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Colour in Design webinar

25 February 2025

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“There’s true power in the possibilities colour creates, and harnessing this effectively has a positive impact on the world around us.”   

The webinar aims to explore the power of colour, investigating its influence and impact before exploring its use in design.  

You will gain invaluable insights from Dr Vien Cheung, an esteemed authority on colour theory, and Catrina Stewart and Hugh McEwen, co-founders of Office S&M, celebrated for their vibrant, imaginative and colour-filled designs.  

Speakers:

  • Jemma Saunders, Colour Specialist, Crown Paints
  • Dr Vien Cheung, Associate Professor, University of Leeds
  • Catrina Stewart & Hugh McEwen, Co-Founders, Office S&M

This webinar will be chaired by Jan-Carlos Kucharek, Deputy Editor, RIBAJ

This webinar is in partnership with Crown Paints

Our speakers:

Jan-Carlos Kucharek Jan-Carlos Kucharek Deputy editor RIBAJ & editor RIBAJ Spec

Jan-Carlos Kucharek is an architectural journalist and registered architect. He studied his part 1 at Canterbury College of Art and his architecture diploma at The Bartlett (UCL) and worked for five years at Foster + Partners. He took a part-time role at the RIBA Journal in 2004 and continued working freelance at Marks Barfield, Hudson Featherstone, David Morley and Fourthspace architects. He is the editor of RIBAJ Spec. 

 

Jan-Carlos Kucharek Dr Vien Cheung ​Associate Professor, University of Leeds

Vien Cheung is a Chartered Colourist with a research interest in science and philosophical studies of colour. Her ethos on equality, diversity and inclusion takes her to explore how colour can shift our ‘black and white’ judgements into a more variegated perception of the world. Vien is active in charitable and educational organisations including the International Colour Association, Colour Group (Great Britain), Society for Imaging Science and Technology and Society of Dyers and Colourists for which she is the Past President, Chairman, Vice President, and Honorary Secretary, respectively. She is also the Editor of the Journal of International Colour Association.

 

Jan-Carlos Kucharek

Jemma Saunders, Colour Specialist, Crown Paints

As a key member of Crown’s Colour Services team, Jemma works with professional customers to create schemes for a wide variety of commercial developments.

 

Jan-Carlos Kucharek

Catrina Stewart and Hugh McEwen Co-Founders, Office S&M

Office S&M Architects deliver happier and healthier spaces. The studio has gained recognition for its inventive approach, collaborative practice, and experimentation with materials and colour. The practice is founded on a belief that good design should deliver social value while providing joy and supporting wellbeing. This applies to the places people live, work, shop and just spend time together. Projects range from eye-catching houses to playful public buildings, all of which is underpinned by detailed research and an understanding of regulatory processes. The secret to all of this is listening to clients and communities, forming a deeper awareness of needs and aspirations that leads to solutions.

 

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