African Design Magazine August 2015 | Page 80

Feature: Paint & colour 4 It helps to make a mood board of how you want your house to look and feel. Versus try to get their clients to do this as if they had an unlimited budget as it gives them a good insight into their taste and what they are expecting the home to look like in the end. This way the home owner and the consultant are on the same page, and the home owner has the opportunity to express their desires rather than just being told by the consultant what they think. Versus Paint invite you to visit their new Paint Boutiques and experience the true beauty of their exclusive colour range colours that are truly on trend and that work in homes from palatial to lock-up-and-go. Their colours transcend fashion and transform homes into beautiful places. African Design Magazine put some questions to the company about paint and colour: Q: Colour itself is like one of the senses, enhancing our world and our state of mind. What colours are currently ‘hot’? A: Greys are still the new neutrals used to create your blank canvas with feature combination colours used to either energize, calm or warm your space. This year’s hot combos together with the greys are charcoals and nude toned variations all in a variety of textures. Q: What innovations have we seen in the paint industry lately? A: Versus Paint are one of the leading manufacturers of modern paints and coatings. The tendency is moving towards the VOC’S (Volatile Organic Compounds) in acrylic and solvent based products being lower 5 grams per litre. Nanotech is the new buzz word in the paint industry! Q: How is the African paint industry shaping up in 2015? A: There has been a huge increase in the volume of paints being manufactured in Africa over the last few years. AD 80 africandesignmagazine.com