b'colour trendsfrom other colour charts. Our technical team also works hard to keep ahead of the trends, she says.Resene led the way in the development of environmentally friendly products in this countryfrom the innovation of waterborne paints through to the removal of lead from paints in the late 60swell ahead of other manufacturers. The company reinforced this stand in 1996 by joining the EnvironmentalChoiceProgrammeandlaunchingthe Resene PaintWise paint recovery programme in 2004. The Range fashion fandeck was introduced in 1999 with The Range 2000 collection. The Range 2007 collection has just been launched, and work is already underway on The Range 2008. NewZealandersaregenerallyverycourageouswith colour and we now have more then 3000 colours available in testpots to help them experiment, Karen says.She is also constantly surprised at the creative ways in which people use paints. A perfect example is a recent customer who wanted a quality screen to project multimedia onto. He ended up painting Resene Hi-Glo Aluminium on the wall, with brilliant results.Resenes forecast for 2007 is built on an optimistic, fresh palette of warm, clear colours, expanding into traditionally cool colour families and neutrals. In conjunction well see exciting new ways of combining colours. The current love affair with bling will continue, with the use of metallics such as Resene Chicane and of course Resene Bling Bling, along with predominantly darker woods, with gold and silver working in harmony.Individual choice is the key, and is typically achieved through often quirky personalised colour combinations, rather than customised individual colours. It is how one combines the colours to t lifestyle and taste that drives individuality and expresses personal style, Karen sums up.Internationally,ResenehasastrongpresenceinFiji, servicingtheSouthPacicmarket,andinAustralia. The Total Colour System is also available under license in China, India, South Africa, the Dominican Republic, Germany and Poland.So, Resene at 60 years of age can look back proudly at a history that has played a major role in how our country looks today. It can also look forward to an even more colourful future on the world stage. Resene Resene Resene ReseneLima Long Shot Oh Behave Turbo| 61'