When Canada Metricfied
As of 2025, only three countries in the world use the Imperial system exclusively: the USA, Liberia, and Myanmar. TheContinue Reading
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International Klein Blue: Branding your own colour as an artist
In 1960, a post-war painter, Yves Klein, worked with French Ultramarine so much that he developed his version of UltramarineContinue Reading
Pompadour Pink – The Porcelain Rose Pink Influenced By An 18th-Century Tastemaker
The story of pink has many tales but started as something very ambiguous. In the early years of the wordContinue Reading
Puce Was Once The Height Of 18th Century French Fashion For A Second
Puce is mostly seen as a colour seen in Fall fashion. The wine-deep mauve colour that can look sophisticated andContinue Reading
What makes blue wine so blue?
There are many variations of wine that people have drank or at least heard of. From a yellowish colour toneContinue Reading
How an Egyptian Craze created Mummy Brown
One of the most morbid paint colours that might of existed. A colour that came out of an interest in Egyptian culture.
A Dark History of Arsenic Greens
Based on the history of Scheele’s green and Emerald green. The synthetic greens that were too deadly to have near anyone. This green wallpaper was linked to the death of a certain famous exiled emperor.
