Explore the World of Color

Create Tomorrow, Learn Future, and Connect the World by “Color”,
KOUGEI Color Science and Art.
Cololab, Color Science and Art Center

Bofill Taller de Arquitectura Designs Mixed-Use Towers and a Seaside Resort in Albania.
Antonia Piñeiro, Arch Daily
February 20, 2025

Pink as a Design Tool: Atmosphere, Identity, and Experimentation in Interior Design.
Moises Carrasco, Arch Daily
February 14, 2025


"Unpretentious" Mocha Mousse named Pantone's colour of the year 2025.
Jane Englefield for Dezeen
December 5, 2024

Liz West designs neon Christmas tree "as a beacon that radiates colour".
Starr Charles for Dezeen
November 26, 2024

K+M Arquitectura y Urbanismo slots red pergola behind historic building in Peru.
Ella Jessel for Dezeen
November 23, 2024


Nesting tables by Mikolášková&Drobná change colour as they're combined.
Alyn Griffiths for Dezeen
November 18, 2024

Kadre Architects creates colourful transitional housing in California desert.
Jenna McKnight for Dezeen
September 25, 2024

MVRDV Unveils Design for a Colorful Office Building Clad in Pretty Plastic Shingles in Germany
Maria-Cristina Florian for ArchDaily
September 27, 2024

Is this going to work at all? My summer exploring the non-invasive analysis of organic colors.
Bobbi Hinton for Library of Congress Blogs
September 26, 2024

True Joy Named Dulux Color of the Year 2025
Amy Peacock for dezeenSeptember 10, 2024

In Venice, Jeffrey Gibson Envelops the U.S. Pavilion in Kaleidoscopic Color and Flawed Promises
Grace Ebert for ColossalApril 19, 2024

Colors of the Favela: The Transformative Impact of Painting on Communities
Camilla Ghisleni for ArchDailyMarch 20, 2024

Art Bites: How the Color Orange Got Its Name
Verity Babbs for ArtnetFebruary 19, 2024

The Woman Who Can See 100 Million Colors
Brian Klaas for The Garden of Forking PathsJanuary 23, 2024

A Color-Infused Meditation with Dora Kamau’
Dora Kamau for MoMaJanuary 17, 2024

Artist Pamela Rosenkranz: ‘The color pink does not exist’
Emily McDermott for Art BaselNovember 29, 2023

Color and Form
Jennifer Farrell for The Met - Art ExplainedNov 17, 2023

Anish Kapoor’s Controversial Vantablack Works Finally Make Their U.S. Debut
Sarah Cascone for ArtnetNovember 9, 2023

2024 Color of the Year Picks Unveiled by Paint Leaders
Maria-Cristina Florian for ArchDailyOctober 26, 2023

Before Technicolor: Early Color on Film
Exhibition at MoMAFall 2023 - Spring 2024

Studio Bright Wraps Extension in Australia with Pale Pink Breeze Blocks
Jon Astbury for dezeenSeptember 24, 2023

Different Ways of Applying Color to Furniture
Helena Tourinho for ArchDailySeptember 07, 2023

Motifs and Ornamentations: Inspirations Behind the Colors of Africa Traditional Architecture
Paul Yakubu for ArchDailyAugust 11, 2023
The Symbolic Use of Color in Islamic Architecture
Nour Fakharany for ArchDailyAugust 7, 2023

10 Questions for an Artist Who Grows Her Own Pigments
Lakshmi Rivera Amin for HyperallergicAugust 7, 2023

Tar-like Pavilion Created to Challenge Notions of Blackness in Design
Ben Dreith for dezeenAugust 4, 2023

The Myth of Pure White Architecture: How Architects of Modernity Used Color
Maria-Cristina Florian for ArchDailyAugust 3, 2023

Natural Pigments in Architecture: Sources, Applications and Why to Use Them
Helena Tourinho for ArchDailyAugust 3, 2023
Infants and Adults Prefer van Gogh’s Vibrant Color Palettes, New Study Finds
Francesca Aton for ARTnewsAugust 3, 2023
Exploring the Influence of Barbie Pink in Contemporary Architecture: 6 Commercial Projects that Scream Barbiecore
Nour Fakharany for ArchDailyJuly 31, 2023

17 Projects with Colorful Cabinets and Built-In Furniture
Giovana Martino for ArchDailyJuly 30, 2023
McEachern Art Center presents ‘PROOF – From the Archive of ABSOLUTE COLOR’ by Gretchen Wagner
Julia Morrison the DenJuly 27, 2023

Le Corbusier’s Color Theory: Embracing Polychromy in Architecture
Eduardo Souza for ArchDailyJuly 18, 2023

Artist Stuart Semple Is Releasing a ‘Barbiest,’ Ultra-Fluorescent Pink Paint to Protest Mattel’s Trademark on the Color
Sarah Cascone for ArtnetJuly 17, 2023

10 Tips and Tricks for Using Colored Ink to Create Stunning Illustrations
Jessica Stewart for My Modern MetJuly 12, 2023

MoCA Westport latest exhibit explores color, texture
Katrina Koerting for CT InsiderJuly 6, 2023

Intersecting Coloured Blocks “Celebrate Creativity” in Chinese School
Katie Last for dezeenJune 24, 2023

How to Combine Colors to Enhance Architectural Design?
Camilia Prieto for ArchDailyJune 20, 2023

Eight Cherry Red Interiors That Make Colour Their Primary Focus
Camilia Prieto for dezeenJune 4, 2023

Ten Living Spaces That Are Punctuated by Saturated Primary Colours
Alice Laycock for dezeenApril 15, 2023

Shreesh Design Studio Builds Indian Preschool "as colourful as the minds of its users"
Amy Peacock for dezeenMarch 17, 2023

Demountable Electric-blue Grid Engulfs On-Off Store Interior in Milan
Natasha Levy for dezeenMarch 16, 2023

Is the World Less Colorful? Highlighting the Color Evolution of Objects and Spaces
Giovana Martino for ArchDailyMarch 11, 2023

Gluck+ Places Colorful Facades on Affordable Housing Block in Brooklyn
Jenna McKnight for dezeenMarch 7, 2023

Eight Bathrooms with Colourful Toilets and Sinks
Cajsa Carlson for dezeenMarch 5, 2023

Making it Pop: 24 Residential Interiors that Embrace Color Blocking
Claire Brodka for ArchDailyFebruary 22, 2023

The book on color that never fades
Eric Gershon for YaleNewsFebruary 17, 2023

Design Options - Color | Morin Corporation
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Architektura Draws on “Children’s Spontaneity” for Větrník Kindergarten in Czech Republic
Katie Last for dezeenFebruary 12, 2023

Rotating Fluorescent Panels Define Zones in “co-being space” by Ab Rogers Design
Alyn Griffiths for dezeenFebruary 9, 2023

Golem Creates "Pleasure-driven" Pink Interior for Superzoom Gallery
Alyn Griffiths for dezeenFebruary 2, 2023

Playing with Hues and Shades: The Power of Color in Building Facades
Valeria Montjoy for ArchDailyFebruary 1, 2023

Lucas y Hernández-Gil Uses Extreme Colour Blocking in Naked and Famous Bar
Amy Frearson for dezeenJanuary 22, 2023

PILOT OFFICE Store / maumstudio
Hana Abdel for ArchDailyJanuary 15, 2023

Eight Hotel Interiors Enriched by Decadent Jewel Tones
Jennifer Hahn for dezeenJanuary 15, 2023

How to Use Color to Accentuate Architectural Designs
Camilia Prieto for ArchDailyJanuary 8, 2023

BMW Launches Concept Car That Changes Into 32 Different Colours
Rima Sabina for dezeenJanuary 6, 2023

Selvedge Magaine: "Issue 110 To Dye For" with a focus on Colour
SELVEDGE MAGAZINE: A Textile and Creative Interest Publication from The UKJanuary / February 2023

The Sunflower Houses/ Arenas Basabe Palacios + Buschina & Partner
Augustina Coulleri for ArchDailyDecember 29, 2022

Color Guide For Water and Wastewater Pipes
Published by TNEMECThe ANSI/ASME Standards for Water Treatment
Colorful, Demountable stadium built with shipping containers reaches completion in Qatar
Lizzie Crook for dezeenNovember 24, 2021


Color Code: McEvoy Arts’ fifth anniversary exhibition celebrates the many ways that color is used to convey meaning and elicit emotion.
On view at McEvoy Foundation for the ArtsSeptember 23, 2022–Jan 21, 2023

Using Colored Glass to Enhance Design: 20 Contemporary Examples
Valeria Montjoy for ArchDailySeptember 1, 2022

Artist Olafur Eliasson has Created the Vertical Panorama Pavilion for a Sonoma Winery
James Parks for dezeenAugust 2, 2022

“I use colour as a way of starting a conversation.” —architect and designer Yinka Ilori
Jane Englefield for dezeenMay 13, 2022

Clever’s Guide to Color Trends Through the Decades
Sydney Hirsch for CleverApril 27, 2022

How Color Affects Architecture
Lilly Cao for ArchDailyJanuary 12, 2022



The Accidental Invention of the Color Mauve
Matthew Wills for JSTOR DailySeptember 28, 2021


Tiffany Blue is Finally Unlocked
Culture Hustle by Stuart Semple
The First New Shade of Blue in Centuries
Hakim Bishara for HyperallergicJanuary 26, 2021

Unearthing the Secrets of Color: Sandy Rodriguez
Kim N. Richter for the Getty NewsJanuary 13, 2021

Andrew Northop for Hyperallergic
April 6, 2020
April 6, 2020

Paul Klee’s Bauhaus Notebook is Now Online
Niall Patrick Walsh for ArchDaily
May 28, 2019

Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color
Cooper HewittPermanent Archive of 2019 Exhibition

Color Served Daily
The RISD Color Lab is a multiplatform space where faculty and students can engage with the one aspect of art and design that draws us all together : COLOR
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The RISD Color Lab is a multiplatform space where faculty and students can engage with the one aspect of art and design that draws us all together : COLOR
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Visit the Color Lab
Our exhibition space is viewable from the street at 30 North Main. Our physical materials collection may be requested through the Visual + Material Resource Center at Fleet Library.
colorlab@risd.edu
Our exhibition space is viewable from the street at 30 North Main. Our physical materials collection may be requested through the Visual + Material Resource Center at Fleet Library.
colorlab@risd.edu