The Chromologist

By: Farrow & Ball
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  • If you had to choose four key colours that have shaped your life, what would they be? Host Patrick O’Donnell understands how colour works in our homes but also how it works in our heads, our hearts, our identities. As a colour expert for Farrow & Ball he gets to roll his sleeves up and turn people’s colour dreams into realities. So join him for The Chromologist, as he immerses himself in the lives of creatives, designers and performers who share their stories through colour, guided by the Farrow & Ball colour chart. And uncover your own colour story.

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  • The Chromologist: Jack Harries

    The Chromologist: Jack Harries
    Apr 22 2025

    In a special episode to mark Earth Day, Patrick O’Donnell travels to the 200-year-old Cornish mill that’s home to Jack Harries; a documentary filmmaker, producer and environmentalist who is passionate about using his platform to tell the stories that matter.

    Joined by his dog Lyla, they explore the journey from his city-living years, YouTube channel JacksGap and subsequent career in filmmaking, to climate change, environmental activism and his recent move to the calming South West.



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    42 mins
  • The Chromologist: Patrick Grant

    The Chromologist: Patrick Grant
    Apr 14 2025

    Patrick O’Donnell heads north to the border of the Yorkshire Dales to meet champion of sustainable fashion and BBC Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant.


    In his newly painted Farrow & Ball home, the pair discuss their mutual love for Broccoli Brown, childhood memories of muddy adventures and his obsession with nature. They also touch on how fashion has influenced his colour choices, from the Print Room Yellow of ‘80s acid house raves to the blue hues of Savile Row suits.


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    33 mins
  • The Chromologist: Willow Crossley

    The Chromologist: Willow Crossley
    Apr 6 2025

    Patrick O'Donnell visits the Cotswolds to sit down with talented florist and author Willow Crossley in her 17th century home.

    Against this backdrop of colour and creativity, including a mural hand painted in Brassica and Cooking Apple Green, the pair explore everything from nature to her mantra of ‘living life well’. Willow shares the emotions behind her colour choices, from Yellow Ground, reflecting her carefree childhood in Wales, to vibrant Bamboozle, a nod to her youthful days in London.


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    29 mins

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The dulcet tones of Paddy, what a joy!

Love, love, love! I binged all available episodes on my commute to and from work and I’m now left wanting more! My life in colour so far…Babouche. Imperial Purple (archive). Arsenic. Danish Lawn (archive)

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