b'coveredabove: The first three British Standard (BS) charts that Resene releasedthe 88, 2660:101 and 5252 collections.the British Standard (BS) colour system. We knew about the BSended up looking great, and theResenesystem from architectural school and our office already had a setmostamazingthingwasthatOuter Spaceof BS colour cards. Tony said that Resene was intending to makeallthestaffstarteddressingResenethe same colours in New Zealand, and we thought that would bedifferently! Not necessarily inGordons Greenthe best thing ever. the same colours as the walls The first paints from the British Standard system that Resenebut in sort of responsive colours. ReseneRenowned architect Gordon Moller sharesmade were from the BS2660 range, and it was a beautiful paletteI went to Europe in the late 80sHollymemories about Resene paint colours andfor architects. From that point, we started specifying Resene andand travelled across Italy, to Yugoslavia and down the weve never stopped. In the early days, my colleagues reckonedAdriatic coast. I noticed that the creamy stone buildingswhich his friendship with Tony Nightingale. I was so obsessed about Resene products they said that theyyou see a lot of in Italy and Yugoslaviaall had windows that were I n the early 70s, I began what would become a long friendshipthought I must have shares in the companywhich of coursea very subtle dark green, and I thought it a beautiful colour. After wasnotthecase.WewerejustsopleasedthatResenewasour trip, I mixed up a similar colour using Resene Outer Space with Tony Nightingalethe son of Resenes founder, Tedproducing an excellent range of paints and colours. Later, theyand Resene Holly which I used to paint our house, and it looked Nightingale. I was aware of Tony because he was in a group Imade a much more extensive set of colours using the BS5252great. Somebody at Resene must have said, We like that colour knew, and Id met him previously at a party. Tony also had a Triumphrange, which we used endlessly.that Gordons got on his house, because they formulated a very TR2 sports car that he parked outside the Resene factory, and ISubsequently, the company created the Resene Multi-Finishsimilar colour and called it Resene Gordons Green.remember being envious as I have always been a car enthusiast. range,whichhadsomeamazingcoloursthatweusedinourTony was like a teenager at heart who took a youthful approach Tony turned up at my office with his rep. I think that they camedesign for the new offices for Ernst & Young in the BNZ Towerto any issue, and he was a very engaging man. He used to have to see us because Craig Craig Moller was starting to do somearound 1986. We specified a pale blue, a light mauve, a soft greyall sorts of wild ideas that he would tell me about. I told a story good work and we had won a couple of awards for interestingand many others. Our clients initially werent sure about puttingat his funeral about the time he said to me, Were thinking of houses. Tony recalled our earlier meetings, so we had a good chatall those different colours on the walls, but I told them that, ifmaking tiny little pots and filling them with our paint colours. and he told us Resene was starting to make a range of paints usingthey didnt work, I would repaint all of the offending walls. TheyDo you think its a good idea? and I said, no, itll never fly. Of course, the whole church laughed because Resene testpots have proven to be a huge success and I rue the day that I gave out that Do you have a story about a decorating or design project? Share it in an email to editor@blackwhitemag.com for a chance to have it featured. throwaway line. 80 blackwhitemag.com'