Housing in Southern Africa August 2016

Paints, Coatings, & Sealants

Plascon’s Global Colour Manager, Anne Roselt says, “Colour is not just a part of life. It is life. It is how we express ourselves, it influences our mood and it helps us to understand our world.”

Themes & Trends A s South Africa’s largest paint manufacturer, Plascon says Roselt, not only has an expert understanding of our relationship with colour but also how to make using it easy and inspiring in any space. It’s about combining the sci- ence behind innovative paint with the evocative power of colour, all grounded by a deep understanding

of the South African culture, style and environment. Every year, Plascon publishes an overview of the latest colour trends in its Colour Forecast. This exciting forecast offers customers an insight into the trends at play, while at the same timemaking it easy to interpret them in their own spaces. These trends are then brought to life with a distinctive palette cu- rated from Plascon’s colour system and expressed through carefully

considered interior and inspiration imagery. There is also referencemade to the specific décor techniques that will help customers to recreate the theme in their own space. Anne Roselt is Plascon’s Global Colour Manager and has been the driving force behind the Forecast since its inception. “Every year we travel around the globe in search of the latest colour trends and we’re so excited to share them with our customers,” she explains. “We want

August 2016