Valentine

It's that time of year - Love is in the air! Here are some favourites.

VALENTINE TOP PICKS - EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

top left: artisan chocolate by mast at liberty, top right: valentine heart stickers from anthropologie, middle: a classic red heart valentine card from paperchase, middle right: ditsy heart tissue paper from paperchase,  bottom left: meri meri valentine confetti popper from anthropologie, bottom right: love you still card by caroline gardner

Greenery

So, we have it, the colour connoisseurs Pantone have announced their new choice for Colour of the Year 2017 - Greenery!

Green has been bubbling away in recent trends, the tropical palm leaf pattern, the faux cactus, the jungalow/botanicals style, to name a few. Pantone is highlighting a current trend moving away from multi colour, florals and brights to a simpler, greener and more refreshing palette.

GREENERY TOP PICKS - EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

top left: 'plant lady' typographic giclee print by botanic tribe, top right: fleur de lys tumbler by anthropologie middle right: kitchen art pear print by showpony,  bottom left: 'thank you' card green by hatch, bottom right: artificial forest fern green wall foliage by artificial landscapes

"Greenery bursts forth in 2017 to provide us with the reassurance we yearn for amid a tumultuous social and political environment. Satisfying our growing desire to rejuvenate and revitalise, Greenery symbolises the reconnection we seek with nature, one another and a larger purpose."

Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute

We are living in the presence of strongly divisive colours - think the current clashing red vs blues of trump and brexit. Green is nature's neutral, a calming reassuring colour in this era of polarised politics. Pantone's Greenery does not reflect the world as it is but as we would like it to be, something to give us some sanctuary in the intensity of modern life. 

GREENERY TOP PICKS - EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

top left: bigso medium green media box by paperchase, top right: modern white hanging planter by catsceramics middle left: green home 01 art print by riikka kantinkoski on trouva, middle right: stationery palm leaf notebook by katie housley on trouva,  bottom left: gemology knob by anthropologie, bottom right: green grammar pencils from newtonandtheapple,

For myself, I've always enjoyed freshness of green and am looking forward to using plenty of this in the coming year.