The History of Farrow & Ball: An Unwavering Dedication to Quality, Maintained for Generations
The Company was founded in the 1940s in Dorset, on the south coast of England, by chemists John Farrow & Richard Ball. From small beginnings, it rapidly established a reputation for quality which won it important contracts for the supply of paint to the Admiralty and the War Office. During the post-war period, while virtually all other paint manufacturers abandoned traditional formulations and switched to cheaper acrylic paints with a high plastic content, this privately owned company stuck to its craft and continued making paint to its original formulations, using the finest raw materials. Farrow & Ball was always appreciated by a loyal group of customers, and with the revival of interest in restoration and historic colors twenty years ago, its reputation began to spread. Since the turn of the century, Farrow & Ball has been discovered by discerning customers in countries across the world, all of whom appreciate the unique Farrow & Ball look.

Today, Farrow & Ball remains independent and continues to produce paint from the same small town in Dorset. The range has been enhanced over the years and now offers customers an unrivalled range of elegant decorative and architectural paint finishes.

Farrow & Ball: The Ultimate in Depth of color and Elegance of Finish
Farrow & Ball paint represents the ultimate in depth of color and elegance. The company is renowned the world over as color experts and suppliers of decorative paint to a discerning clientele, and it stands apart as the only manufacturer which actually makes all of the paint sold under its name. The Farrow & Ball look is typified by its hallmark Estate Emulsion, which offers unsurpassed levels of mattness and depth of color, with up to 30% more pigment than other paints.

While others in the paint industry are constantly cheapening formulations by incorporating plastic fillers, Farrow & Ball has never wavered from using only the finest raw materials. Unlike those who use less accurate in-store tinting machines, the company continues to make and check each and every batch of paint itself, thereby guaranteeing superior finish, depth and accuracy of color. Farrow & Ball still makes paint by traditional methods and to original formulations, producing an unrivalled depth of color. The Farrow & Ball edited palette of 132 colors in thirteen finishes has been created to ensure a beautiful and harmonious result, whether inside or outside the home and whatever the style.