b'DesignershavebeenColour psychology is a very important subject for me as it is theResene Eighth Resene Resene faced with so many changesonly way to fully understand colour. Otherwise, we can only know itPearl LustaAllports Colour Me Pink overthedecades,fromsuperficially and that is such a shame as it is a very powerful and life-technology to the availabilitychanging tool for humanity and our profession. I truly believe that we all Resene of products. Some of those changes have beenneed to keep growing and learning. If we stop, we become stagnant and Headlights for the better but not all of them have been good. Thelose the ability to see things with new eyes and wheres the fun in that?adventoftechnologyfromadesignperspectivehasThe school has taught Tracie plenty about herself, too. I guess been great, but I feel sometimes it has reduced creativity.the main thing Ive gotten out of owning and running the school is I feel it is important to still be able to manually draft and sketch as Ithat I enjoy sharing my knowledge and giving back to the profession believemaintainingthathand/penciltobrainconnectionsupportsto ensure that it continues on in a sound and ethical manner. I loveFor those who might not be as well-versed in imagination and problem solving. Certain advances in products havewatching my graduates successfully go onto having their own careerscolour psychology as she is, Tracie offered up her beenamazing,butIfeelavailabilityandservicehavetakenastepand businesses. I have mentored many former students over the yearsskills to provide an assessment of four spaces that backand I think this makes things very hard on the interior designand always love connecting with them and offering any help or advicefeature a number of todays top trending Resene professional who just wants to do their best for their client when theythey may need. When you have been doing it as long as I have, therepaint and wood stain colours. Heres what she had arent always supported by the supply companies. I miss the slower,isnt much you havent experiencedand its rewarding to help theto say about the effects Resene Vantage Point, more conscious pace of when I first started working in interior design,next generation succeed. Resene Pioneer Red, Resene Morning Haze, when you had time to be creative and do thorough work and quality wasIf she could go back in time to the beginning of her career andResene Cinnamon, Resene Egg Sour, Resene valued, she admits. mentor herself, Tracie says she would encourage a shift in prioritiesColorwood Breathe Easy and Resene Colorwood Tracie singled out one supplier as an exception, Resene, and sheand an increased focus on values that have longer-lasting effects thanBask have on the spaces theyve been used in.saystheirextensivecolourrangeisnttheonlyreasonshesbeenfinancial gains. I think Id tell myself to value my creativity and not along-timefan.IthinkReseneisoneofthemostethicalandcompromise the design process in order to simply push the work out impressivecompaniesIveeverdealtwith.Theircommitmenttoto meet deadlines and make money. In my experience, I think this isopposite, top left: Walls painted in Resene Vantage Point excellence is amazing and their desire to always improve and do theeasier to do when working for small businesses than larger companies.and floor finished in Resene Colorwood Breathe Easy. best is to be admired. Their staff from senior management down are aMy primary philosophy was always to put the client first, and I thinkPendant lamp from Powersurge, artwork by Alan Pearson great reflection on the company, she says. this is still a good one to have. But early on in our careers, we oftenfrom Sanderson Gallery, chairs from Matisse, table, rug, Whilemostdesignprofessionalsstudycolourtosomedegreeundervalue our skills and I think its important that we not underselllidded dish, bowl, bottle and glassware from Smith and during their schooling, it can be limited. Very few will leave schoolourselves to clients or employers either. Caugheys, flowers from Urban Flowers.with a strong understanding of colour psychology and Tracie feelsFor Tracie, who spends so much time working with colour and hasopposite, bottom left: Wall painted in Resene Pioneer this industry-wide knowledge gap is underserving clients and othera deep understanding of the advantages each one offers, the ReseneRed and floor finished in Resene Colorwood Bask. Table building users. I feel not enough is understood about colour and thecolours she considers her favourites are always changing and evolving.and rug from Ligne Roset, artwork by Katherine Throne psychology of colour by our design professionals, she says.I actually love all colours, but there are some I am always drawn to andfrom Sanderson Contemporary, bowl, Venus statuette There is a lot of fear around using colour and so a lot play it safe.some I like for a short time. It also depends on whether I am presentlyand vase from Smith & Caugheys, candle, candlestick and I also think the universities and colleges are failing our professions bybeingdrawntocoloursthathavebeentinted,tonedorshaded.glassware from Tessuti.not teaching the topic of colour comprehensively. The problem is thatCurrently, Im very into very pure colours like Resene Headlights,opposite, top right: Walls painted in Resene Morning Haze many werent taught it properly themselves, so they dont realise whatResene Allports and Resene Colour Me Pink. Resene Headlights isand floor finished in Resene Colorwood Breathe Easy. they dont know, and the cycle of misinformation and lack of knowledgesuch a happy pure yellow colour that resonates with fun and learning,Sofa from Mr. Bigglesworthy, side table and stool from continues on. In my experience of teaching, it takes at least two yearswhich are two of my favourite things to do. Resene Allports is a trueBauhaus, rug and cushions from Baya, glassware and shoes of continual study to fully understand and learn all there is to knowblue-green and what I always love about this colour is its associationfrom Father Rabbit.about colour, how to see it properly and how to use it correctly. Onceto thinking outside the box and communicating about deep subjects,opposite, bottom right: Left wall painted in Resene Egg this is achieved, you end up with delighted clients and great work. both of which I enjoy doing. And red-violet Resene Colour Me Pink isSour, right wall in Resene Cinnamon and floor finished in Tracie retired from her active role in interior design a couple ofalways my favourite go-to colour; its my happy place and the colour isResene Colorwood Breathe Easy. Sofa and rug from Good years ago and its allowed her to focus on teaching and writing. I thinkForm, basket from Father Rabbit, throw and cushions its important that we share our knowledge and experiences and giveall about helping others and living your best spiritual life.from Baya, side table and mug from Smith and Caugheys, artwork by Lucy Rice from endemicworld, curtains from back to our profession. Sometimes we dont realise how much we knowFor more information on the Beaumont School of Interior Decorating and Design,Curtain Studio. Projects by Amber Armitage, images by about our profession until we start to write and share, she says. visit www.bsidd.com.au. Wendy Fenwick.60 blackwhitemag.com'