Dr. Wolf D. Karl © RAL Colours

Sankt Augustin, in July 2013. Dr. Wolf D. Karl, CEO of RAL gGmbH, was elected by the general assembly of the German Colour Center to be curator of the field “colour standardisation and internationalization”. He is added to the interdisciplinary team of ten curators of the German Colour Center for the next five years.

The German Colour Center – central institute for colour in science and design – exists since 1962 as an independent institution on a non-for-profit basis. The purpose of the non-profit association is the support of scientific, artistic and creative work in the field of colour. The interdisciplinary cooperation of all knowledge and work fields dealing with colour is the priority.

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