Paint & Paper Library Launch New ‘Jewels’ Colour Collection
January 27th, 2025
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ShareThis January, Paint & Paper Library will launch eight dynamic new colours inspired by rare and semi-precious minerals.
The ‘Jewels’ capsule colour collection features eight
majestic paint shades that are testament to nature’s ability to surprise and
delight.
Paint & Paper Library launch eight dynamic new colours inspired by rare and semi-precious minerals.
Launching in January 2025, the ‘Jewels’ capsule colour collection features eight majestic paint shades that are a testament to nature’s ability to surprise and delight.
Each one is able to completely transform a space as a single, bold colour, or to accent a scheme alongside the ‘Original’ or ‘Architectural’ Paint & Paper Library shades.
The ‘Jewels’ colours are as surprising and spectacular as they are beautiful.
The eight new colours include: arresting burnt orange ‘Atlas’; gentle and delicate pink ‘Rose Cluster’; vibrant magenta ‘Cobalto’; stunning contemporary turquoise ‘Blue Tiger’; sumptuous intense green ‘Malachite’, surprising and captivating sulphur hue ‘Peruvian Yellow’, as well as the distinctive, rich pistachio-green ‘Midelt Sage’.
Trend spotters will also identify with the alluring ‘Purple Azurite’, a true departure from the standard Paint & Paper Library palette, yet equally capable of delivering the signature look.
Calcite is more commonly a colourless mineral, but the presence of cobalt in rare specimens (cobaltoan calcite) creates beautiful variants of this vibrant magenta shade, with higher quality stones developing stronger hues in fascinating organic forms.
“We are the first to acknowledge there is rarely anything more beautifully designed than things created by nature. So for these colours, we delved into some of the lesser-known, and therefore most enigmatic, sources of natural colour that we could discover.
For centuries, azurite has been used to create a blue pigment for paints and dyes. Found in the same geological environments as its sister mineral malachite, its colour is attributed to the presence of copper. This luxuriant paint shade is read from the deep facets of a particularly high-quality specimen, so rich in colour they are in fact purple.
What the collection brings is both the colours themselves and the lessons, delivered directly from the ground, on how to use them in a design scheme amongst and alongside a neutral palette.
I see these shades being used on large expanses and in bold proportions by confident colour aficionados.
The multi-surface, fast drying qualities of the Architects’ finishes mean entire rooms can be transformed easily and quickly, maintaining the same, magnificent colour and finish across all surfaces.
In gentler schemes they will serve as elegant accent colours on woodwork, trim or furniture, bringing a highlight in the same way you might brighten a room with a vase of flowers.
For those that fear embracing big powerful colours, opting to use these vivid new colours in the smallest room in the house is a fantastic way to incorporate them in the home, without feeling overwhelming; although they are bold they will look great in small spaces.”
Andy Greenall, Head of Design Paint & Paper Library
