Ultra-sustainable Paints inspired by Birds, Blooms and Bedrock unveiled by Lorna Syson

As we become increasingly concerned about what impact decorative materials we choose for our homes can have on our environment, we welcome news of carbon neutral paints that appeal to environmentally-conscious interior designers, decorators, contractors and consumers.


Just announced this autumn is textile designer Lorna Syson's newly launched paint palettes - namely Birds, Blooms and Bedrock - her first collaboration with paint company Graphenstone, a manufacturer of ultra-sustainable paint based in Norfolk, UK.  

The carbon dioxide absorbing, energy saving durable paints are derived from raw natural mineral limestone.  The paints are infused with graphene, the strongest material known to science, and it enhances hardness, durability, compression, tensile strength, elasticity and coverage by forming a transparent nano-level mesh which is fully encapsulated within the paint.


Derived from raw natural mineral limestone, graphenstone paints are carbon neutral as the paints cure over their lifetime, each square metre absorbs 120 grams of carbon dioxide from the local environment.


The paints are infused with graphene, the strongest material known to science, and it enhances hardness, durability, compression, tensile strength, elasticity and coverage of the paints by forming a transparent nano-level mesh which is fully encapsulated within the paints.  These qualities result in significant savings in materials consumption, maintenance, manpower, time-to-completion and overall costs.


The Graphenstone by Lorna Syson palettes feature exclusive colours mixed to Lorna's specifications at Graphenstone's new factory in Norfolk, UK.  They are consistent with the ecological themes of Lorna's designs and offer the perfect setting for her fabrics and housewares.

Paint in Coral on wall from Graphenstone by Lorna Syson forms a

formidable setting for Lorna Syson's Hummingbird fabrics and

homewares created in collaboration with the 

Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB) charity.

The Birds palette includes the colours Cockatoo, Heron and Kingfisher.  The Blooms palette feature Cotton, Iris, Meadow and Silver Brunia; while the Bedrock palette is composed of Chalk, Coral, Jade and Zinc.  


"Lorna's direction has enabled us to produce unique colours that represent the simplified beauty of the British outdoors.  She pulled through a couple of neutrals as base colours for Graphenstone by Lorna Syson, but she has also highlighted the pinks and greens in the palettes, drawing out the coral, teal and mint which are trending for 2019/2020," said Graphenstone's UK Managing Director, Patrick Folkes.