b'Resene Colour Master Nightingale Award, as well as the Resene Total Titania Colour Commercial Exterior Award, was the joyful repainting of Resene the Chelsea Sugar Head Office exterior. On what was once a Illusion standard office building, a new confection of sweet hues brings ReseneScrumptious a burst of imaginative energy to inspire the young users of the Resene adjacent playground through a vibrant yet historically sensitive Supernova Resene colour palette that features Resene Foundry, Resene Resene Red Damask, Resene Outrageous, Resene Supernova, Resene Red Damask Yellow Sea, Resene Simply Red, Resene Scrumptious, Resene Resene Illusion, Resene Titania and Resene Woodsman Oregon.Outrageous Thejudgingpanel,whichincludedSylviaSandford ReseneSimply Red (colour expert), John Walsh (previous editor of Architecture, Resene architecturewriter)andLauraLynnJohnston(editorof Foundry BlackWhitemagazine,previouseditorofhabitatmagazine), praisedthethoughtfulnessbehindthemanyprojects Resene submitted, noting how Resene products were not only used Yellow Sea aestheticallybutalsofunctionallytoevokeemotion,define Resene space and enhance user experience. While not every project Woodsman could be recognised with an award, they were awestruck by the Oregon talent, creativity and efforts on display in each submission.1 Congratulations to all the award winners and a heartfelt thank you to everyone who took the time to enter their projects in the colour remains stronger than ever, and the future of colour inawards. Several winning projects have been featured in this issue New Zealand and Australian design is brighter than ever. and we look forward to showcasing many projects through future Foryears,theReseneTotalColourAwardshavebeenaissues of BlackWhite magazine, habitat magazine and our regular highlight of New Zealand Fashion Week, celebrating excellenceemail newsletters.in the use of colour across architecture, interiors, landscapes,1. Commercial Exterior Awardpublic,commercial,educational,retailandhospitalityspaces+ Colour Master Nightingale Awardas well as artist and student work. The latest winners of theBeca Ltdprestigious Resene Total Colour Awards were officially recognisedChelsea Sugar Head Office Exterior Colour Schemeat a colourful awards ceremony held, for the first time, during AucklandDesignWeek.ThisnewsettingunderscoredtheJudges: Sugar and spice and all things nice, this project speaks synergy between colour and creativityreinforcing Resenesincolour.Aperfectexampleofthetransformationalpower commitment to inspiring, innovative and thoughtful applicationsof paint and colour, the colour palette does the heavy lifting of colour in design. to take a once unassuming structure and turn it into an eye-This years event was a significant milestone, not only duecatchingfeature.Whenworkingwithaniconiccolour,new The latest group of Resene Total Colourto the remarkable volume and quality of project submissions,colour choices can sometimes feel restrainedbut not with Award winners accept their accolades. butbecauseitalsomarkedthe15thanniversarysincethethis project. The diagonal placement of this adventurous colour palette gives the building and hues an extra burst of energy and T heReseneTotalColourAwardscontinuetosettheResene Total Colour Awards first began. From daring exteriorexcitement. The colours feel like they belong so well its hard to transformations to meticulously curated interior colour palettes, benchmark for excellence in colour use, inspiring presentmurals and student concepts, this years winners showcased aimagine this project without them. Each hue cleverly plays off and future generations of architects, design professionals,stunning array of projects that have pushed the boundaries ofone another, contrasting and accentuating the next. Its quite painters,builders,artistsandstudentstoexperimentandthe expressive power of Resenes extensive paint, wood stain andsimply delicious.innovate.Asthisyearsceremonydemonstrated,theloveofwallpaper ranges. Taking home the top honour, the Resene Totalimage Eleanor Eugster18 blackwhitemag.com'