William Morris was remembered being 'up to the elbow' in indigo, as he was trialling the reintroduction of the traditional indigo-discharge printing method at Merton Abbey. Inky Fingers harks back to this moment, where the founder of Morris & Co. was covered in the deeply rich blue colour.
This delicate blue with green undertones is taken from the background colour of the Lily design (c. 1873) in William Morris's bedroom in Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire.
Herball is a fragrant green taken from the delightful Daisy design of 1864. Herball harks back to John Gerard's c.1636 The Herball, an illustrated history of plants which William Morris was so fond of reading.
A refreshing sunshine yellow, Weld Yellow is an uplifting hue with an abundant sense of joy. Weld is a dye substance derived from the weld plant, producing a vibrant yellow for which Morris, the expert colourist, had a natural affinity.
A colour drawn from the original logbook entry for Spring Thicket (1894), Spring Thicket Dawn reminds us of the early morning sun's rays filtered through bushes and branches.
Deepened with a plum-like tinge, this red has been reimagined based on a historic Morris & Co. paint palette. Thomas Wardle, an innovator in textile dyeing techniques relied upon by Morris & Co., gives his name to this classic red.
A cool architectural tone, Farringdon Grey is drawn from a colour listed under the Willow design from the original 1905 logbook. William Morris was a leading figure of the Socialist League, which had its office in a loft in Farringdon Street, giving its name to this hue.
An authoritative white. Morris & Co. was known by colleagues as 'The Firm', an indication of the affection its workers had for the revolutionary company.
The Sanderson Design Studio has created the Shades Of Sanderson Collection; a colour palette of 140 subtle shades taken from the complete Spectrum colour range of 1 352 colours to make your decorating choices simple.
A dark blue, Webb's Blue is perfect for adding a contrastingly moody touch to interiors. The colour is taken from one of the earliest Morris & Co. designs, Trellis (1864), for which Phillip Webb designed the birds perched upon the wooden frame.
Sampled from the Chrysanthemum design of 1877, Mumington's Stem is a traditional green with hints of blue, perfect for adding a calming touch to any space.