Farrow & Ball sponsors Charleston conservation

 

                      Photo by Tony Tree © The Charleston Trust’

Farrow & Ball, colour experts and manufacturers of traditional paints and wallpapers, has partnered with the Charleston Farmhouse in Sussex, UK, the famous home of the Bloomsbury Group, to create a bespoke paint colour called ‘Bloomsbury Blue Gray’.

The Farrow & Ball paint colour will be used on exterior woodwork of the house as part of conservation work being undertaken this spring. The colour and finish of the paint is carefully matched to original paintwork to recreate the authentic look of Charleston, and is lead-based for historical accuracy.

As well as providing paint, Farrow & Ball will also support two public events at Charleston as part of its extensive events programme. A screen painting workshop hosted by artist Sophie Coryndon will be held on 18th and 19th July 2009 from 10am- 4pm. Attendees will master the art of freehand painting using a selection of Farrow & Ball paints and will design and make original stencils inspired by many of the beautiful screens in the house.

Also a colour talk will be held on 13th October 2009 from 6pm-8.30pm in which international colour consultant for Farrow & Ball, Joa Studholme, will advise on how to use colour to create traditional or contemporary interiors, change the shape of a room using colour to emphasise or detract from a structural feature, and how to understand the use of different light sources. Charleston’s Curator, Dr Wendy Hitchmough, will also discuss the unique Charleston colour palette.

Farrow & Ball has been involved with the conservation painting of Charleston since its original restoration in the early 1980s. The restoration work at the house this Spring was completed by 1 April 2009, when Charleston re-opened to the public.

The Charleston Trust, based at Charleston near Lewes in East Sussex, is a registered charity that was founded in 1981 to restore and maintain - for the benefit of the general public - the home and country meeting place of the Bloomsbury Group of painters, writers and intellectuals. It is now open to the public from April – October each year.

To find out more about Charleston, or to support the conservation work, visit www.charleston.org.uk.

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