L478 Kestrel is Tikkurila’s Colour of the Year 2022, a calm and grounding brown with a hint of cool red.
Tikkurila has unveiled its 2022 colour of the year: L478 Kestrel, a calm and grounding brown with a hint of cool red that borrows its name from a Kestrel, a falcon species that’s torn between two homes.
Much like Kestrels’, our homes are not static, as they are built upon memories and experiences that we draw inspiration from. L478 Kestrel will offer a warm feeling of familiarity with interesting undertones that makes a home feel elegant in an inviting way.
“In the past two years, we’ve been paying more attention to our spaces, but we’ve also been wearing them out. When you’re doing everything at home, all the special things become ordinary. That’s why we need to see our homes in a new light”, says Irina Hanhisalo, Colour Category Manager at Tikkurila. “With this colour and colour collection, we want to express a positive outlook in life, surprise and inspire people and encourage them to try new colours”.
The Color Now 2022 platform
So, how can you find inspiration when you feel you are stuck at home, or feel stuck in life in general? This is the question the Color Now 2022 collection and platform wants to help people find answers to. With this initiative Tikkurila wants to inspire people to create a beautiful everyday life and explore new colourful opportunities.
“We’ve learnt that our lives are for living and need to be lived out in the best way we possibly can. So, we need to rethink our living spaces and give our spaces the appreciation they deserve. What makes your home yours? We want to help you find the elements that ground you and ones that lift you up”, says Irina.