
Published 30 September 2025
Colour & Materials Team
A collective desire for deeper meaning informs Elemental, a calm, purpose-driven direction that inspires more considered, intentional daily rituals. The revival of ancient traditions and techniques offers hope for a more sustainable circular future, balancing radical practicality, modularity and elemental connection with poetic sensory design.
This reverence for the past teams richly pigmented hard materials and glowing stained-glass colour with soft, delicate pastel accents, while raw earthy clays and aged patinas celebrate eroded, authentically time-worn surfaces and living colour.



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