• Water — a paint colour developed by Yvonne Koné for Blēo
YV KO 03 Water by Yvonne Koné

Rich, flavourful blue, bold and saturated. Evocative of the blues of the Ivory Coast that Koné first encountered many years ago. Blue was always present as a powerful accent to the earthy, natural tones. This shade brings diversity to the interior, with the ability to merge the calming with the energising, the masculine with the soft and inviting.

Read more about Yvonne Koné and Safe Place palette.

COLOUR DIFFERENCES
There can be colour differences between one finish to another (eg. from MATTE to HIGH GLOSS), so we always recommend that you test both the colour and the finish you want before you start on your paint project. 

PRIMERS AND UNDERCOAT
Primer might look like regular white paint, but it’s thicker and contains more pigment. Think of it as a base coat, providing a foundation that ensures a flawless finish. We have gathered the most imporant primers right here: Primers and undercoatIn general, it's usually not necessary to use primer when you are painting with our ULTRA MATTE or MATTE finishes. Our paint is of so high quality that you simply don't need a primer. If you are in doubt, please email us: bleo@bleocollective.com and we will get back to you right away.

Why paint from Blēo?
— Our colours are highly pigmented; some palettes include colours with specially developed pigments
— The quality of our paints are best in class. Our world-leading visioniares would not accept anything else
— Handcrafted in Copenhagen, Denmark
— Our colours are extraordinary developed, each colour goes through an exacting process of testing, refinement, and quality control, before it emerges in its truest form - and a colour our visionaries will approve and put their name to
— Water based, eco-friendly, non-toxic, low-VOC, and EU Ecolabel certified
— Odourless, also when applied
— Our ULTRA MATTE and MATTE paints are very sturdy and easy to clean with a damp cloth
— We fit the packaging to your needs. You can choose Blēo's paint-in-box or a traditionel bucket
— Our bucket is available in 3 L, 5 L and 10 L
— Our paint-in-box is available in 2 L and 5 L

Our hand painted samples and 80 ML paint samples are available in our MATTE finish. If you have a wish for another finish, please email us: bleo@bleocollective.com.

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1 L of our paint covers approximately:

— 9 m2, when painted in one layer
— 4,5 m2, when painted in two layers
— 3 m2, when painted in three layers 

We recommend to use primer beneath your paint, when necessary. Read our guide here on when to use primer. Otherwise, two layers of paint are enough for the main part of our colours, unless otherwise stated above, in our product description. 

Still in doubt? Write us an email at bleo@bleocollective.com and let us help you.

Safe Place by Yvonne Koné

A collection of colours made to give a welcoming sensation of calmness, warmth, and space. Each of the Danish designer’s 15 colours are mixed with intuition in her private living room, and Koné’s aim with Safe Place has been to make a colour palette where you are surrounded by warmth when entering a room, even when a colour is close to being neutral. The colours should give you a feeling of being safe.

Portrait of designer Yvonne Koné for Scandinavian colour and design house, Blēo.

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.