colours that ignites the imagination of designers for both commercial and domestic interiors with their Classic Melton collection. Offering a huge range of 100 colour options, Classic Melton’s colour palette comprises all… Read More >

7 August 2024

Colour in Design Awards

Colour is one of the most fundamental elements of design but its power to transform is often overlooked or dismissed as simply decoration.  Colour demands our attention, communicates ideas, connects us together and offers a richer experience of the world around us. Matt Turner Colour’s ubiquitous nature creates a paradox for itself, its continuous presence… Read More >

5 August 2024

The Art of Colour: An Interview with SANIPEX GROUP’s Ashley Sinclair

As part of Design Insider’s Colour Content Campaign, we delve into the vibrant world of SANIPEX GROUP, a leader in high-quality bathroom, kitchen, surfaces, lifestyle, lighting, and outdoor living solutions. In an exclusive interview, Ashley Sinclair, the Specification and Design Manager at SANIPEX GROUP, reveals the brand’s innovative use of colour. Discover how the award-winning… Read More >

2 July 2024

Summer Shades: Alina Schartner on Colour Trends & Design Magic

Design Insider is thrilled to present a fascinating interview with Alina Schartner as the launch article for our summer content campaign focused on colour, the perfect campaign for the summer months, vibrant and emotive! Alina is an independent, award-winning design consultant, trend forecaster, designer, editor, and speaker specializing in colour, product, and interior design. She… Read More >

1 July 2024

Camira welcomes founder of world-leading colour futures studio to Clerkenwell Design Week 2024

To celebrate its 50th year in business, textile designer and manufacturer, Camira has collaborated with the founder of Luminary, a Creative Agency for Colour, to address the key colour stories that are transforming the future of colour and material innovation in the design sector. Founder of Luminary Colour, Anna Starmer At Camira’s showroom in London, on the 21st May and 22nd May 2024,… Read More >

1 May 2024

A Conversation Between: Jim Biddulph & Matthew Raw

As we move into an evermore-digital world, there is an argument that we are creating less artefacts and evidence of the ways in which live for future archaeologists to discover, while quite literally losing touch with our immediate, and more remote, tactile surrounding in the here and now. Matthew Raw The relative durability of ceramics… Read More >

14 February 2024