The Dulux Colour Forecast 2027 moves beyond decorating trends and into something more instinctive: how a room makes us feel. Developed around a growing desire for authenticity, connection and individuality, the forecast introduces three distinct palettes, Play, Treasure and Sensory, each offering a different way to bring personality back into the home.
This is colour with confidence.
Play combines softened blues and pastels with unexpected flashes of brighter colour, creating spaces that feel relaxed but never predictable. Think Dulux Silverstream and Birdlings Flat alongside energetic accents such as Tokomaru Bay and Gillespies Beach.
There is an intentionally imperfect quality to Play: hand-painted details, expressive pattern, curved forms and materials that invite touch. It is optimistic, youthful and designed for homes that are actually lived in.
For those ready to move beyond stark minimalism, Treasure brings richness back into the room.
Deep blues, smoky purples and berry tones create an elegant base for layered materials, expressive marble, mixed metals and beautifully weighted fabrics. Dulux describes the direction as restrained maximalism: less about filling a room and more about giving it depth, history and personality.
The result feels collected rather than styled. Sophisticated, atmospheric and deeply personal.
Quiet luxury takes a softer turn with Sensory.
Warm neutrals, botanical greens and deep natural browns are paired with honed stone, smoked glass, refined weaves and aged metallic finishes.
Japanese-inspired influences introduce gentle structure, while organic curves and tactile surfaces keep the space calm rather than clinical.
This is colour designed around ritual: somewhere to retreat, reset and reconnect with the everyday.
What makes the 2027 forecast particularly compelling is its permission to choose a mood rather than follow a formula.
A berry-toned detail, botanical green wall, glossy painted surface or unexpected blue can be enough to completely change the energy of a room. Dulux is reminding us that colour does not simply finish an interior. It shapes how we experience it.
CM will be exploring much more of the Dulux Colour Forecast 2027 in the months ahead.
IMAGES LISA COHEN | STYLING BREE BANFIELD
There are some things that take you straight back to the kitchen you grew up in. The familiar click of a Tupperware lid is one of them.
Tupperware is officially back in New Zealand, bringing with it the colourful bowls, clever containers and pantry organisation that became part of everyday family life for generations.
Founded in 1946 and celebrating 80 years in 2026, the brand returns at a time when its original philosophy feels surprisingly current: buy well, reuse often and make what you have last.
For CM, there is something appealing about that return to simplicity.
As kitchens fill with disposable packaging and short lived convenience products, reusable storage offers an uncomplicated way to reduce everyday waste.
Tupperware's new New Zealand collection spans airtight pantry storage, freezer containers, microwavable pieces, lunch boxes, water bottles and the wonderfully nostalgic Heritage collection. Many of the products are designed to stack, store and be used repeatedly for years.
Let's not dismiss the appeal of pure nostalgia. The colours. The lids. The bowl that somehow survived every picnic, school lunch and family barbecue. It is kitchenware with memories attached.
Tupperware is relevant again as it was before and always will be. In a culture increasingly interested in thoughtful consumption, reducing food waste and choosing products with longevity, there is something refreshingly modern about returning to an idea that was already working decades ago.
Why do we love Tupperware? Less disposable. More reusable. A little more organised. A little more simple.
Sometimes moving forward looks remarkably like remembering what worked in the first place!
Ready for a little kitchen nostalgia? Rediscover the classics, explore the new generation of Tupperware and shop the collection online now at Tupperware New Zealand.
There is a particular confidence in design that does not need to announce itself. It simply changes the atmosphere of a room.
That sensibility sits at the heart of Haze, the latest pendant collection from Christchurch based Nightworks Studio. Formed from extruded glass and available in single, double and triple configurations, the collection brings a sculptural softness to contemporary lighting. Each glass form is stacked and subtly offset, allowing the silhouette and the light itself to fracture into layers.
The result is restrained, but far from simple.
Nightworks Studio has deliberately stripped back the supporting details. A superfine suspension cable and compact flush ceiling canopy allow the glass to hold the visual focus, creating a pendant that feels almost suspended within the space. Installed alone, Haze reads as an elegant architectural gesture. Grouped together, it becomes something more expressive, building depth and rhythm through repetition.
Materiality is where the collection becomes particularly interesting. Each glass profile is extruded to create its continuous form, with a fluted exterior designed to catch and break the light. Inside, the glass is frosted, softening the illumination into a diffused ambient glow.
It is a considered balance between precision and atmosphere, structure and softness.
Even the packaging follows the same design discipline. Haze is packaged entirely in cardboard, with the glass suspended within a protective cardboard structure rather than relying on additional materials. All Nightworks Studio packaging is fully recyclable, adding a quietly responsible layer to a collection already grounded in thoughtful material choices.
For Cantabrian Magazine, there is something particularly compelling about seeing this calibre of design emerge from Ōtautahi. Nightworks Studio is an independent Christchurch lighting studio, with each piece developed in house through a focus on proportion, form, material and contemporary LED technology. Its work is specified across Australasia and featured in residential and commercial projects internationally.
Haze feels entirely aligned with that trajectory. Sophisticated without excess, architectural without becoming severe and decorative without losing its sense of purpose.
A light fitting, yes. But also a lesson in what happens when good design knows exactly when to hold back.
Christchurch Arts Centre continues to evolve as one of the city’s most compelling cultural destinations, and the arrival of Wilson & Dorset signals a new era for natural living, design and materiality in Aotearoa.
CM was invited to attend the opening, and from the moment you step inside, it is clear this is more than a retail space. It is a considered expression of New Zealand wool and the lifestyle that surrounds it.
Founded by Amanda Dorset and Ben Wilson, Wilson & Dorset has built a reputation for elevating strong wool into something both design led and deeply functional. Their work speaks to a growing appreciation for natural fibres, sustainability and the quiet luxury of living well with fewer, better pieces.
Now housed within the former Boys’ High building at the Arts Centre, the space feels inherently aligned with the brand. Heritage bones meet modern, textural living. It is understated, intentional and quietly confident.
Sculptural sheepskins, hand finished wool rugs and refined homewares are presented not as decoration, but as essential layers of a well considered home. Pieces that bring warmth, softness and depth without overpowering a space.
CM has long championed New Zealand wool, and this opening reinforces its relevance in contemporary interiors. From draping sheepskins over timber or linen seating, to anchoring open plan living with natural fibre rugs, to adding smaller tactile elements throughout the home, the versatility is undeniable.
This is wool reimagined for modern living.
The palette leans into soft neutrals, rich earthy tones and organic textures that reflect the Canterbury landscape. It is a reminder that the most compelling interiors are built slowly, with pieces that hold both purpose and permanence.
Set within one of Christchurch’s most iconic heritage precincts, Wilson & Dorset invites you to slow down, engage with materiality and invest in pieces that are made to last.
Visit Wilson & Dorset at:
Former Boys’ High Building,
Christchurch Arts Centre | 28 Worcester Street
Explore the collection at www.wilsondorset.com
IMAGERY | LOWE STUDIOS
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