Justine Fox is a colour design expert, writer, and speaker, specialising in creative public engagement and the positive opportunities for purposeful colour use in the built environment. 

She is Creative Director of Studio Justine Fox and has worked with brands and material manufacturers for the built environment across the globe over the last 20 years, helping them to grow their audience and future-proof their collections.

Justine is passionate about the psychological and physical impact of colour.

She was shortlisted for The Pineapples 2023 as part of the Holdron’s Green team.

I spoke to Justine via Zoom in July 2025 ahead of the New Designers student exhibitions in London.

In this episode, we discover how the psychological impact and symbolism of colour impacts your experience of space.  How Justine works with communities to co design their spaces.  The importance of a broad collaboration within a design team. The challenges of educating a neurodiverse cohort and how colour can help support learners.

And why, when you are selecting colours, materials and finishes, you always need the spice.

Links

Justine on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/studiojustinefox/

Studio Justine Fox https://justinefox.com/

Thanks to

Dave Clarke from @iamthehow (http://www.iamthehow.com) for production support and invaluable advice in the setting up of this Podcast.

Kay Hanson (https://www.instagram.com/kay_v_hanson/) for her planning support and co-hosting for these and our educational podcasts for the University of Plymouth

Mark Frith (https://www.markfrith.uk/) for composing the music and all your support and advice along the way.

I’d love like to hear feedback on the podcast.  Leave a comment or get in touch via the website or Instagram.

Websitehttp://www.multistorythinking.com/contact

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/forster_jonathan/

Thanks for listening.  Bye for now.