£60 per person
Early Bird (3+ weeks advance): £55
Pairs Discount: £85 for two people
Local Community Rate: £35 (Neighbours of the Flower Farm, students, NHS workers, carers)
Colour Lab: From Field to Studio part 1 - An Afternoon Nature Colour Experience
Part one of a three-day immersive participatory experience combining colour history with hands-on discovery, hosted by colour researcher and trend forecaster Laura Perryman, founder of Colour of Saying a Walthamstow-based research studio.
Where do the most authentic colours come from? Step into nature's studio with colour consultant Laura Perryman for a unique foraging experience that reveals how the natural world creates the most compelling palettes.
Set in a working Walthamstow-based flower farm (The London Flower Farmer), this intimate session guides participants through the expert eye of a professional colour consultant as she reads the landscape for seasonal colour opportunities.
Slow down and walk the farm fields already in a natural palette, observe the gradient opening blooms and stems as they respond to light, mix and create unique colours from natural inks and understand more intimately how to work hands-on to create a mindful palette.
Laura, author of The Colour Bible and consultant to global brands, shares her creative process for finding authentic colour starting points in nature. Working with September's floral palette, you'll discover how professional colour forecasters translate natural beauty into commercial applications that shape the products and spaces we live with:
• Forage thoughtfully for plants, flowers, and petals with unique hues
• Learn professional colour identification techniques used in commercial trend forecasting
• Discover natural dye potential in everyday plants and seasonal materials
• Experience nature's therapeutic qualities while developing colour sensitivity
• Create simple natural inks and pigments using foraged materials
• Mix and match seasonal colours to develop personal palettes
This experience combines Laura's expertise as a CMF (Color, Material, and Finish) designer and forecaster with the beauty of working farmland right here in our creative community. Based in Walthamstow's Blackhorse Lane area, Colour of Saying represents our commitment to thoughtful research and innovative making.
Colour Lab: From Field to Studio
Whether you are looking for a deep, immersive making experience or a more informal opportunity to drop in and observe, the programme has been designed to offer a flexible journey from field to studio.
To navigate the full weekend offering, you can explore the specific sessions below:
About Colour of Saying
Colour of Saying is a Walthamstow-based design studio dedicated to empowering designers, manufacturers and the colour curious to harness colour and materials as agents of change.
Founded by Laura Perryman, CMF (Color, Material, and Finish) designer, forecaster and author of The Colour Bible, Colour of Saying collaborates with businesses and brands internationally to champion the intentional use of colour for human and ecological good.
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