“Autumn, the year’s last loveliest smile.” This is how the American poet William Cullen Bryant so aptly described the season.

Autumn, nature mirrors the transition from summer to winter with crisp radiance and glorious plays of colour; but also grey foggy days stretching out over wilted leaves ...

Never the same, sometimes extremely intensive; sometimes more restrained. Woods and landscapes are often bathed in a magical light. The glorious fusion of all nuances of green, red, brown, yellow is captivating.

As part of the research for this edition of Forms & Elements, we looked at the current trends in autumn colours.