Kathmandu, Nepal – Nepal’s largest paint company, Asian Paints Nepal launched Colour Next 2025, its flagship annual trend forecasting event with exciting participation from architects, interior designers, artists, influencers, creative & media professionals.

The event culminated in the unveiling of “Cardinal” as Colour of the Year 2025, reflecting the brands commitment to leading design, innovation and creative dialogue in Nepal’s décor Industry.

Being amongst the foremost global thought leader in colours and finishes, Asian Paints has been working at the cutting-edge of trend forecasting since 2003. Colour Next is an extensive annual exercise by Asian Paints, studying global socio-cultural trends that are shaping human behavior and translating them into emerging design directions for Colour, Material, Finishes and Textures. Through a rigorous process involving industry interactions, workshops with cultural experts and extensive secondary research, Colour Next key insights relevant to the design and décor industry.

The event commenced with Mr. Budhaditya Mukherjee- Regional Head -Global emphasizing the brand’s continued commitment to fostering creativity & strengthening its association with architects and Interior designers in Nepal.

A major highlight of the evening was the Trend Forecast presentation by Mariesha Rego Dsouza, Principal Specialist – Colour at Asian Paints. She unveiled three defining design direction for 2025

• Salt
• Feel More
• Bad Taste

Each reflecting nuanced interpretation of evolving lifestyle and its implications on emotional & spatial needs .Cardinal – Colour of the Year – encapsulates all these trends to build spaces rich in emotion, immersive and thought provoking.

With colour next 2025, Asian Paints Nepal once again reaffirms its position as a catalyst for creative expression, a thought leader in design dialogue and a comprehensive solution provider in the realm of decorative paints and home décor.