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2021 – 2022 Colour Report

I lie here in a riot of sunlight watching the day break and the clouds flying.
Derek Mahon

Everything is going to be alright

Welcome to the 2021-22 Taubmans Colour Report - a celebration of bright, bold colours at a time when their positive influence is needed most.

At Taubmans, we started out 2020 with an entirely different colour forecast in mind. We looked to international colour and design trends and started to build a palette and narrative for 2021-22.

Then COVID-19 changed everything.

Our colour work seemed irrelevant and felt disingenuous. So we stopped and took the time to think about the most useful thing we could do as a paint company in these challenging times.

Chromatic Joy presents an entirely new, home-grown paint palette that harnesses the optimism of bright, bold colours - all with a dialled-down hue to suit Australian and New Zealand sensibilities and our bright southern light.

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Yinka Ilori

Interview

Adam Nathaniel Furman
A Visual Feast

Interview

Adam Nathaniel Furman is a unique talent, with a refreshing approach - equal parts pleasure, colour, and joy.

His designs are always approachable, usually adorable, often cheeky, and take inspiration from a passionate & lifelong exploration of form, colour and ornament.

He works with the firm belief that colour both empowers individuals, and brings people together.

Interview

Camille Walala
A long life in the sunshine

Interview

Wade and Leta
Purposeful Eclecticism

Interview

Design duo Wade and Leta are out to show how design can be more fun - they make music for your eyes.

A married couple, Wade Jeffree and Leta Sobierajski "do almost everything together". Their work brings together graphic design, web design, photography, art direction and branding.

Wade and Leta created the Chromatic Joy sculptures - imagined architectural reliefs celebrating the colour and ambitions of 2021.

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