Coastline: Margaret Howell's Private Photographs
Developed alongside the Coastline collection for Blēo, Margaret Howell's private photographs offer a rare insight into the visual references behind the palette. Captured over many years across the British coastline and countryside, the images reveal the quiet observations of colour, light and landscape that informed the collection.
Rather than documenting dramatic scenery, the photographs focus on subtle tonal relationships found in weathered stone, sea, vegetation, sand and changing daylight. These natural compositions became the foundation for the nine carefully developed paint colours that make up Coastline.
From Fresh Kelp and Sun Glint to Sea Foam, each colour reflects Margaret Howell's long-standing appreciation for understated materials and timeless interiors. The palette translates these observations into architectural paint colours designed to sit naturally within both contemporary and traditional spaces.
Together, the photographs and the palette demonstrate Margaret Howell's belief that colour is discovered through careful observation rather than invention, allowing everyday landscapes to become the starting point for architecture and interior design.
