Behind the Scenes with Marianne Shillingworth and the Colour of the Year 2025
We were absolutely thrilled to have Marianne Chillingworth join us on The Interior Design Podcast! While we couldn’t fit everything about Marianne and the much-anticipated Colour of the Year 2025 into the podcast description, we’re excited to share more here.
Marianne, a trailblazer in the world of design, brought a wealth of insight into how this year's colour was chosen and its significance for the industry. Her expertise shone as she shared behind-the-scenes details from the research and trends analysis that inspired this vibrant and forward-thinking hue.
The launch event for the Colour of the Year 2025 was nothing short of magical, and we had the most amazing time soaking up the creative atmosphere. From mood boards and immersive installations to discussions about how colour impacts mood and space, it was an unforgettable experience that truly showcased the power of design.
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Stay posted to discover how the Colour of the Year 2025 will transform interiors, inspire designers, and shape spaces for years to come!
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DULUX COLOUR OF THE YEAR 2025 INSPIRES A LEAP INTO THE UNKNOWN
Colour experts and leading industry professionals chose the colour to inspire us to leave the past behind and explore new frontiers
Dulux has curated three palettes to highlight how the colour champions dreaming big, human craft and pride in our identities – alongside a partnership with Young Minds to promote uplifting surroundings
Dulux’s expert trend forecasters have selected True Joy™ as the Dulux Colour of the Year of 2025 – an energising and motivating yellow that encourages us to embrace change and simply “take a leap.”
Since the launch of the first Dulux Colour of the Year in 2004, the Dulux trend forecasting programme, ColourFutures™, has seen leading designers, architects, editors and thought leaders from around the world come together with the paint brand, to identify a colour that captures the global mood. These conversations explore the way we will be living in the future, what we will want and need from our living spaces, and universal thoughts and experiences. This year’s conversations revealed a universal belief that there is more to life elsewhere – this year’s Colour of the Year, True Joy™, empowers us to instead create the change we want to see, allowing us to press reset, welcome the new and permit our imaginations to run wild.
True Joy™ was named as such for its ability to bring instant uplift to a space, filling it with optimism and energy. The colour instantly brings vibrancy to walls and a smile to faces, no matter where or how much it is used. And this year, more than ever, Dulux is inspiring each and every one of us to make a joyful leap into the colour yellow and fill our homes with optimism and pride.
True Joy™ not only liberates and inspires, but it also taps into the increasingly popular dopamine decorating trend, which sees DIYers fill their homes with colours that make us feel happy. As the most vibrant shade of them all, naturally the colour yellow itself has skyrocketed in popularity, with buttery tones taking centre stage and Google searches for “sunny yellow paint” up 250% in the UK over the past year1.
As the trend continues to gain momentum, True Joy™ drenches every room in the house in an engulfing feel-good energy. A gorgeous statement shade to use alone, True Joy™ can also be used with a multitude of other hues to create spaces unique to your own style and build your colour confidence.
Marianne Shillingford, Creative Director and Colour Expert at Dulux, pinpoints exactly what she loves about the 2025 Colour Moment: “It may be difficult to immediately picture where yellow paint could seamlessly slot into your home, but it’s actually much more versatile than you may first think. The decision to choose the most uplifting hue in the spectrum is to spark inspiration and instil confidence to leap into the unknown and endless possibilities of what could be. Whilst yellow is one of the bolder colours on the spectrum, True Joy™ is complementary to a vast range of palettes, it brings out the positivity in even the most neutral of shades and is the figurative glue that binds more daring colour stories together.
Check out the Dulux website for more https://www.dulux.co.uk/en/dulux-colour-of-the-year-2025
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