The Chromologist

Singer, author and broadcaster Cerys Matthews brings Patrick into her River home in this special episode of The Chromologist. It’s a joyous first meeting and the two discover they share a great love of mud colours, conch shells and the rich greens of the Welsh countryside. Cerys also shares the deep red colour of her Catatonia years. ‘It was a wide old word. A fiery red is always what I think about when I think of my youth,’ she says, ‘And dark saturated red was also the colour of the St Fagan museum in Cardiff where I used to go for comfort in those years.’ Cerys also shares her passion for the writing of Dylan Thomas and she gives Patrick a special narration of Under Milk Wood.Learn about the colours featured in each episode hereSee the colours of Cerys's life hereFollow Cerys on InstagramSign up to our newsletter for weekly inspirationFollow us on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colour historian and author of The Secret Lives of Colour, Kassia St Clair, leads Patrick through her pink front door to share her lifetime love of colour. From the beige her father was obsessed with to the bright pink of her mother’s florist shop, she shares colours that connect the different chapters of her life. She also offers up some of her own fascinating colour tales, including the extraordinary story of mummy brown. At her request, Patrick also offers ideas for her yet-to-be decorated family home.Learn more about the colours featured in each episode hereSee the colours of Kassia's life hereFollow Kassia on InstagramSign up to our newsletter for weekly inspirationFollow us on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Queer Eye TV show star and fashion guru, Tan France, offers Patrick a glimpse of his Utah home, which he shares with his husband Rob and two young children. Together they explore the colours that have shaped Tan over his lifetime, from the bright red of his cousin’s wedding dress to the rich greens of the mountains he looks onto each morning over a noisy family breakfast in Utah. ‘I live in colour’ he says, ‘I’ve always embraced it and I love to wear it.’ He also takes Patrick on a mini tour of his shimmering blue wardrobe.Learn more about the colours featured in each episode hereSee the colours of Tan's life hereFollow Tan on InstagramSee Tan and Rob's Utah home on Architectural Digest hereSign up to our newsletter for weekly inspiration Follow us on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mary Portas, retail consultant and broadcaster known for reviving high streets, talks colour as life chapters. She describes childhood yellow, youth red and her famed glorious orange powder room. She explains orange as a reinvention colour and shares her penchant for matching spectacles to rooms. The conversation ends with calmer cardamom and a gifted imperial purple.

If you had to choose four key colours that have shaped your life, what would they be? Colour expert for Farrow & Ball, Patrick O’Donnell, explores how colour works in our homes but also how it works in our heads, our hearts, our identities. He joins creatives, designers and performers who reveal their stories through colour, guided by the Farrow and Ball colour chart. Guests include Mary Portas, Tan France and Cerys Matthews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.