• OvN - 20/20 Colour Flow 2023
  • OvN - 20/20 Colour Flow 2023
  • OvN - 20/20 Colour Flow 2023
  • OvN - 20/20 Colour Flow 2023
  • OvN - 20/20 Colour Flow 2023

OvN - 20/20 Colour Flow 2023

Oltmans van Niekerk was founded in 2005 and their main activities are researching future trends, consumer behavior and concept work for global corporations. Their goal is to understand what is going on in the world and present a clear sense of understanding and direction.  Oltmans van Niekerk bring clarity into future lifestyle trends.


Oltmans van Niekerk is a collaboration of Liesbeth Oltmans and Els van Niekerk. Both come from a design background and have worked for internationally known companies in the fashion and interior industry. They have over 15 years of experience in trend forecasting, concept development and product design.



Colour Flow is the annual colour and material guide of Oltmans van Niekerk. The four directions explore the colours and materials that will be important for 2023.

The next age of transition is by no means a predictable one; it is an act of imagination.
The new Colour Flow 2023 embodies a time of transition. 2023 is a year full of colour. The palette is warm and optimistic, inviting you to create unique colour combinations to express personal preferences and individual colour identities.

All colours are unique, created by hand in the studio of Oltmans van Niekerk.

Colour Flow 2023 includes:

4 Colour directions
40 Cotton colour swatches and paper swatch cards
Innovative material swatches
PDF of Colour Flow 2023
2022 to 2023 Colour evolution
Regional colour information

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