Life in Colour: Workplace Edition

Thu Apr 30 2026 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC+01:00

Gensler Birmingham | Birmingham

RIBA West Midlands
Publisher/HostRIBA West Midlands
Life in Colour: Workplace Edition
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Explore how colour shapes workplaces, from wellbeing and culture to branding, sustainability, and human behaviour, in a vibrant panel.
About this Event

Colour has the power to shape identity, influence wellbeing and define how people experience the modern workplace. Life in Colour: Workplace Edition brings together designers, strategists and creatives to explore how colour intersects with branding, culture, sustainability and human behaviour, and how these insights can help create workplaces with purpose, personality and longevity.
From the emotional and psychological impact of colour, to hyper‑local brand expression, to how digital and physical colour differ, our panel will open up an honest, multi‑disciplinary conversation about designing spaces that truly work for people.
We’ll also explore how colour contributes to climate‑resilient design, how workplace palettes can balance mass appeal with authenticity, and why nostalgia, trauma and cultural context all influence the colours people respond to.
Panel Guests:
Chair - Matt Blakely - Rgional Director, RIBA
Ellen Willis - Head of sustainability, Chetwoods (WELL AP / BREEAM)
Gurtake Singh - Principal and Design Director, Gensler
Luke Tonge - Graphic Designer, Birmingham Design
Sponsors:
Venue - Gensler
Suppliers - Crown Paints, Sekers, Milliken, JDD, Solus
Partners - RIBA/BIID


Agenda

🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Arrival
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:15 PM
Panel Discussion
Host: Matt Blakeley
🕑: 07:15 PM - 07:30 PM
Q&A
🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Networking
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Gensler Birmingham, Saint Philip's Place, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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