I graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1987 with a Masters of Arts Degree and have since worked in the design industry specifying contemporary furniture, lighting and art work for public and private projects around Scotland.
I become increasingly interested in the use of colour as a powerful design tool and went on to design a colour palette, “Fauvism 55” for VALTTI paints which was awarded a “Living etc Loves” logo in 2010. I am particularly interested in colour placement and interaction and enjoy designing textiles for mens neckties and silk scarves for my own brand, Niki Fulton and printed textiles for Printed and Co .
Further information can be seen on a vimeo here.
Publications
Interview, Prima Magazine, September 2009
Interview, Red Magazine, October 2009
Interview, Homes & Interiors Scotland Magazine, October 2010
Product Photograph, Elle Decoration, November 2010
Article, The Wallpaper History Review, Special Issue 2011/12
Art Photograph, Asian Global Impact Magazine, November 2012
Art Photographs, Languages of Colour edited by Alexandra Loske, The Frogmore Press, 2012
Printed linen designs, Sul Filo Di Lino e Di Canapa, issue 12, European Confederation of Flax and Hemp, February 2015
Art Photograph, BOTA Magazine, Edinburgh College of Art, May 2015
Public Speaking
‘Colour Harmony’, Grand Designs Live, Excel, London, 2010
Exhibitions / Shows
Printed and Co. Showcase, Kalopsia Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, February 2015.
Fruitmarket Gallery Design Market, Edinburgh, 2015
Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) Crafted, Dundee, Dec 2015
Fruitmarket Gallery Design Market, Edinburgh, 2016
Craft Scotland Summer Show, Edinburgh, 2016
Scotland Re:Designed, Paisley Make, Paisley Abbey, September, 2016
Flock, Woodend Barn, Banchory, 2016
Top Drawer , Olympia London, January 2017
Local Heroes, Love Design, G&V Hotel, February 2017
Fruitmarket Gallery Design Market, Edinburgh, June 2017
Best of Britannia, Old Truman Brewery London, October 2017
Dundee Contemporary Arts, (DCA) Crafted, December 2017
Swg3, Hypermarket, Glasgow, December 2017
Handmade in Britain, Edinburgh, August 2018
Scottish Design in Japan, Watanabe & Co, March & April 2019
Clients/Stockists
Royal Academy of Arts, London, V&A Museum Dundee, National Galleries of Scotland, SCP London, The Turpentine London, Dovecot Studios Edinburgh, Edinburgh Printmakers Shop, Concrete Wardrobe Edinburgh, Red Door Gallery Edinburgh, Daisy Cheynes Edinburgh, Moleta Munro Edinburgh, The Marchmont Gallery Edinburgh, The Facility Edinburgh, Century General Store Edinburgh, Secret Herb Garden Edinburgh, Kerachers St.Andrews, Wear Eponymous Glasgow, Ryan James Studio Glasgow, Teasil & Tweed Aberdeen, Wooly Blue Newcastle, Persora Worcestershire, The Lighthouse Glasgow, Welcome Home Store Glasgow, Cross Lanes Organic Farm County Durham, Bias London and private clients in Australia, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, UK, USA.
Certificates/Awards
Special Feature Stand at 100% Design 2009
Natural Colour System (NCS), Colour Specification 2012, Colour Contrast for Part M 2012, Colour Management for Brands and Products 2012
Colour Group GB, Special Merit for Colour Group Logo Design 2012
Finalist, Herald Events Fashion Awards, 2017
Thank you for taking the time to drop by.
Niki Fulton.
Niki Fulton 
I’m nuts about color….Do you know (or like?) the colors of Farrow & Ball paint? I really like them and have one in my home — Gervase Yellow.
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Yes, Farrow & Ball is very popular here in the UK and as most of their 132 colours are broken tints they sit well together which gives their customers the confidence to choose colour schemes for themselves. I think their Estate Emulsion works so well because it is flat matt and therefore gives a lovely depth to a wall. Sometimes people forget that it’s not just the colour that they need to think about when buying paint but the ingredients as well. The higher quality paints tend to have more pigment and less water in them (and are heavier if you lift the cans) whereas some of the cheaper paints have a lot of water and nasty binders in them that result in the paint looking shiny when it’s applied – which in turn affects the colour. I knew Farrow & Ball had arrived in USA as I saw one of their showrooms in Soho NYC last year but as it wasn’t quite open I didn’t see their US colour card. I wonder if they have modified the colours for the US market or if it’s the same as the UK colour card? There are of course other high end paints in UK such as Little Greene and Valtti.
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Thank you for visiting my bog, good to meet another colour junkie, I look forward to seeing your posts 🙂
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oh dear, I meant blog LOL
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Congratulations on your recent nomination by the Island Traveler for the Hope Unites Globally HUG Award. To learn how to accept the award and begin sharing it with others, please read the Guidelines at http://ahopefortoday.com/2012/01/14/hope-unites-globally-hug-award-guidelines/. Blessings, Connie at A Hope for Today.
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Thanks for visiting my blog. I love colours – soft tones or wild riots. And I agree, Iceland is a great inspiration. My camera never sleeps when I am there.
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Hi Niki, I was wondering, when you have a minute, could you tell me briefly how you developed the line of paints? I would love to do that but don’t know how to approach the paint companies or get started. My e-mail is patriciacanfield@decamville-design.com. Thanks!
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Hi Niki, I’ve nominated you for the beautiful blogger award. ~Patricia
http://decamvilledesign.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/day-89-wonderful-weekend-wishes-dinners-gardening-oh-and-an-award/
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You are so kind Patricia, thank you ever so much, that’s so exciting 🙂
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this is a really lovely blog
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Thanks and great to hear from you. I think you upholstered a Race chair for me in a Bute cloth a few years ago. Be in touch.
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Hi Niki,
really…which Race Chair was it?I’ve done quite a few DA1’s over the years and a couple of Heron Chairs..hope its holding up okay!
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Hi there! Sorry for delayed response but I’m on hols right now. Your upholstery is holding up perfectly. In fact it looks as good as the day I collected it, thanks. Be in touch when I’ m back, niki 🙂
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Hi, Niki:
thank you for your kind comment in my blog. I’m glad to have found yours and will folllow you from now onwards. I love your quotation from Johannes Ittem and agree with it: “For a world without colour appears to us as dead”.
“Colour is life!”
Isabel de Yzaguirre
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I love your blog, picture after picture just loaded with inspiration! Nice to have found you!
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Hello Johanna, your words are very kind indeed, thank you! I shall nip over to look at your blog now. Thanks again, Niki.
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Hi Niki: Wow! I’m so glad I came over here, and thank you for commenting on my blog! You’re in Scotland? Well, I think you might be my first Scottish “friend” on the internet: nice to meet you indeed! Are you really just buying locally for Christmas? That is wonderful, and I am sure, difficult to do at times and for certain things. I have a love/hate relationship with the internet (mostly love, I guess…..) and find it just about impossible to unplug. Yes, even on vacation I am plugged in: iPad makes it that much easier.
Will be in touch soon again!
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Brilliant! Delighted to be your first Scottish cyber friend 🙂 Yep, I think we all have that love/hate thing going on with the internet, so occasionally I just pull out for a bit and refresh but back on now and i opened an etsy shop yesterday too!
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Hello Niki,
Beautiful blog!
Thank you for visiting mine!
All the best,
Sarah
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