colour insight

ARTIST AND DESIGNER LUKE EDWARD HALL REVEALS THE COLOUR COMBINATIONS THAT MAKE HIM TICK

- SOPHIE BAYLIS

I’ve always loved to be surrounded by colour. It’s the thread that runs through all of my projects, from interiors to fashion, ceramics to murals. All colours have the power, I think, to alter our moods and emotions – to make us feel alive.

Green is my favourite colour because it instantly connects me to nature. It’s also one of the go-to colours I use in my own home. I like all its variations, from acid chartreuse to deepest — almost black – forest green. I particularly like bright greens, such as Edward Bulmer’s Invisible Green and Papers and Paints’ Village Green. Our sitting room in the country is a grassy olive green from Leyland.

I also love yellows and pinks. My favourites are strong Chinese yellows, like Little Greene’s Mister David, and dusty, soft pinks, such as Edward Bulmer’s Jonquil. Our dining room is brownish mustard yellow (Farrow & Ball’s India Yellow) and one of our guest bedrooms is peachy pink (Farrow & Ball’s Setting Plaster).