The Way We Live series of books celebrates environments and styles of living that are parallel around the world yet somehow stylistically distinct from place to place. Proceeding from the general to the specific, the book begins with different styles and forms of housing and how these are affected and influenced by color.
This is an inspirational sourcebook for getting the best effects from color in interior decoration. Book is sure to be a source of inspiration for home owners as well as interior designers.
The orange of a tangerine makes a brilliant impact against a background of cobalt blue; in intense sunlight brightly painted exteriors or the blossom of flame trees acquire additional strength in their assertive reds and pinks; in markets the world over, the display of fruit, vegetables and, especially, flowers brings visual excitement to city streets and squares. The power of such images to attract our attention and shape our lives suggests that of all the constituent elements of the world around us - forms, textures, sounds and colours - it is the Latter which most directly affect our moods and being.
Divided into five main sections, this visually thrilling book showcases Gilles de Chabaneix's eye for the telling use of coiour, not only in interiors but also in the natural world and the urban environment in a multitude of places and cultures. The first grouping focuses on the monochromes, where white, black and neutral shades of grey are used for their own distinctive qualities or as backgrounds for splashes of stronger colours. In the blues, we can observe how colours are used to create a particular 'feel', and how, combined with white, blues can express a whole culture - that of the Mediterranean. Reds and pinks appear as the colours of luxury and fine living. Yellows and greens bring the sun and natural light into the interior. And, finally, this visual feast is completed by a section illustrating those colours principally derived from natural materials, in all making this sumptuous volume an outstanding addition to the Way We Live series.
INTRODUCTION
1 MONOCHROME COOL
2 BLUE-ISH MOODS
3 RICH REDS AND PALE PINKS
4 SUNLIT CITRUS
5 NATURALS AND NEUTRALS
INDEX
Acknowledgments
