Little Greene has sponsored one of the Whitworth’s most recent exhibitions consisting of paintings, prints and drawings – ‘Dark Matters’ a collection of works themed around shadow, darkness and illusion.

We supplied a range of monochromatic shades to compliment the artwork including ‘Jack Black’, ‘French Grey’, ‘Slaked Lime’ and ‘Shirting’.

For more information on the exhibition please click on the following link… http://darkmattersart.com/

20% Off Voucher in Livingetc's June issue

To celebrate the launch of the new Little Greene ‘flying chip’ colour card we have teamed up with Livingetc magazine to offer readers a 20% discount voucher off all Little Greene Products.

The voucher is in the June edition of the magazine, available in stores from today and is valid for two months until June 30th 2012.

Buy your copy of Livingetc magazine now to take advantage of the offer.

Vouchers are redeemable at your nearest Little Greene stockists only, not online – locate your nearest stockist here.
Terms and conditions apply – see the voucher for details.

There is a clever feature on the card which we have have described as ‘flying paint chips’.

Until you get your hands on one, it’s not immediately obvious what this means, but it’s a really neat way for you to compare paint colours to fabrics, wallpapers, and other paint colours – without forcing you to see them surrounded by a white background. Here’s a video to whet your appetite:

As always, the paint chips are our actual paint (not a matched ink – so they are 100% accurate for colour and finish), and we’ll post you one for free – just fill in your details here and we’ll pop one in the post along with our full product brochure.

Happy colour choosing!

HRH The Prince of Wales with Little Greene MD David Mottershead

Little Greene’s environmentally friendly paints and wallpapers were once again chosen to decorate the ‘Prince’s House’ at this year’s Ideal Home Show. The Prince of Wales made a very special personal visit to the Little Greene stand to take a closer look at our paints and papers. Managing director David Mottershead introduced the prince to our most recent wallpaper collections ’50s Line’ and ‘Retrospective Papers’.

Delighted with the royal visit, David said “The prince was genuinely interested in the new wallpaper collections and particularly referred to the methods of printing and the environmental credentials of the collections.”
The philosophy of the low- energy Prince’s House is to use materials of the highest quality and craftsmanship, made in the UK. The Arts & Crafts interior used a palette of thirteen beautiful Little Greene shades based on a range of neutral colours to give a sense of flow through the house. We are delighted to have been chosen for the project for the second year and to sit alongside the other companies with the same shared values.

Click here for a short film on The Prince’s visit to the house at Ideal Home Show.

‘Starflower’ (c.1967). The most iconic design in the collection and available in 5 colourways – have a look at ‘Platinum’ for a much more subtle treatment of this nostalgic floral pattern.

Starflower - Above left: Original document (1967), centre & right: Starflower 'Original'

‘Lavaliers’ (c. 1975). A bold, geometric motif, the original paper was embossed and one of the five colourways in the collection authentically recreates it with the same print technique.

Lavaliers - Above left: Original document (1975), centre & right: Lavaliers 'Atomic'

‘Reverie’ (c.1971). Found in a wallpaper book from the 1970s, this design was clearly inspired by the artist Henri Rousseau.

Reverie - Above left: Original document (1971) and 'The Dream' by Henri Rousseau (1910), centre & right: Reverie 'Jungle'

‘Bark’ (c.1961). From the archives at Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery, this design has changed very little from the original. Two of the five colourways include a mica finish (a subtle, sparkly quality) which adds something new.

Bark - Above left: Original document (1961), centre & right: Bark 'Heath'

“Poppy Flower’ (c.1968). A combination of two designs from the same year, one found in Belgium and the other at the Whitworth Art Gallery, this design has been created in three softer colourways.

Poppy Flower - above left: Original documents (1968), centre & right: Poppy Flower 'Glacier'

‘Fern’ (c.1960). A stunning two-colour pattern that would originally have been screen-printed. If you’re looking for a punchy wallpaper, have a look at some of the other fabulous colourways in this design.

Fern - Above left: Original ferns used for this design, centre & right: Fern 'Off Black' & Fern 'Yellow'

‘Hepworth’ (c.1973). The original pattern was quite cramped so we maintained the elements of this design but gave them more room to breathe – a lovely informal paper for almost any room in the house.

Hepworth - Above left: Original document (1973), centre & right: Hepworth 'Menthe'

‘Box’ (c.1962). Another pattern that required very little work, this paper is available in four colourways, with variations in print technique to affect the way the design behaves in changing light conditions.

Box - Above left: Original document (1962), centre & right: Box 'Lime'

Little Greene picked up the top Gold Award in the Northern Design Awards.

All eight 1950s designs in this collection are taken from originals found in the archive of The Whitworth Art Gallery, just a couple of miles from us here in Manchester, so a truly successful collaboration to celebrate design in the north west.

The Northern Design Awards bring together designers, retailers and property developers in a glittering celebration of Northern design and style. We are delighted that our 50s Line Papers are shortlisted in the ‘Best Wallpaper Collection’ category.

Described as part colour card, part social history, our new collection of authentic 1960s and 1970s colours ‘Retrospectives’ has been launched with a colourful bang this weekend in London.

Lots of interest, one enormous telephone, plenty of smiles, a bright red soldier, gallons of enthusiasm and let’s not forget the pink spacehopper, purple hairdryer and signature orange submarine (yellow would have been too obvious!).

Award Winner!

And we’re delighted to announce the show organisers have awarded us ‘Best Small Stand’ at Ideal Home Show 2011. If you haven’t been yet, come and find us in Earls Court at stand 1K88, on Prince’s Avenue.

You can see what they’ve said about us and our involvement here; and while you’re there, it would be lovely if you could donate.