YKWIP — Yvonne Koné

Recognized for her architectural approach to form and craftsmanship, Yvonne Koné is one of Denmark’s preeminent designers. Known globally for her luxury namesake brand of leather goods and accessories (established in 2011), Yvonne Koné is currently launching her next chapter of work via YKWIP to focus in new fields of direction, colour, and interiors. Guided by an intuitive understanding of the world in all its imperfection, change, and contradiction, Yvonne Koné is inspired by creating sensory experiences that insist on their existence in subtle forms.

Explore Yvonne Koné’s approach to colour in her Colour Conversation with Blēo — part of an ongoing series with leading voices in design, architecture, and art. Each conversation offers insight into how colour is used as a material to shape expressive, balanced, and enduring spaces. Read it here.

Safe Place by Yvonne Koné

A warm welcome of colours that produces a sense of calm and expanse. Each of Yvonne Koné’s 22 colours are the product of intuition, mixed in her living room. The intent of Safe Place is to create a colour palette that receives you, embracing you with warmth when entering a space. The colours should make you feel at ease.