Colour Stories
BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD - Smalt No. 147
The name of the pigment originally made by pulverizing glass coloured with cobalt. Many names are given for this pigment. Smalt, a 16th century name is probably the oldest. This...
BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD - Rose Taupe No. 369
The first recorded use of rose taupe as a colour name in English was in 1924. Taupe is a dark brown colour in-between brown and grey. The word derives from...
BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD - Pigeon Grey No. 368
A colour standardised in 1934, from the colour of the feathers of the bird.
Materials & More
Fair Trade Eco Wax Candles-History
Our candles are made from stearin wax, which is an incredibly hard, slow burning wax. It burns with a tall, clean flame & is almost smokeless & drip free. Stearin is added...