Cardinal is the new colour of 2025, a bold, evocative shade that embodies warmth, nostalgia, and a sense of inner harmony. More than just a colour, it is an invitation to embrace emotions without ...

Opened this week at London’s Design Museum, Hella Jongerius’s joyful 'Breathing Colour' exhibition guides visitors through a day in vivid colour. Separated into three sections – Morning, Noon and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Few would argue that colour is one of the strongest – and cheapest – tools in design. Used judiciously, it can delight the eye, aid communication, boost design’s commercial effectiveness, and even, it ...

For our latest lookbook we've selected ten examples of interiors enlivened by contrasting or analogous hues and colour-blocked walls. The chosen projects all make use of colour theory, some by using ...

It’s exploding across surfaces, fixtures, fittings and even furniture, with rooms being drenched in the same hue to make a powerful statement. To achieve the maximum impact, you need to go “all in”, ...

Unpredictable and accidental combinations are gaining currency in design and textiles. Dominic Lutyens explores a ‘new vocabulary’ of colour. Colour touches us all in different ways – we each tend to ...

Yinka Ilori's bold, colourful style can be seen all over London this summer, but the designer tells Dezeen there's a lot more to him than bright graphics. London-based Ilori, 32, made a name for ...

There’s a wave of positivity, fun and risk-taking emerging across the globe. It’s a far cry from the restrained, minimalist aesthetic, writes Clare Dowdy. Things are brightening in the design industry ...