Karen Haller

mix awards 2024 how to enter and judges announced

MIX Awards 2024 entry + judges announced

The Mix Awards are the undisputed awards event of the year. And this year they’re marking a significant milestone – the 20th anniversary of their industry-leading awards. Organised and hosted by Mix Interiors, the Mix Awards are the UK’s leadingevents for commercial interiors. bringing over a thousand respective peers together to celebrate the country’s best…

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the many colours of valentines day karen haller

The many colours of Valentine’s Day

Did you know an estimated 224 million roses world-wide are grown for Valentine’s Day with 198 million in the US alone[1]? That’s a lot of love going around.

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chinese new year the significance of red.

Chinese New Year… the significance of red

It’s Chinese New Year and red is all around us! Also known as the Spring Festival, it’s one of the largest celebratory events for the Chinese community. Red (紅 hóng) is not only the cultural colour of the Chinese people, it’s also their primary celebratory colour. In China, red culturally relates to fire and energy, and…

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how can sustainability and colour trends coexist

How can sustainability and colour trends coexist?

How can we be sustainable and still use colour trends is up there as one of the biggest challenges I hear from designers all the time. It’s a really great question because sustainability encourages people not to buy, yet colour trends often encourage people to change things or buy new products. So what do we…

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the top 5 pitfalls to avoid when it comes to colour trends

The top 5 pitfalls to avoid when it comes to colour trends

Who doesn’t get excited or even a bit curious to know what the season and annual colour trends are going to be. Even for those of us like me don’t follow trends, we love to have a little peek. And the reason we are often interested is because you can’t ignore that trends are big…

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which 2024 colour of the year speaks to you

Which 2024 Colour of the year speaks to you?

Happy New Year! What are you most looking forward to in 2024? I’ve been reflecting on my wish for 2024 which is that we unite in supporting and helping each other. Creating a world where we are kind to ourselves, kind to others and kind to the planet. For me it’s a question of who…

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top 5 most read articles for 2023

Top 5 most read articles for 2023

With 2023 drawing to a close, I thought I’d take a peek at which articles were the most read this year. While last year they all related to the colour red, this year it’s an eclectic mix from how colour can bring joy, the rise of nature-led trends, the ‘world’s’ ugliest colour to Twitter’s rebrand…

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what inspired a deep dive into colour trends karen haller

What inspired a deep dive into colour trends

Have you ever been excited to hear the latest Colour of the Year or the newest seasonal colour trend, yet once they are announced you find yourself asking the question: “What am I supposed to do with that?” If you’ve said that you’re not alone – I hear this from designers every time a new…

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why is biophilic design in a green rut

Why is Biophilic design in a ‘green’ rut

If you were to look up biophilic design or at the many interiors that follow biophilic design principles, it’s likely you’ll be met with a sea of green, wood and green plants.  I’ve been speaking to lots of designers and they’re all saying they are noticing this and asking why are we just limiting ourselves…

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Diwali… festival of lights and colour

Diwali is one of India’s most important cultural festivals, celebrated across the nation and worldwide by the Indian community. It’s where they light oil lamps or candles to symbolise the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. It has also become known as the Festival of Lights. The name “Diwali” is a actually…

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