What’s in our paint, where our ingredients come from and where it is made

Ingredients and where they come from are at the root of why and how we make our paint.

A generous use of a humble, clean and lightly travelled group of ingredients, using hands and humans for other humans’ health. 

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Shelves of paint tins at the Atelier Ellis studio.
Living room painted in Atelier Ellis' Is-land, a sunlit olive green paint colour.

Atelier Ellis makes natural, breathable, bio-based paint and colour to help people tell their story of home

We’re an independent maker of colour, formulating, making, and selling exceptional quality paint. Our colours are thoughtfully researched to create the perfect backdrop for the stories that place people at the centre of their home.

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Cook and writer Nigel Slater standing in his kitchen painted in Foundation, our simplest white paint colour.

At Home with Nigel Slater 

Nigel Slater’s home is deeply, deeply comfortable. I cannot express this enough. Its atmosphere is one that embraces the deep connection between it and its owner. It is an animate space which Nigel takes enormous care of and everything inside it. It is incredibly beautiful, but mostly it is comfortable in a way that is rare.  

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Beautiful Materials, Intelligent Making

Welcome to our new manufactory, surrounded by nature in the heart of the South Downs. Founded on our core principles of intelligent making, materiality and environmental care, this special place anchors our thinking and informs our decision making. 

Interior of a room with a wooden table, black swivel chair, large window, and decorative items including a pink flower bouquet, hanging paper lantern, and wall art. Industrial ceiling with ductwork and a long fluorescent light fixture.

Visit us at our London studio

We are delighted to welcome you into our London studio, nestled inside the beautifully restored Bottle Factory in Bermondsey.

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Discover I am/not an Island

Twelve urbane new colours that harness the power of connection, people and place. Our love letter to London and its river of dreams. These are colours to ground, hold and move you.


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