Aesthetic Lab adds pops of colour to all-white classroom in Taiwan
Architecture studio CloudForm Laboratory has transformed a classroom in a secondary school in Taiwan into a "blank canvas" for creative education.
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Ten interiors with pastel colours that freshen up the home for spring
For this lookbook, we've rounded up ten home interiors decorated in pastel tints that show how ice-cream colours can give spaces a fresh, calming look. More
Moisés Hernández colours hot pink Grana chairs using crushed cochineal bugs
Mexican designer Moisés Hernández replaced "toxic" synthetic paints with a pre-hispanic dye made from insects to create his vibrant Grana chairs. More
Studio Anton Hendrik Denys designs Belgian office informed by 1960s colour schemes
Studio Anton Hendrik Denys and Steen Architecten have transformed an industrial office building in Belgium by cladding it in corrugated metal and adding colourful graphic interiors. More
Beyond Space designs colourful office around reconfigurable grid system
Beyond Space has created a flexible office interior for a security company in Amsterdam using a colourful grid system that allows the user to change the layout when needed. More
"I applaud Pantone for using colour to highlight social issues" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Pantone's latest shade of red and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Pantone releases taboo-breaking Period red colour
Colour company Pantone and health brand Intimina have collaborated to create an "active and adventurous" red colour to start a positive conversation around periods. More
Dulux's colour of the year features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features the colour of the year for 2021 from paint brand Dulux. More
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Brave Ground named Colour of the Year for 2021
Paint brand Dulux has unveiled a "reassuring" earthy beige hue called Brave Ground as its colour of the year for 2021. More
Pantone unveils over 300 new trend-based colours
A hot pink called Viva Magenta and an icy blue named Frozen Fjord are among the 315 new hues that American colour company Pantone has added to its roster of shades. More
Adam Nathaniel Furman brightens up London maternity centre with "flowerburst" mosaic
London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has applied his signature colourful aesthetic to a tiled entrance and reception area for the maternity centre at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. More
Adam Nathaniel Furman explores colour, cuteness and queerness with anatomical chairs
Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a pair of chairs based on intimate parts of the body. More
Yinka Ilori creates brightly coloured Christmas tree for London hotel
Yinka Ilori has rounded off a busy year by designing a stylised Christmas tree for London's Sanderson hotel, featuring his signature colourful and graphic aesthetic. More
"In choosing blue, Pantone has missed the mark once more"
Pantone played it safe and still missed the mark by picking Classic Blue as its colour of the year for 2020, says Michelle Ogundehin. More
Colourful public spaces are part of Pazdigrad Primary School in Croatia
Pazdigrad Primary School in Split, Croatia has been designed by architects X3M to include public squares, one of which is painted bright yellow More
"Could all things 'green' be the glue that sticks us back together?"
Dulux chose Tranquil Dawn as its colour of the year for 2020, but something bolder would have better represented the year ahead, says Michelle Ogundehin. More
MIT creates reprogrammable ink to make objects change colour
Consumers could change the colour of their cars, shoes, clothes or other belongings at will, using a new light-responsive ink from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More
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Paint the town red with our colourful Pinterest boards
In light of the cool-green shade Dulux has named its colour of the year 2020, we're showing our true colours with this week's Pinterest boards, featuring candy-coloured pastel interiors, colour-block walls and designs to tickle you millennial pink. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More
Tranquil Dawn named Colour of the Year for 2020
Paint brand Dulux has selected a cool-tone shade of green as it's Colour of the Year for 2020, which is meant to offer an antidote to an "increasingly disconnected" modern society. More
Kaiku turns fruit and vegetable waste into natural pigments
Imperial graduate Nicole Stjernswärd has invented Kaiku, a system that turns plants into powdered paint pigments using vaporisation technology. More