This combo was super-long lasting and hardened quickly. So where does the red color come in? Well, it started with wealthy farmers who added blood to their mixture after slaughtering one of their ...
Red is imbued with meaning for humans: it is the colour of danger, blood, attraction and romance. And where crimson and scarlet hues appear in nature, they often carry an important message. Ladybirds, ...
Red is an emotionally intense colour for many people, often associated with passion, power or danger. Why is this? In Britain, we affectionately associate red with many culturally significant objects: ...
The latest addition to that collection comes from Neil Parkinson, the Archives and Collections manager at the Royal College of Art in London, where he oversees the Colour Reference Library. His book, ...