01 Introduction
Colour has been used through the ages to decorate and document our lives. It is found in examples of cave paints, wall frescos, art and architecture.
Colour was and still is a prominent feature of our buildings for both domestic and commercial properties. Originally pigments were produced from substances that existed naturally in the environment. In the UK, cohesive colour palettes were created almost accidentally, limited to local construction techniques andmaterials.
The developments of the Industrial Revolution enabled constructionmaterials to be produced on a larger scale and transported nationally. Today, the latest technologies have produced such an extensive variety of buildingmaterials and colour pigments we can be overwhelmed with toomuch choice. The idea of a sensitive colour palette can
be lost. When choosing a colour palette for an exterior project the one great determining factor is that the building will formpart of the landscape and the surrounding environment. A balance of respect and innovation is a good starting point, the Exterior Colour Book provides inspiration and colour knowledge to help with the selection process.
SD: Colour available in a range of Sadolinproducts. SX: Colour available in a range of Sandtex Tradeproducts. For technical reasons connectedwith colour reproduction andprintmanufacture the colours shownwill not exactly match thepaint colour anddonot represent a particular texture or finish. For further informationor for colour samples, please contact our Customer RelationsTeam on 03300240302.
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