As a designer, it's hard not to be inspired and almost obsessed with colours. This year I have gone through stages of being in love with indigo, letterbox red, sunflower yellow and now my new favourite (at least for the next …

I'm not talking about white here, or grey, or bland. Call it a minor distinction but there is such a thing as cold pastels. Not quite devoid of colour, cold pastels are pastel tones that have just a smidgeon of pigment - but …