| Formerly | Farrow & Ball (Southern) Limited[1] |
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| Type | Private limited company |
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| Founders | |
| Headquarters | Wimborne, Dorset , United Kingdom |
Number of locations | (29 March 2020) |
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| £16,030,000[5] (2019/2020) | |
| Total assets | £95,295,000[5] (29 March 2020) |
| Owner | Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund IV, L.P.[6] |
Number of employees | 550[7] (2019/2020) |
| Parent | Ares FB Holdings (Luxembourg) S.á.r.l.[6] |
| Website | farrow-ball |
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Farrow & Ball are a British manufacturer of paints and wallpapers largely based upon historic colour palettes and archives. Their colour names, such as Elephant's Breath, have become talking points[8] in themselves.
History
The company was started by John Farrow and Richard Maurice Ball in 1946[9] in Wimborne Minster, Dorset.[10] They have worked with the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty of the UK,[11] in formulating near to exact matches for the restoration of historic building interiors and exteriors. Today they maintain an updated colour card of 132 colours. Farrow & Ball also produce wallpaper patterns made using traditional block, trough and roller methods and made using Farrow & Ball paint. Since 2014, the company has been owned by Ares Management.
Showrooms and stockists
The company has 63 showrooms across the UK, US, Canada & Europe as well as a global network of stockists carrying both paint and wallpaper.
Books
Farrow & Ball has produced several books; the British National Bibliography contains the following records:
- Paint and Colour in Decoration (2003)[12][13]
- Farrow & Ball The Art of Colour (2007)[14][15]
- Farrow & Ball Living with Colour (2010)[16][17]
- Farrow & Ball Decorating with Colour (2013)[18]
- Farrow & Ball How to Decorate (2016)[19]
- Farrow & Ball Recipes for Decorating (2019)[20]
In popular culture
Farrow & Ball has been lampooned in the U.S. for its expense and preparation requirements on NBC's Saturday Night Live.[21]
Notes
- ^ "Farrow & Ball Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ a b c "Farrow & Ball Report and financial statements for the 52 week period ended 29 March 2020" (PDF). Companies House. 30 July 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "Certificate of Incorporation for Farrow & Ball (Southern) Limited" (PDF). Companies House. 18 January 1971. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ a b "Our History". Farrow & Ball. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ a b "Farrow & Ball Report and financial statements for the 52 week period ended 29 March 2020" (PDF). Companies House. 30 July 2020. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ a b "Farrow & Ball Report and financial statements for the 52 week period ended 29 March 2020" (PDF). Companies House. 30 July 2020. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "Farrow & Ball Report and financial statements for the 52 week period ended 29 March 2020" (PDF). Companies House. 30 July 2020. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ http://karenhaller.co.uk/blog/branding-colour-how-paint-companies-personalities-shines-through-their-paint-colour-names/
- ^ Expedite, BT. "Our History | Farrow & Ball". www.farrow-ball.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
- ^ "Farrow & Ball Traditional Papers & Paint - Wimborne White". Farrow & Ball. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ https://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/home/la-hm-wallpaper14apr14,1,3351908.story?coll=la-home-printedition
- ^ Friedman, Joseph. Paint and Color in Decoration. Rizzoli New York: 2003. ISBN 0-8478-2593-0.
- ^ "Paint and colour in decoration / Farrow & Ball". British Library. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ Coleman, Brian D. Farrow & Ball The Art of Colour. Gibbs Smith Layton, Utah: 2007. ISBN 978-1-4236-0010-7
- ^ "Farrow and Ball: the Art of Color / Brian Coleman; photographs by Edward Addeo". British Library. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ Byam Shaw, Ros. Living with Colour. Ryland Peters & Small New York/London: 2010. ISBN 978-1-84975-038-7
- ^ "Farrow & Ball Living with Colour / Ros Byam Shaw; photography by Jan Baldwin". British Library. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "Farrow&Ball® decorating with colour / Ros Byam Shaw; photography by Jan Baldwin". British Library. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper / Joa Studholme, Charlotte Cosby". British Library. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "Farrow & Ball recipes for decorating / Joa Studholme". British Library. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "New Paint". National Broadcasting Corporation. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
References
Friedman, Joseph. Paint and Color in Decoration. Rizzoli New York: 2003. ISBN 0-8478-2593-0.