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Unlock the Mystery of Dark & Light This Winter with
Dulux Trade
With nature providing colourful
are inspired by the overarching theme of
seamlessly together but the palette also
inspiration for interior designers to draw
‘Looking Both Ways’, enabling designers
enables designers to create stunning
from, autumn and winter is a perfect
to embrace traditional colours of
visual effects such as an ombré inspired
time to review colour schemes. Colours
yesteryear with a modern, contemporary
paint effect using Cherished Gold to
such as ochre gold suggest the falling
interpretation.
contrast against a deep rich blue.
reflects an inky night sky. While there
One of the key trends for 2016 is
To help designers choose colours for
is no such thing as the wrong colour,
the importance of darkness. The
autumn winter, Dulux Trade offers
designers know their challenge is to
introduction of Earth Hour – where
a suite of professional tools. These
choose appropriate colours for the
millions of people around the globe turn
include the Dulux Trade fandeck and
‘space’ in which they are to be used.
their lights off on the same day highlights
online resources, which range from
of autumn leaves while deepest blue
how light pollution affects people’s
tailored colour cards with example
In September, Dulux Trade, champions
ability to rest and sleep. Research has
colour schemes such as Dark and Light,
of colour, launched the 13th annual
proven how important it is to have a
to downloadable and interactive mood
edition of Colour Futures, a colour and
restful sleep without the disrupting
board and visualisation apps. These tools
design trends forecasting publication
influence of light.
allow designers to explore a variety of
for 2016. Showcasing four separate
colour options for specific environments
trend stories anchored around the 2016
The Autumn Winter Dulux Trade palette,
and have been created to be an integral
colour of the year, Cherished Gold, each
Dark & Light provides designers looking
part of the overall design process.
trend has an associated colour palette.
to create luxurious, mood-enhancing
Research shows that gold as a colour has
decadence with a mysterious, beautiful
For information, inspiration and
regained its popularity and is currently
collection of colours reminiscent of both
online resources, visit www.
influencing global design including
dusk and gold dawn tones that one would
duluxtradepaintexpert.co.uk and to
architecture, fashion and interiors. All
see during the ‘golden hour’. Many of the
download the Colour Future book, go to
the colours within the 2016 collection
colours in the Dark & Light palette blend
www.colourfutures.com.