Graphenstone have released a new paint collection in collaboration with the prestigious Royal Ballet. The first “drop”, to use streetwear parlance, contains four colours with more to come.

The initial release features a quartet of hues inspired by The Royal Ballet’s production of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. Future colour releases with the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera will be inspired by Cinderella, Romeo & Juliet, and Carmen, to eventually total 16 shades.

As well as being available to purchase at the Graphenstone website, the paint collection will be used across the sets of future productions and throughout the iconic Royal Opera House.

About the new collaboration, Jane Storie, the commerical director of the Royal Ballet and Opera, said “to create a bespoke palette of colours inspired by some of our most acclaimed productions has been an ambition for some time – colour is such a huge part of each performance and provides the backdrop to some of the world’s best artists. We chose Graphenstone for its impeccable sustainable credentials – whilst many paints are natural, what set Graphenstone apart was the addition of Graphene – a Nobel prize winning material that means the paint is also fit for purpose – extremely strong and hardwearing – essential for one of the world’s busiest performance houses welcoming one million visitors a year. Partnering with Graphenstone, a clean and green paint that is harm free means it is also better for our artists, audiences and building.” .

The Royal Ballet‘s production of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” forms part of their 2024/2025 season, running from the 28th of September 2024 until the 6th of July 2025.

Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s enduring books, the production originally premiered in 2011, at the time the first new ballet commissioned by The Royal Ballet since 1995.

Graphenstone paints use graphene which is the strongest material currently known, discovered in 2005 by two Nobel Prize winners at Manchester University, Sir Andre Geim and Sir Kostya Novoselov.

Graphenstone paints are made from natural ingredients (so no petrochemicals or plastics) with only trace elements of VOCs (paint industry jargon for “Volatile Organic Compounds”) which, in the case of Graphenstone’s paints are naturally-occurring and account for less than 0.1% to make them virtually odour-free.

Considering the paint industry at large is one of the main polluters on our planet, with larger brands selling plastic vinyl paints, Graphenstone are doing their part to be eco-friendly – in fact they’re possibly the most eco-certified paint company in the World.

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To read about more Graphenstone paints, visit here to discover the The Treasured Collection in collaboration with the Ashmolean Museum.