Our Color of the Year for 2025 is Cosmic Cobalt, a rich, mystical blue that has played a pivotal role in history, ...

NOVA: As a curator of Asian art, you must have a keen interest ... They were the ones who brought the cobalt material [blue pigment] from Iraq and Iran all the way to China to decorate blue ...

Meanwhile, Sikes is partial to using cobalt blue in throw pillows, upholstery, cords, trims—everywhere. "It’s really great in art—especially, a saturated, graphic piece," he adds.