Our Association with Blue.

Blue. The colour of the serene sea waves, a welcomed vision of morning skies and the worlds favourite colour.

It was the ancient Egyptians who created the first blue pigment; the evolution of blue over the next 6000 years sees decorative adornment worldwide. Throughout the last millennia we have seen a rainbow of blue as symbolism in artwork. Many of us can picture a few of ‘the greats’: Blue Water Lilies by Claude Monet, Van Gogh’s Starry Night and works from Pablo Picasso’s famous ‘blue period’ to name a few.

The famous artist Yves Klein worked near exclusively with blue so much so that he developed the eponymous International Klein Blue. Mark Rothko also chose blue for his most earnest artworks. There is even debate in the art world whether Kandinsky’s Blue Rider did in fact lead ‘The Blue Rider’ art movement – Kandisky believed blue to be the colour of spirituality: the darker the blue, the more it awakens human desire for the eternal.

Whilst at one point in history blue was a tone of torment in artwork, today it more so resonates relaxation and feelings of freedom, thanks to the association to the natural world.

Trickling through the ages we still have a love of blue that transpires across all aspects of the design world.

Blue Interiors

We bring you an array of products for inspiration. From royal blue taps and indigo blue soap dispensers to muted blue basins, not forgetting an array of  blue tiles, you can design with blue for creative commercial solutions to impactful powder rooms alike.

Dolphin offers RAL colouring for many products, allowing you to create a coordinated scheme from paper dispenser to mixer tap. We have seen specification featuring colour in projects such as primary schools to luxurious lavatories in lobbies. For residential projects coloured furniture is popular whilst blue tiles and slabs are favoured throughout the home.

Our New Bermuda Blue

A French Country Chic scheme for residential designs can be met with the newly launched Bermuda Blue Biarritz unit complete with Zanzibar handle and brassware. Blue tiles will accentuate the vanity unit whilst the Zanzibar brassware emphasises earthy tones of Carrara marble effect tiles – whilst coordinating perfectly to the handle.

Blue Outdoors

Colours that replicate those found in nature are scientifically proven to help us reduce stress, and naturally these tones work wonders in the great outdoors.

We can all picture the eponymous shade ‘Aqua’. A gleaming swimming pool of joy and a colour automatically associated with an escape to the Maldives – perhaps with the global travel restrictions during Covid-19 this is why we see such craving for this colour. The jewel-like turquoise shade is uplifting in any space and works incredibly well in outside spaces. It complements the inviting blue of a swimming pool and brightens up the back garden. Yet it equally injects life to hotel outdoor areas, from bars to balconies, thanks to this near nostalgic colour offering a sense of playfulness.

With colours becoming a frequent request in order to brighten up beige patios, many suppliers are expanding their palette of choice, from the Lotus Daybed to Varaschin deck chairs.