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Geltex
inspire
Paper for ideas.
We help designers, brands and creative producers find the right material.
We believe in the power of design, colour and material to shape how we expereince the world.
GF Smith. Committed to our global creative community.
COLORPLAN
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Some materials help us think. Substrates that support the process. The real story of Colorplan has always been what people create with it.
Learn about its history, discover the product, find the right colour for your next idea + explore the story behind Colorplan.
Colorplan.
Colour with a material presence.
COLORPLAN X BIOMETHANE
Colorplan is one of the first coloured papers in the world to be manufactured using BIOMETHANE, reducing carbon emissions by around 50%.
Colorplan. Designed by GF Smith.
Made for the future.
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Introducing a totally new take on the classic paper swatch, the GF Smith Colorplan Carabiner showcases the entire Colorplan Collection, and can be clipped to bags, desks, clothes, or hung up in studios, making it useful, accessible and versatile - functional as well as fun.
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B Corp, recertified.
We're one of the first businesses globally to recertify.
98.2. Our previous B Corp score.
No score this time. A higher standard instead.
We think that's progress.
Colour Lives Here
10 creatives, 10 stories, 10 ways with colour
Colour Lives Here brings together ten UK and international creatives whose work begins and ends with colour. In their studios, on their desks, and in their hands, the palette becomes method, mood and meaning. From the bold punch of riso print to the quiet precision of conceptual photography, from objects and interiors rooted in heritage to spaces shaped by community, each creative shows a different way colour moves. Discover their interviews, tools and work-in-progress, and see how ideas spark, shift and speak when colour leads the way.
Explore GF Smith
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Looking tolearnmore about the paper process? After someinspirationfor your next project or just need some helpmaking it a reality?From our ‘how to’ guides to our archive, bespoke dummies and more, we’re here to help bring your creative ideas to life.
GF Smith Services
Let's work through the details. Whether you’re looking for expert advice, from choosing the right weight to developing a prototype, embossing, or simply chatting with our GF Smith Paper Consultants, we have you covered across the creative journey.
GF Smith Charitable Trust
We set up the GF Smith Charitable Trust to support young local creatives in Hull along with the wider creative community.
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GF Smith Colorplan
Paper of
the Month
Mandarin
Global Partners
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Live outside the UK? GF Smith papers from our Colorplan, 50/50 and Extracted collections are available across the world through our global partners. Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, we’ll help find the right paper for you.