Colour experts

Philippa Stanton: My colourful world

Philippa Stanton is a freelance artist, photographer and jigsaw puzzle producer, as well as being an Instagram phenomenon with almost [...]

Jennie Maizels: My colourful world

Jennie Maizels is an artist, illustrator, university lecturer and creator of the highly acclaimed Sketchbook Club online. She is [...]

Helen Gilbert, Luxe 39: My Colourful World

Helen Gilbert is the brains behind luxury velvet cushion company Luxe 39. Here, she tells us what colour means [...]

Shelfies

How to photograph tricky spaces

Do you have a space in your home that you love but can’t seem to photograph right? This little [...]

Quirky shelfie suggestions

What’s the quirkiest object you display on your shelves?  When I buy anything beautiful, I automatically think about where [...]

Happy 1st birthday, Shelfie book!

A WHOLE YEAR! That’s how long it’s been since my book Shelfie came out. A whole year of getting [...]

COLOUR STORIES

Follower Interview: @theglassisartful

Artist & illustrator Antonia Woodgate, AKA @theglassisartful, studied fine art at college and is a self-confessed colour addict. Her [...]

Colour File interview: Mini Moderns

The interiors brand Mini Moderns was launched in 2006 by London-based designers, Keith Stephenson and Mark Hampshire. The brand [...]

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I’m Martha Roberts, colour creator, curator and storyteller.

Join me on my colourful adventuring – creating, curating and gathering up stories from one end of the rainbow to the other.