What colour springs to mind when you think of your favourite city? Is it a shade that reminds you of the weather, the buildings, or maybe the signature clothing worn? It's this desire to distil the atmosphere of a neighbourhood in a few colours that is at the heart of our recent colour collaboration. We teamed up with The Hoxton, the international series of hotels with a reputation for celebrating the individuality of each of its locations through interior design. Working with the hotel’s in-house design team, AIME Studios, we’ve created The Hoxton x Bauwerk Neighbourhood Collection, an exclusive line of nine all-natural limewash paints. The collection captures the look and feel of four iconic Hoxton destinations: Berlin, Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Barcelona with palettes inspired by the streets and people around each neighbourhood. From the peachy warmth of Barcelona’s seaside streets in Poblenou to the Twenties decadence of Berlin’s Charlottenburg district and more, each shade has been carefully curated in a nod to the character behind some of Europe’s best-loved city areas.

Creating collaborative colour collections is an interesting twist on the typical creative process for Bauwerk’s Co-Founder Bronwyn Riedel. All of the colours in the Bauwerk palette are created by Bronwyn, typically in a solitary process. Much like how an artist paints, Bronwyn gets inspired by colours - she sees them, feels them, and creates them. But when it comes to these special collections, it's a collaborative affair. Someone else brings the vision, and Bronwyn turns their ideas into a palette of colours, often through many iterations. It's all about finding that sweet spot between what they are looking for, what will resonate with customers and what is worthwhile bringing to market. “That’s what is important for me in a colour collaboration–that I make the colours for you, and that I also try to tap into what you feel about the colours we’re creating,” Bronwyn reflected. “ The best colours are nuanced, and it's the nuance that makes it perfect. For instance, a pink can be anything, but I always try to underpin with umber or something a little bit moody. I trained as a painter, so I come with an artist’s eye to colour. I’m not a technician that comes up with a colour in a laboratory. I come up with a feeling for the colour. I use my instincts a lot in everything I do.”