Inspirations and influences

Follow your instincts

Our inspirations and influences are simple, yet fundamental, based on the complex relationships between colours. It’s what we call ‘colorology’. Think about the colour wheel. Some primary colours live together harmoniously and, in spite of personal taste, others live together with more difficulty.

Bold, primary colours were hot in the 80s and they’re happening again now. From bedlinen to bathrooms, from high heels to handbags, primary colours are everywhere. A step on from the primary colours brings us to the colour spectrum or, as we’ve known it since childhood, the rainbow. In fact, since we started our business, the undulating colours of the Peace flag have been a major influence and inspiration to our creativity.

When we move away from primary colours into the hints and hues, the tints and tones, it’s a whole different story. Suddenly the most unlikely colours become a match made in heaven. The best way to appreciate this is to lie on your back, close your eyes and dream of colour. Dream of a Carnival party as the sun sets over the Caribbean Sea. Dream of the bags of spices coloured like paints in an oriental market. Or the cornfields, cypress trees and olive groves of Tuscany in high summer. We do. And they bring us inspiration too.

This is how we create colour mixes like our new ‘Bombay Lime’ or ‘Desert Multi’.

Of course, we also think about “what goes with what”, what people wear, what people want. And so while a purse or a wallet can be a more strident expression of our colour palettes, we discreetly subdue them to create more subtle combinations in our handbag range.

Above all, we follow our instincts to know what will make people fall in love with our products. More often than not we’re right, but sometimes we’re wrong. Then it’s back to the drawing board. And for us, that’s the beauty of searching for the perfect colour combination.