The Ethical Colour Report

Client: Colour of Saying  

Industry: Colour, Sustainability, Design

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INSIGHTS & EDITORIAL

Ethical Colour Trend Report

  • Ethical Colour Themes & Issues

  • An Atlas of Ethical Hues

  • 8 Colour-in-Design Directions

  • 4 Activist Colour Recipes

  • A Guide to Ethical Colour Decision Making

  • Circular Model Guides and Tool

  • Emerging (CMF) Design Concepts

  • A Directory of Colour Sources and Resources

  • A Lexicon for Ethical Colour

  • Industry Takeaways

 
 

“We need to establish a healthier relationship with colour.

“The outcome of ongoing research into climate-positive colour sources and processes, this report is not just about making fashion ‘sustainable’ or rewilding textiles but recognising that all industries are involved in a complex system in need of reform.”

“ethical colour: colour sources and processes chosen responsibly to eliminate human and ecological harm and to promote wellbeing, repair and regeneration.”

- a new definition devised for The Ethical Colour Report

ethical colour in action: what is it? how is it achieved? how can I apply it?
in 1 of 8 profiles, Jess Redgrave uses colour and material from sunflowers to create Climafibre

 

From global themes and emerging practices to simple and activating colour recipes

“Circular design is a new name for a system we have always intuitively known..

1 of 8 circular models - colour reclaimed from denim by Studio Sarmite

“When our colours and materials are healthy and healing, when their stories are rich and inspiring, and when they combine human ingenuity with living systems understanding, they can help us restore ecological balance and make hope active.”