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Anyone who loves a confident mix of styles should take a closer look at the by English interior design studio Kit Kemp.

Ruth Mottershead is Little Greene's creative director. In her role, she is responsible for developing new colour tones and designing the wallpaper collections. She comes from the family of owners of the long-established English family business in Manchester and has been involved with colour since she was a child. Master interior decorator Kai Bergen from MEINEWAND spoke with her.

The fashion and fabric brand Liberty and the associated luxury department stores' in London's West End stand for English design in the best sense: colourful, tradition-conscious and at the same time timelessly modern. In its wallpaper collection The Modern Collector, Liberty also remains true to the high standards of artistic and craftsmanship that have made the brand famous worldwide since the 19th century.

The wallpapers by William Morris continue to inspire to this day. The co-founder of the English Arts and Crafts movement succeeded in the 19th century in what designers rarely achieve: his classics not only suit the classic British interior style, but can also be used for modern wall designs.

With the skilful interplay of historical patterns in new colour schemes, the English paint and wallpaper manufacturer Little Greene is once again creating very special wallpapers in its National Trust Papers IV collection.

The skilful combination of colours and textures is a central element of perfect interior design. This also includes the combination of glossy and matt surfaces in the same colour. The juxtaposition of matt and gloss creates dynamism and gives the room depth, character and a touch of avant-garde elegance.

The new Sweet Treats special colour collection from Little Greene focuses on warm honey, caramel and chocolate tones. A total of 9 colours can be used to create cosy interiors. They are named after well-known desserts and sweet baked goods.

The expressive Carte Blanche paint and wallpaper collection is a collaboration between the traditional English paint brand Farrow & Ball and the celebrated young fashion designer Christopher John Rogers. It features versatile shades and wallpapers.

“If you don`t like green, you don`t like green”

meinewand.com founder Sebastian Stahl and meinewand.com colour consultant Kai Bergen had the chance to talk to Patrick O’Donnell, international brand ambassador and VIP colour consultant of Farrow & Ball, about his approach for perfect colour-based interior designs and the new, reformulated Dead Flat finish by Farrow & Ball.

Many English interior design concepts are based on strong colour contrasts.  But tone-in-tone is also possible. Their effect is calmer but a little livelier than Scandinavian tone-on-tone colour concepts.