What are Volatile Organic Compounds – VOCs?
VOC stands for “Volatile Organic Compound”. However, don’t let the name put you off. They’re much less technical than they sound,
How do our paints capture and save carbon?
How do our paints capture and absorb carbon, how does carbon absorption work and how can it benefit climate change?
Is CO2 absorbing paint really possible?
In the search for natural paints that care for the environment, we look at whether it's really possible for CO2 absorbing paint to exist and how they work.
BETSY SMITH; GRAPHENSTONE COLOUR CONSULTANT
Graphenstone is delighted to announce Betsy Smith as our new colour consultant who will be responsible for colour curation and direction for the world's most certified eco paint brand. For 25 years, Betsy Smith worked with Sir Terence Conran,…
Kevins Green Heros
Green Hero! Graphenstone are proud recipients of this prestigious badge of honour, a selection of uniquely ecological brands personally chosen by design guru and Grand Designs presenter, Kevin McCloud. Celebrating the best conceptual and eco-friendly construction ideas, Kevin…
WHAT EXACTLY IS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY?
There are many ways to define sustainability. It is simplest to say that a sustainable society is one that can persist over generations; one that is farseeing enough, flexible enough, and wise enough not to undermine either its physical or…
DECOREX ’21 – ROSE UNIACKE & GRAPHENSTONE
A wonderful fusion of Rose Uniacke’s stunning fabrics and her new co-branded range of certified ecological paints, in collaboration with Graphenstone. A beautiful display. We're genuinely proud to have worked with Rose Uniacke on the creation of this beautiful…
PLASTIC RAIN FROM SPRAYED ACRYLIC PAINTS
Plastic rain is now falling across the globe, sourced in part from sprayed acrylic & vinyl paints https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaz5819 This highlights another critical environmental issue, which calls for an urgent response from the coatings industry worldwide. Here’s what they discovered; Eleven…
How The World might look in 2040
London Mayor Sadiq Khan proposed the challenge -- how does London become a designated National Park City. WATG, London-based landscape team, headed by Demet Karaoglu, accepted the challenge. Perhaps the Mayor should consider incorporating Graphenstone’s CO2 absorbing, lime based…
Einstein; ‘Everything should be as simple as possible, but no simpler.’
“…as simple as possible, but no simpler” suggested Einstein. The “no simpler” element for Graphenstone, is the addition of pure inert carbon based ‘graphene’. Why is this needed in our paints? The graphene serves to make the paints stronger…
