Colour not only has the ability to bring a visual sense of ease or vibrance to our surroundings and spaces, it can also profoundly influence the way we feel and behave in a place. As colour is highly subjective, it is our senses that decide whether a given colour makes us feel inspired, energetic or relaxed. Choosing the right colour for the right space or object therefore has the ability to completely transform a room or create coherence. Colour choice feels like a science in its own right, so we have put together a few tips on what to keep in mind when using colour in our interiors.
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Colour influences wellbeing
Muuto’s distinct colourway is part of their DNA, one that they continuously develop and refine, the result of research into art, architecture and design as well as science such as the emerging field of neuro-aesthetics. We now know that colour has the ability to deeply affect our sense of well-being in a setting. Below, we share some of our advice on how to bring colour into your spaces, enhancing your individual perspective and bringing a bolder sense of well-being.
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There is no right or wrong
One thing is clear, when working with colours, there is no right or wrong; there is only colour. Consider a colour palette from a curated library of hues, employed in various ways across Muuto's collection, ranging from the warmly inviting over contemporarily vibrant to refined and elegant sentiments, available for you to identify the very colours that speak to you.
Why? Because you can always change it over time. And if you’d like to slowly ease into it and dip your feet into the pool that is colour, use the Kink Vase and fill it with a bouquet in colours that suit your space - it’s less work than painting a wall but will still infuse your room with colourful character.
How we experience colour is formed in relation to all the elements around it - the colours of its surroundings, the shape on which the colour appears, the texture onto which it is applied, the amount of a colour that is used within a room and the atmosphere that we experience the colour in. This means that our perception of colour is in constant motion.
Often we work from the notion that working with colour means using only colours that are considered colourful. However, a deep dark brown hue brings just as much character to a space as a vibrant yellow would.
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