Dear readers,

Since mid-April, the new RAL COLOURS website is online. Today we would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your positive feedback and perhaps even more for your further comments and suggestions. The website only stays active due to this dialogue with you and provides you with a wide range of information on the topic of colour design. Those who have not yet been able to discover the new website are warmly welcome to take a look at www.ral-colours.com.

We are happy to see that a number of face-to-face events are planned once again for autumn; the desire for personal exchange and discussion at such meetings has increased significantly over the last few months. At the same time, higher vaccination rates make us feel a little bit more optimistic about the future. The feeling of new beginnings and joyful anticipation are equally high. Especially when it comes to the haptic and sensual topics of colour & materiality, there is a great desire to make products "tangible again", to exchange personal ideas and to discuss them with each other.

When it comes to colour design in architecture and design, a needs-oriented approach gets more and more attention. At the same time, the processes involved are becoming faster and more digitalised. With our new colorimeter, the RAL COLOR READER, colours can be measured easily and precisely as well as communicated clearly throughout the entire process chain. Additionally, the new RAL family member supports the development of colour palettes in an easy and smart way, no matter if on the building site or in the office.

In this edition, we are happy to take you on a journey through the RAL world. We do not only take a look at new products and present one of our partner networks. It is also important to us to look beyond the horizon of colour design into the other activities of RAL. This time it is about the exciting label "Made in Germany".

We hope you enjoy reading our latest newsletter and wish you a nice and healthy summer.

Sincerely,

your RAL COLOURS editorial office

The new RAL COLOR READER is the perfect solution for digital colour measurement and provides a precise and effective basis for professional colour advice and colour design. The colorimeter is able to quickly find the right RAL colour shade and immediately offers users the possibility to create beautiful colour harmonies and share them with people involved in the project.

FOCUS is a colour selection that complements the RAL COLOUR FEELING colour space reThink+ CREATE with 5 accent shades and enlarges its possibilities. The shades are ideal for lively, playful accents in interior design and for modern product design. Created to be used in small quantities, the individual shades are also very suitable for distinctive, constructive, two-dimensional designs.

The Starter-Kit is a modern design tool for colour design tasks. It offers a matching selection of 150 colour shades of the RAL DESIGN SYSTEMS plus for professional and modern space and product design. It also provides a quick and easy introduction to the RAL colour system. The colour sheets in A6 format are expressive and flexible at the same time, they effectively support creative processes and inspire modern colour designs.

Since the economic miracle back in the 1950s and the development of the Federal Republic of Germany into a leading export nation, the term "Made in Germany" has become a synonym for the highest quality both at home and abroad. Today, this is still true. However, it is not clear which specific quality criteria the designation "Made in Germany" stands for. The geographical guarantee of origin awarded by RAL now puts an end to this uncertainty.

The cooperation with the COLORNETWORK is an important element for RAL to create new forms of cooperation and to establish the idea of sustainability with our customers also with regard to colour. The network has established a sustainable and unique colour network for furniture, building elements and lifestyle products throughout the entire process chain within the interior field.

Have an original RAL colour fan personalised with your own company imprint. With RAL INDIVIDUAL, you have the option of adding your own company imprint to colour fans from all product lines, with 6 different products to choose from. Whether a glossy eye-catcher or a finely graduated colour system, RAL INDIVIDUAL always offers the right solution.