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New York state of mind for colour palette artist

John Bray
BBC News, West Midlands
The Colour Palette Company A bearded man with glasses holding a white mug with yellow stripes. He is wearing a shirt and tweed waistcoat. Behind him are colour strips of stone, green, yellow and blue.The Colour Palette Company
Artist Stacey Barnfield's work can be found across the West Midlands, including Birmingham, Royal Leamington Spa, Wolverhampton, Redditch, Rugby and Solihull

A Birmingham artist who turned his love of colour and typography into a business during the Covid lockdown is celebrating his first overseas commission.

Stacey Barnfield created The Colour Palette Company and his work can be found across the UK - with towns and cities showcasing colours that are readily associated with local areas.

Now he has produced a colour palette for the Corning Museum of Glass in New York State.

Having worked with Birmingham Museums Trust, the Museum of Liverpool and York Museums, this latest work reflects the history and artistry of glass.

Corning Museum of Glass A horizontal grey glass building on stilts with daffodils in the foreground.Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass was created in 1951 by Corning Glass Works to mark the company's 100th anniversary. The museum welcomes more than 300,000 visitors each year with 50,000 objects in the museum's collection
Corning Museum of Glass A postcard with colour strips of red, yellow, ivory, green and blueCorning Museum of Glass
Loetz Tango (named after the Argentinian dance), Carder Mandarin (inspired by Chinese porcelain from the Ming Dynasty) and Tiffany Mazarine (branded after the sapphire blue butterfly native to England) are three of the six colours in the palette
Corning Museum of Glass Two postcards with colour strips of red, yellow, ivory, green and blue being held in one hand and a white mug with green and blue stripes in the other.Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass palette is being sold on mugs, posters and tote bags

"I knew our colour palettes were proving popular, and we have had interest from overseas – then out of nowhere the museum reached out after seeing our work on social media," said Mr Barnfield.

"It's a huge honour to collaborate with such a prestigious institution and to bring our colour storytelling to an international institution for the first time."

He added: "It has been quite a journey and one that I'm really enjoying. The Corning Museum of Glass feels like a milestone moment, especially seeing it's one of the largest museum gift shops in the United States."

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