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Living Colour Studio brings colour to life to empower people in their living and working spaces. Colour can:
Living Colour Studio demonstrates the impact of colour and space upon personal wellbeing and productivity through:
Environmentally sustainable design for residential, corporate and sacred buildings. Architectural design is about creating spaces for the wellbeing of people by incorporating their physical, mental emotional and spiritual needs. More...
Catherine van Wilgenburg's paintings breathe life and soul into architectural space. The visual impact of any building design is intensified by a commissioned painting, which becomes an icon of the business vision. More...
We know colour. We know how it can be used to bring a building to life, and to inspire and support those who live or work there. Orientation, size and shapes of spaces, existing features such as furniture and carpets, are all taken into consideration. More...
Catherine van Wilgenburg
"Colour has a life of its own, and breathes life into the space, giving vitality—and that special spark! It’s the colour which animates the building and finishes and must be part of the total environment from the earliest stages of architectural design. I work with the whole team to bring the space to life."
Hans Wilgenburg
Hans and Catherine work with individuals and groups to fine tune their design brief to make both living and working spaces a sanctuary for rekindling energies and nurturing the soul. Hans takes special delight in making every tiny space a valuable one. Colour contributes enormously to the atmosphere to support personal and business life.
An ongoing series of informative articles about colour, and the way it affects our lives, by Catherine van Wilgenburg.
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Catherine van Wilgenburg presents a number of nationally accredited Colour Education programs with a focus on the experience of colour in visual art, design, architecture and health for practitioners to work effectively with colour. More...
NEW In the Art Gallery

New additions:
More works by Catherine van Wilgenburg in her series Reconciliation for Whites with Colour.
NEW In Architecture
Get Your House In Order for Spring!

Sick houses and buildings are named so because of a number of ignored health factors including energy loss, misdirected life force in the building, negative attitudes and behaviours practiced in the building. Read the full story...
NEW In Colour Consultancy
Colour Predictions for 2007

An optimistic fresh palette of warm clear colours expanding into traditionally cool colour families and neutrals...
NEW In Colour Consultancy
Trenta Cucina Restaurant, Yarraville

In its previous life it was a café with cold zincalume and lime green walls with grey concrete floors. The space was fragmented, and needed a new identity... More...