Interior Design and Decorating

Annie Sloan chalk PAINT

NOW IN JOHANNESBURG

Paint and Colour in the home

on furniture and on walls

Including combinations, fabrics

paintings and pigments



Annie Sloan is the maker of a unique decorative paint called Chalk Paint®, which she first developed in 1990. Annie named the paint Chalk Paint® because of its chalky feel, look and absorbency. She has written over 25 books on paint and colour! Annie has a passion for paint, painting furniture, mixing colours and combining colours.

paul klees influence on annie sloan

Paul Klee really knocks Annie’s socks off! She had forgotten how much he had influenced her until a recent visit to the Making Visible Exhibition at Tate Modern (on London’s South Bank). Annie says “as an artist you need to ‘feed yourself’ and seeing the Klee show spurred her to produce new pieces AND to think about the nature of colour”.

What’s The Key to Klee?

Klee (1879-1940) was a great colourist and colour has always made a huge impact on Annie Sloan. It’s his exploration of colour using squares and rectangles on other background colours that knocks Annie out!

Learning From a Master of Colour

A watercolour that impacted Annie Sloan the most was Polyphany (1932, 66.5 x 106 cm) and on seeing it she knew she had to get home and work something up from this. In this work, he creates layers and layers of colour using a pattern of squares overlaid with different coloured dots. It’s all about how colours are affected by the colours underneath them… how colour works and I’m tremendously interested in that. This piece made her think she wanted to do something like that, so she went to work when she got back to the studio and voila! A Klee-coloured inspired chest of drawers!

Annie Sloan’s Klee-Coloured Chest of Drawers – Bold & Experimental

Just as Klee would have seen it – you don’t have to be perfect and precise and that’s what makes it so beautiful. Watch out for more Paul Klee-inspired pieces from Annie Sloan!
 

More about Annie Sloan

 

Annie Sloan lives and works in Oxford, England with her husband David who runs the business with her. Annie Sloan is probably the main reason for the painted furniture revolution through her easy, lively and creative approach to painting. She has a strong desire to communicate and empower people creatively which she does through her books, workshops and paint. Annie has been painting for over 40 years.

Annie trained as a painter, but turned to decorative work and understanding colour after university. In 1987 she wrote the phenomenally successful book 'The Complete Book of Decorative Paint Techniques' which was followed by over 20 other books on traditional paints, colours and techniques and has led to total sales of well over 2 million books worldwide in 11 languages. Her latest books are the highly successful 'Creating the French Look' published in April 2008 and 'Quick & Easy Paint Transformations' published in April 2010. In 2000 she set up her shop in Oxford to showcase her Chalk Paint®, run courses, and offer interior design services using her knowledge about colour.

The Annie Sloan Empire covers a mail-order business, website and two shops - one in Spain - to market her paints, courses and books. Annie started developing her own line of paints because she was not happy with those on the market.

Chalk Paint® and Waxes

Chalk Paint® sticks to just about any surface... wood, concrete, metal, matt plastic, earthenware and much more, inside and outside the home. It dries fast too so you can add second or third coats quickly, and start enjoying your revitalised walls, floors and furniture sooner. Gorgeous results have never been so simple and straightforward.

Annie Sloan's paint is the perfect choice ! If you’re looking to transform your most treasured pieces." Elle Decoration "Annie Sloan paint was invented by angels to make everything fun." Kirstie Allsopp "Often referred to as 'the best paint in the world', this is no idle claim as Annie's followers around the world will attest to." Irelands' Homes Interiors and Living "At the forefront of the painted furniture trend" Period Ideas

Annie Sloan Workshops
Annie Sloan first started teaching decorative painting in 1979 working first with oil paints and traditional marbleising and wood graining techniques. Gradually she worked towards water based products developing her own paints eventually so she could achieve the looks she wanted. Annie Sloan does not teach the public now, so she can concentrate on her books, new developments and her stockists. Most of Annie Sloan’s stockists around the world teach workshops. For more information go to each stockist, their web site and/or their Facebook page for more information on dates and what the offer.

ANNIE SLOAN BOOK AVAILABLE- THE FRENCH LOOK

This is French style in a way you haven't seen before. The French look is simple but the influences are many. Greys, whites and linens with toile de Jouy is the most well-known look but there are also chic and quirky Parisian influences as well as the sunny and bright look from the south. In this book Annie uses her experience as an interior designer to combine the use of paint colour and fabrics to create the French look with 25 easy to follow step by steps.

Annie Sloan has a broad range of shops who stock her range of Chalk paint & fabrics. Shops that have styles from elegant and chic to rustic and country and more. The shops are broadly home decorating and include florists and upholsterers. Annie and her South African distributor likes the shops to be aspirational and inspirational run by shop owners with a strong understanding of their own style. All sell painted furniture and all run workshops. Good social media skills are very necessary. The Annie Sloan brand has a very strong support system and train their stockists very well.

While Annie is based in the UK she has distributors in Europe, Rep of Ireland, Spain, Sweden, France and The Netherlands, North America, Australia/NZ and South Africa!

NEW STOCKIST OF ANNIE SLOAN CHALK PAINT – JUST PAINT STUDIO
RIVERSIDE SHOPPING CENTRE, BRYANTON DRIVE, JOHANNESBURG



 

The latest addition to the Annie Sloan family of suppliers is ‘Just Paint Studio’ which was well known to shoppers as ‘Just In Time Emporium’ with the shop cat Madonna! The ‘Just In Time’ premises are currently under a transformation and while they are currently open to welcome you they will be fully operational in March 2014!

 SOUTH AFRICA DISTRIBUTORS

Annie Sloan has just launched in South Africa and are keen to have more stockists.

This was three years in the making and there are currently 26 stockists!

There is availability to become a preferred supplier of Annie Sloan products

For one supplier in Durban Central and across Johannesburg.

This will suit existing retail businesses within the artisan, creative,

Niche décor, paint, home wares, decorative, restore and upholstery market.

Good social media skills are very necessary.

Don’t delay as applications have been flooding into Simon’s inbox!

Annie Sloan Chalk Paints are environmentally friendly

Safe for babies’ nursery and homes with zero odour

Contact simon@anniesloansa.co.za

Cell: 084 047 5965 anniesloansa.co.za