Carl Hansen & Søn

Colour Campaign

Etté reimagined Carl Hansen & Søn’s Clerkenwell showroom for Craft Week with Soft Focus, an installation-led exhibition exploring the spatial and perceptual impact of colour.

An editorial film by Raft Creative for Where Ideas Form — a platform exploring the places, spaces, people and objects that spark imagination.

Created by filmmaker Jamie Williams, the film explores the meeting point between two practices: Etté, which works with colour as an immersive and emotional force, and Carl Hansen & Søn, whose objects are shaped by materiality, proportion and craftsmanship. At its heart lies a simple question: What happens when colour in motion meets form at rest?

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Projects in Colour

Etté works on projects from residential and commercial spaces to lifestyle brands and product. Founded by Despina Curtis and Natalie Jones, Etté works with the visceral nature of colour in creating captivating and cohesive visual experiences, leaving a lasting imprint on the design landscape.

Colour Masterclasses

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Autumn 2026

Colour is how we see the world and influences our everyday. By exploring the sensory and emotional effects of colour we can nurture our mind and body as well as curate a palette that suits our personal needs. Colour is for our being not just our homes.

Introducing our Colour Masterclass, this convivial event will take you on a journey of discovery when considering colour in your interior space or home whilst guiding you in how to realise your personal palette and understand the key principles of colour. 

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Our Services

  • Deciding on the colours for your home can be a daunting project. There’s thousands of colours out there and it all feels a bit overwhelming!?

    The curation of a palette depends on the activity within a home. How many people are living under the roof? Is it a musical home or one of play? Is there a calling for a bold conversation in colour or the need for a subdued and quiet atmosphere?

    At Etté we will guide you in finding the palette that best suits your personal needs to enhance your home life.

  • Etté works on small and large scale projects that consider colour as an integral part of their creative brief. Please get in touch if you work in the following sectors:

    Retail & Hospitality

    Art Galleries and Museums

    Branding & Publishing

  • Colour is a powerful tool in positioning yourself within a commercial space and communicating your brand values. Etté works with lifestyle brands when considering colour within a visual world. From materials and packaging to accessories and furniture, we can find a colour solution that speaks to your brand and your audience.

  • With backgrounds in art both Despina and Natalie have a passion for bringing concepts to life.

    An art installation has the ability to engage thoughts and provoke an emotive response. Whether it is public art, set design or window display, building an idea that involves a three dimensional space is a dynamic and compelling tool.

    If you are looking for a partner in colour on a design collaborations we’d love to hear form you

Projects

  • Taking on a whole house renovation felt very daunting and I was nervous of sticking to colours I had used before, or that felt safe. Etté brought new, fresh ideas, and really helped me to think about the light and feel of each room and how the colours can flow throughout the house. Being guided through this process has helped to bring the interior choices together and I have stepped out of my colour comfort zone.

    Jemma Hickman

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For the background to this beautiful office corner @carlhansenandson_london we chose this beautifully textured lime Paint @stleointeriors in ‘Limestone,’ a soft white with a warm grey undertone. This colour was designed to evoke the natur
Rhonda Drakeford, founder of @studio_rhonda has an incredible eye when it comes to colour and pattern. It’s always interesting to hear how fellow creatives consider their own surroundings isn’t it!? In The Vignette (our newsletter) w
At Etté, we believe our relationship with colour is deeply personal. The colours that resonate with us are often woven from our memories, experiences, and the moments that have shaped who we are. As part of our Compadres section in our newslet
The ‘Compadres’ section of our Newsletter invites inspiration figures in the creative industries to describe how colour influences their life and work. In May we were thrilled to welcome Oona Bannon, Founder of @pinch_london One question
Iridescence captured perfectly by @jakecurtisphoto
Hans J. Wegner’s CH24 Wishbone Chair for @carlhansenandson is defined by its distinctive silhouette with the iconic Y-shaped support. Here, on a floating plinth, a Wishbone chair in Hollyhock yellow introduces a sequence of sheer @kvadrattexti
To celebrate more than 70 years of collaboration between @carlhansenandson and Hans J. Wegner, designer Ilse Crawford reinterprets the CH24 Wishbone Chair in a palette of nine soft yet complex colours. We particularly love this yellow, created for
The idea for the second upstairs space @carlhansenandson was to express a sense of connection and comfort through tactile surfaces, woven materials, and upholstered forms. To achieve this, we introduced a subtle mix-and-match quality to the Embrace s
Our installation for @carlhansenandson beautifully captured by Jake Curtis. The close-up of the dropped canopy shows the iridescent textile quality of Zulu 672 designed by @giulioridolfo for @kvadrattextiles . It’s woven with two different colo