A Global Colour Forecast Publication for Creative Strategy & Future Colour Direction.
Two years ahead forecast, looking towards Spring Summer 2027 and beyond.
INTRODUCING ISSUE 33: DEVOTION
Reconnection. Joy. Endurance.
In an era defined by acceleration, Devotion invites design leaders to pause — to return to what is sacred, sensory, and slow. Luminary Colour’s 33rd issue explores the enduring emotional impact of colour through the lens of ritual, memory, and deep material presence.
This is not colour for trend’s sake — this is narrative-led, culturally grounded colour and material direction designed to inspire meaningful creative strategies across industries.
THE STORYTELLING BEHIND ISSUE 33: DEVOTION
“Certain colours act like a magnetic force, completely taking us over and drawing us inwards…”
Rooted in a poetic journey from Hydra in Greece to Mumbai India; Devotion weaves a visual story of colour, craft, and resonance. This issue traces a deeply personal journey through colour — part pilgrimage, part poetic archive, Luminary reflects how emotional connection and cultural ritual shape the colour needs of the future.
- WORSHIP – golden yellow dyes from discarded temple marigolds in Mumbai
- HYDRA – an island in Greece inspires sea to sky blue-greens
- SACRED – “Pink is the navy blue of India” Diana Vreeland
- SANCTUARY – light-filled poetic colours and dream-like biomaterials
- GROUNDED – verdant, lush greens from the marketplace in Goa
- MUSE –painterly colours from the artist’s studio and Charleston House
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
- 6 directional colour stories reflecting the needs of the global design industries
- The Key Colours linked to global shifts in design, sustainability and cultural rituals
- High-impact visual storytelling: photography, materials, and poetic narrative
- Physical and digital colour tools for seamless integration into brand and product workflows, colours as Adobe, CMYK, RGB, and Pantone references
- 60 large textile swatches, plus hundreds of colour combinations in print, and digital
- Natural dye silk colour swatches – colours from the temple flowers of Mumbai
WHAT IS LUMINARY COLOUR?
Luminary Colour is a bi-annual colour futures publication, trusted by global brand and design teams for its ability to distil macro cultural, material and societal shifts into actionable and aesthetic colour frameworks.
Used by creative leaders from IKEA to Volvo Cars, Marks & Spencer to Triumph Lingerie, Luminary supports future-conscious design across fashion, interiors, automotive, beauty, lifestyle, and innovation.
WHY IT MATTERS TO DESIGN TEAMS
Devotion gives creative teams the language and colour tools to:
- Lead with emotionally intelligent design
- Translate global cultural nuance into commercially relevant aesthetics
- Build collections that are visually enduring and ethically attuned
- Anchor new products in authentic, story-led strategy
FORMAT & ACCESS
- Printed Large scale Publication (100+ pages)
- Colour Swatch Cards & Digital Colour Palettes
- Global delivery + studio subscriptions
- Order or subscribe at: www.luminarycolour.com
PRESS, COLLABORATIONS & INQUIRIES
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Anna Starmer, colourist and photographer presents her seasonal bespoke colour directions in a heartfull, conceptual and natural way of giving forecast directions. Anna is known from the Next Trend seminars, presenting her view of colour, style in a personal way, loved by the Scandinavian brands.
All colours are especially dyed for the season. Most images are shot by Anna Starmer and all the images are included for inhouse use in an Image-folder.
