If colour brings life to spaces and objects, then something more dynamic emerges when two colours meet — creating tension, harmony, and depth through adjacency. Still Life, an 18-shade palette by Barber Osgerby, is inspired by this very interaction — drawing from the painter’s instinct to choose one colour for a form and another for its shadow. The palette explores how these relationships evolve, influenced by ambient light, shifting with the time of day and the rhythm of the seasons. It’s a study in contrast and complement — a reflection of how colour behaves not in isolation, but in context, and how the atmosphere of a space is shaped by the subtleties between tones.
