Perfecting Paint since 1946
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1946
It all started when John Farrow and Richard Ball made our first paints, supplying Rayleigh Bicycles, Ford Motor Company and other notable names.
1967
Disaster struck when a fire destroyed our original factory but we made our new home here in Wimborne, where we’ve crafted our paint and paper ever since.
1991
Thoroughly impressed by the quality of our paint, historic interior advisor Tom Helme and corporate financier Martin Ephson took on leadership and we began to develop colours for the National Trust.
1994
We appointed our first stockist, Paint & Paper, who we’re proud to still work with today.
1996
We opened our first showroom on the Fulham Road in Chelsea, which became the first chapter of our colour consultancy.
1997
The year of wallpaper. We launched our first papers, starting with the classic Self-coloured Stripe.
1999
Farrow & Ball goes global! We opened showrooms in Toronto, New York and Paris, and launched farrow-ball.com
2010
We made the bold decision to move all our paints to a water base, leading the way for the industry.
2019
We partnered with the Natural History Museum to launch a range of colours based on Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours.
2020
Collaborating with interior designer Kelly Wearstler, we launched eight sun-soaked colours inspired by the Californian landscape.
2021
We became part of Hempel, majority-owned by the Hempel Foundation.
2023
We launched our pioneering new Dead Flat finish.
2023
Our first collaboration to include paint and paper, we launched Carte Blanche with fashion designer Christopher John Rogers.
2024
We’re delighted that Farrow & Ball is now a Certified B Corporation™