This year, RAL COLOURS celebrates its 100th birthday. Here Markus Frentrop, Global Head, speaks to Tamsin Kingswell about the brand’s rich heritage and future plans.
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RAL COLOURS launches COLOUR FEELING 2027+, a 15-shade palette developed with IIT Institute International Trendscouting for design and architecture.

PPG names Secret Safari, a yellow-green reflecting balance and optimism, as its 2026 Colour of the Year.

The Colour of Water [Tagus] charts the shifting hues of the river through 408 underwater photographs. From turbid greens to deep ocean blues, Nicolas Floc’h records the chromatic identity of the Tagus in a book designed by Maison-Solide.

Native Union celebrates 15 years with the POP Phone. Inspired by 1950s design, the handset offers timeless style, recycled materials and collectible colours.

The bold interior aesthetic of the POUTx clinic in Toronto, Canada by Studio Author is a true re-imagining of the injectables experience.

Take one pixel, a singular unit with the potential to generate infinite forms. With the Pixel Theory collection by EXIT, the art project and design brand by Ceren Arslan, the pixel square is the origin of a modular design system.