Making high-quality bio-based paint with the least impact possible
Our Materials & Manufacturing
We are constantly aiming to limit the use of fossil fuels and unhealthy ingredients - both in the materiality of our paint and within the processes of sourcing, shipping and manufacturing it.
However, no matter what we do, making paint requires energy. As an independent paint company, we choose to carefully source our ingredients, formulate and manufacture our own paint bases in the UK, rather than from industrial manufacturers in the UK or Europe.
This means we have complete control over what goes into our paint, what doesn’t go in, where we source our materials from - and how we make it. Our water-based, deeply pigmented colours make beautiful and safe homes.
We use minimal smart science to carefully formulate our natural, bio-based paint to be completely breathable, virtually VOC-free and full of locally sourced natural materials. It is exceptional quality, clean smelling and a pleasure to use.
We are transparent with our ingredients and source locations. We source over 95% of our materials from the UK, with the remainder coming from Europe - and you can find all the details about what our paint is made of here .
Our slow and simple manufacturing culture is grounded in non-industrial production methods. The hand of the maker and human agency is at the heart of how we make paint.
We make our paint bases in the UK and mix every colour to order to eliminate waste.
We combine traditional, yet simple and human water-based manufacturing processes to make our beautiful breathable bio-based paint.
Our Packaging
Our paint is supplied in fully recyclable tins, made in London, instead of shipping paint or tins from Europe or Asia. This allows for minimal road transport.
Because we are committed to keeping our CO2 emissions to a minimum, we choose to limit international shipments within Europe so that all deliveries can be made by road.
Our packaging is all recycled and/or recyclable card or paper.
All of our printed material is on FSC approved and recycled paper.
Our Samples
We offer A4 colour cards, hand painted in two coats of our bio-based True Matt Emulsion, as this is the best way of viewing colour. We don’t offer sample pots, in order to minimise waste and transportation, as well as removing the recycling burden from our customers.
Our paint charts are painted in-house, using our True Matt Emulsion. This ensures that customers have a true interaction with our paint and colours, and avoid mass printing.
