b'over the rainbowaudiences. One of the most loved galleries at Te Papa is the portrait wall on level 5, which is in Resene Pohutukawa. It references salon hangs from the 19th Century and creates real drama in the space. In Terracotta Warriors, we predominately used a very ethereal and dark blue, Resene Blue Night, which gave a sense of mystery and majesty to the extraordinary Qin Dynasty artefacts on display. 9 questions withIn our Tony Fomison exhibition Out of the Dark, we painted theGerald Parsonsonwhole gallery in Resene Double Caffeine. Under exhibition lighting, it seemed to shift from black brown through to blue and purplewhich was entirely enveloping and perfect for the moodiness of Fomisons work. The palette for our upcoming Robin White exhibition is the wonderfulReseneDoubleDrought,ReseneBrownBrambleand Resene Bali Haian airy blue with earthy browns that support major works by this very special New Zealand artist. Of course, we couldntThe NZIA Fellow shares wisdom hes garnered in live without our staple black and white, Resene All Black and Resenethe first three and a half decades of his career.Black White, when we are keeping it simple.The main reason we like Resene is that they are terrific in working with us to find solutions to achieve the finish we want, which can sometimesW hen youre coming out of high school, it can be difficultisland of Capri, just off the coast from Naples, and its built on the be very specific. The colour range has everything we need, whether weto know what career path to pursueespecially if youruins of Emperor Tiberiuss villa on cliffs 300 or so metres high are trying to reference historic colours or want something sharp andfeel pulled in multiple directions by different passions.overlooking the Mediterranean. Its now a national monument.contemporary, and the quality of the products is top notch. We also likeAs a young person growing up in Hamilton, nature-loving GeraldGerald put down roots in Wellington and, in 1987, started to support New Zealand companies who are engaged in innovation. Parsonson was interested in becoming either an entomologist, ahis own practice as an opportunity to focus on architecture that Nick shares in Charlottes reasoning for specifying Resene. Resenemarine biologist or an architect. But after completing a year ofwould respond uniquely to the New Zealand context. Thirty-paints have a great range of strong colour pigments which performbiology and physics at Waikato University, it became clear thefive years on, he continues to do just that through thoughtful, under professional grade lighting. We really appreciate the great servicefirst two options werent the right fit. Gerald applied to both thedeliberatedesignthatembracesandcelebratesnatureand Resene provides to the design industryespecially their A4 drawdownUniversity of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellingtonscolour. Among the many awards on his shelf is Resenes highest paint swatches and their library of colour specs so we can match ourSchoolofArchitectureprogrammes,andthoughhewashonour: the Resene Total Colour Lifetime Achievement Award.paint colour selections with the exhibition graphics.accepted into both, he ultimately decided to go to Wellington atGerald shares more about his journey so far, favourite projects, To see more of The Letter Qs work, check out www.theletterq.co.nz. And to the suggestion of a high school teacher. invaluable advice and the Resene colour palette hes curated for aabove: This economically-planned 87m 2Te Horo Resenesee what exhibitions Te Papa is currently hosting and whats yet to come, visitI had no real idea about architecture and didnt know anyonesoon-to-be-built home. bach by Parsonson Architects sits an hours driveEcru Whitewww.tepapa.govt.nz.in the industry, Gerald explains. My father wanted to be anorth of Wellington on wild and beautiful dunelands. builder but ended up doing accountancy. He was always makingWhat was your impression of the architecture in New ZealandThe coastal subdivision limits the colour palette that things and a lot of that rubbed off. prior to starting your practice?can be used for the faade, but Geralds team cleverly Aftergraduating,heworkedforCraigCraigMollerthenIgraduatednotparticularlyknowingmuchaboutdesignandadded additional colours to the sides of the exterior battens since they arent apparent when viewed straight on. The hues were drawn from right: Surrealist Art | He Toi Pohewa gallery view, showingregistered and spent some time exploring overseas. I travelledwas finding my way. I had an in-built love of nature and whatdetails in the local environment. Exterior cladding in Resene Canvas exhibition design. Photos by Dionne Ward, 2021 | Te Papa.Resene with a fellow architect, who is a good friend of mine, and his sister.we had in New Zealand. 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