Today see's the start of the 9-day Hindu Autumn Festival of Navratri. Like all religious festivals there are variations in how different Hindus around the world observe it, but there is usually food and fun aplenty, with music, dancing, and prayer. What I find particularly exciting is that each of the nine days have a special significance. They all relate to the nine different incarnations of the Goddess Durga, and on each day one of these nine goddesses is revered. One of the ways this is done is be wearing specific holy colours on each day. I find it really enriching, and exciting that colour has such a cultural and religious significance in the festival. Hindus also celebrate Holi which i
So much goes into the launch of a new iPhone. While a large part of it is spent on flashy presentations explaining tech jargon that few people understand, one of the biggest announcements their colour. The new iPhone 12, and iPhone 12 Pros were announced this week and with them came new colours including 'Pacific Blue.' Remember when fans couldn't get enough of iPhone's Rose Gold? A soft, subtle pink shade with golden tones it didn't just become the colour of your phone, but a part of your lifestyle with rose gold everything suddenly available including clothing and lattes. While the colour of phones are important I find that they don't matter too much as ultimately for their safety and long
Yesterday, this horror of an email landed in my inbox from 'Press Loft' who are an agency that send journalists trend updates from the PR world. I couldn't make head or tail of the suggestion that we need 'greys' in 2021 due to 'everything on just now in the world.' The copy references greys as 'tranquil and soft' colours. I agree this can be the case in particular settings, it's not uncommon to see grey in the interiors of a spa, but this aesthetic doesn't necessarily translate into domestic settings. 2020 has been the bleakest, saddest, greyest year for so much of the world, when we're faced with feeling 'grey' the last thing we need to do is surround our environment with such muted tones.
What happens when you cross a teatowel with an old shirt? I was invited by HuffPost to design a DIY video as part of their new 'Wear and Care' series. You can watch it over on their website.
