Join us for a specially curated exhibition and workshops of ETHICAL COLOUR by Colour of Saying for London Design Festival 2024, September 19th-22nd. Highlighting climate-positive and less impactful forms of colour through hands-on making practises and interactive forms of circular and regenerative research.
“Colour sources and processes chosen responsibly to eliminate human and ecological harm and to promote wellbeing, repair and regeneration.”
Ethical Colour Report 2022
Ethical Colour Report 2022
Set over four days, the studio will be bringing insights from previously released ETHICAL COLOUR REPORT to life through creative displays and workshops of innovative colour-makers and their notable hues, uncovering their craft processes and innovations, highlighting activist ingredients including plants, local food and industrial waste sources through to bio-based materials.
All with the aim to encourage designers, companies and individuals to make ethically informed choices about colour and materials so that they can limit damage, even begin restore the planet in their work or approach.
Through exhibition displays, experience raw materials of colour first-hand and to learn how to map responsible design choices with circular frameworks.
The exhibition will zoom in to the macro aspects of colour, materials and processes as well as zoom out to future industry applications and wider regenerative and circular considerations.
Connecting and displaying local colour stories and communities, diverse origin points for colour, artefacts and tools, Colour of Saying uncover the decision-making, measure their carbon and energy and map circular systems providing solutions and remedies through learning and workshops.
The exhibition will zoom in to the macro aspects of colour, materials and processes as well as zoom out to future industry applications and wider regenerative and circular considerations.
Connecting and displaying local colour stories and communities, diverse origin points for colour, artefacts and tools, Colour of Saying uncover the decision-making, measure their carbon and energy and map circular systems providing solutions and remedies through learning and workshops.
Workshops & Events
THURSDAY 19th September
Exhibition Open
11am-5pm
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THURSDAY 19th September
Exhibition Open
11am-5pm
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11.30am & 2.30pm Daily Interactive
Colour Demo ‘Colours of Walthamstow’
Colour Demo ‘Colours of Walthamstow’
As part of Ethical Colour Workshop Space explore hands-on locally made colour stories through responsibly made inks and dyes made within Waltham Forest.
Free, no booking required
Free, no booking required
Photography by Sara Hibbert Studio
Photography by Slow Painting Studio
Workshops & Events
FRIDAY 20th September
Exhibition Open
11am-5pm
FRIDAY 20th September
Exhibition Open
11am-5pm
11-12.30pm Workshop 1
Ephemeral Hues
Slow Painting Studio x Colour of Saying
Explore magical colour-shifting effects with natural
waste inks
Limited spaces, booking required here
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4pm Daily Interactive Colour Demo
‘Colours of Walthamstow’
Free, no booking required
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Ephemeral Hues
Slow Painting Studio x Colour of Saying
Explore magical colour-shifting effects with natural
waste inks
Limited spaces, booking required here
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4pm Daily Interactive Colour Demo
‘Colours of Walthamstow’
Free, no booking required
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7.00pm-8.30pm Workshop 2
Natural Dye & Hapa zone Techniques
Alice Burnhope x Colour of Saying
Join us for a tour of Ethical Colour insights and
learn the basics of natural plant and flower colour
through a fun and interactive activity of
hapa zome dyeing
Limited spaces, booking required
Natural Dye & Hapa zone Techniques
Alice Burnhope x Colour of Saying
Join us for a tour of Ethical Colour insights and
learn the basics of natural plant and flower colour
through a fun and interactive activity of
hapa zome dyeing
Limited spaces, booking required
Photography by Oliver Dixon for Alice Burnhope
Workshops & Events
SATURDAY 21ST September
Exhibition Open
11am-5pm
11am - 3pm Workshop 3
SATURDAY 21ST September
Exhibition Open
11am-5pm
11am - 3pm Workshop 3
Learning from Plants - Seasonal Colour Making
Hannah Elisabeth Jones x Colour of Saying
Join us for a talk on regenerative practices and a
walk to source local colour before returning
to make natural dyes /inks in respectful ways.
Come away with a unique palette
of swatches.
Hannah Elisabeth Jones x Colour of Saying
Join us for a talk on regenerative practices and a
walk to source local colour before returning
to make natural dyes /inks in respectful ways.
Come away with a unique palette
of swatches.
Limited Spaces, booking required here
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4pm Daily Interactive Colour Demo
‘Colours of Walthamstow’
Free, no booking required
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SUNDAY 22nd September
Exhibition Opening
11am-5pm
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4pm Daily Interactive Colour Demo
‘Colours of Walthamstow’
Free, no booking required
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SUNDAY 22nd September
Exhibition Opening
11am-5pm
11.30am & 2.30pm Daily Interactive
Colour Demo ‘Colours of Walthamstow’
Free, no booking required
Colour Demo ‘Colours of Walthamstow’
Free, no booking required
The Colours of June, July and August by Hannah Elisabeth Jones
Bespoke industry tours and workshops are available on request* during the festival for industry, universities or community groups - please email the studio hello@colourofsaying.com
"The initiative will highlight mindful and climate-positive and repairing forms of colour, from scientists to local makers. Visitors can expect to interact with physical sources of colour, from pigments, molecules and matter to truly understand the stories of how they are made. Our circular models system infographics reveal the impact further and uncover ways in which we can take action and make more informed choices."
Colour exhibitors include: Jesse Adler, Colorifix, Phoebe Lewis, Ruth Lloyd, Hannah Elizabeth Jones, Indigo Garden,
Kirstie van Noort, Jess Redgrade, Slow Painting Studio, Studio Sarmite
Kirstie van Noort, Jess Redgrade, Slow Painting Studio, Studio Sarmite
Note to editors
Ethical Colour - LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2024
Thursday 19th- Sunday 22nd September - 11am-5pm
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Location:
Switchboard STUDIOS
Unit 50, Uplands Business Park,
Uplands Entrance B, Blackhorse Ln,
London, E17 5QJ
Nearest Tube: Blackhorse Road
*AS PART OF THE WILLIAM MORRIS DESIGN TRAIL
Ethical Colour Exhibition open daily 11.am-5pm
Workshop tickets on sale 1st of August, 2024
Switchboard STUDIOS
Unit 50, Uplands Business Park,
Uplands Entrance B, Blackhorse Ln,
London, E17 5QJ
Nearest Tube: Blackhorse Road
*AS PART OF THE WILLIAM MORRIS DESIGN TRAIL
Ethical Colour Exhibition open daily 11.am-5pm
Workshop tickets on sale 1st of August, 2024
About Colour of Saying
Colour of Saying is a London based design studio dedicated to empowering designers and manufacturers to harness colour and materials as agents of change. Founded by Laura Perryman, CMF designer, forecaster and author of The Colour Bible, Colour of Saying collaborates with creatives internationally to champion the intentional use of colour for human and ecological good.
About Switchboard Studios
Switchboard Studios creative workspace consisting of 26 Studios and an event space. It is managed by Waltham Forest Council. Waltham Forest Council took over management in 2020. Its 26 studios range in size from 14 to 35 square metres. Each provides a dedicated workspace for SME creative business. Switchboard Studio is home to fine artists, record labels and digital creatives such as audio designers, graphics studios and videographers.
The exhibition has a unique relationship with the history of Switchboard Studios which was originally the head offices
for a large consortium of industrial spaces which produced dyes and food colourings.
for a large consortium of industrial spaces which produced dyes and food colourings.
Link to Full Press Release | Exhibition Images
www.colourofsaying.com @colour_of_saying hello@colourofsaying.com
Graphic Design Laura Jane Boast