DESIGN SERVICES | COLOUR AND MATERIAL CONSULTANCYSome brands know exactly what they stand for. The harder question is how to make people feel it — before a word is read, before a product is held.
That’s where colour and materials do their quiet work.
I'm Nikki Heaton — colour and material consultant with 25 years experience helping luxury brands translate intention into sensory reality. I've worked across industrial, product, automotive and interior design — developing the material and colour language that carries a brand's story without loss.
My background is in product design, specialising in the elements that give objects their emotional resonance: surface, texture, weight, colour.
I've consulted in-house with Microsoft and Nokia during a significant brand transition period, developed exterior paint and colour palettes for Jaguar Land Rover and McLaren.
What I bring is the ability to read the story a brand is already telling — and find the material language that carries it whole. Uncompromising standards. Nothing diluted. The intention, arrived intact.
Alongside consultancy, I have created bespoke artwork to brief for interior design and architectural practices — working collaboratively with their vision, schemes and material direction to create pieces that belong entirely within the project. View selected interior architecture projects here.
WHAT I OFFERResearch and trend analysis | Colour and narrative strategy | Palette development | Material sourcing | Bespoke material development | Specification development and management | Model and material photography | Model build management | Client liaison | Fluency across creative and technical Teams | Aesthetic and quality sign-off | Sample to manufacture approval.
SELECTED CLIENTSMicrosoft | Nokia | Jaguar Land Rover | McLaren
DOWNLOAD CVTo discuss a project or collaboration, get in touch. nikki@nikkiheatonstudio.com
