Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball are a British manufacturer of paints and wallpapers largely based upon historic colour palettes and archives. Their colour names, such as Elephant's Breath, have become talking points[1] in themselves.
History
The company was started by John Farrow and Richard Maurice Ball in 1946[2] in Wimborne Minster, Dorset.[3] They have worked with the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty of the UK,[4] in formulating near to exact matches for the restoration of historic building interiors and exteriors. Today they maintain an updated colour card of 132 colours. Farrow & Ball also produce wallpaper patterns made using traditional block, trough and roller methods and made using Farrow & Ball paint. Since 2014, the company has been owned by Ares Management.
Showrooms and stockists
The company has 63 showrooms across the UK, US, Canada & Europe as well as a global network of stockists carrying both paint and wallpaper.
Books
Farrow & Ball has produced several books; How to Decorate, Paint and Colour in Decoration,[5] The Art of Colour[6] and Living With Colour[7]
Notes
- ^ http://karenhaller.co.uk/blog/branding-colour-how-paint-companies-personalities-shines-through-their-paint-colour-names/
- ^ Expedite, BT. "Our History | Farrow & Ball". www.farrow-ball.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
- ^ "Farrow & Ball Traditional Papers & Paint - Wimborne White". Farrow & Ball. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ https://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/home/la-hm-wallpaper14apr14,1,3351908.story?coll=la-home-printedition
- ^ Friedman, Joseph. Paint and Color in Decoration. Rizzoli New York: 2003. ISBN 0-8478-2593-0.
- ^ Coleman, Brian D. Farrow & Ball The Art of Colour. Gibbs Smith Layton, Utah: 2007. ISBN 978-1-4236-0010-7
- ^ Byam Shaw, Ros. Living with Colour. Ryland Peters & Small New York/London: 2010. ISBN 978-1-84975-038-7
References
Friedman, Joseph. Paint and Color in Decoration. Rizzoli New York: 2003. ISBN 0-8478-2593-0.
External links
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