The Secret Lives of Colour
$25.80
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2018
Summary
The Secret Lives of Colour: Unveiling the Hidden Stories of the Spectrum
‘A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.’
Simon Garfield
THE SECRET LIVES OF COLOUR tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473630833 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473630835 |
| Author: | Kassia St Clair |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 542g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 164mm x 26mm |
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A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer
- SIMON GARFIELDCharming - FINANCIAL TIMESFrom pink boys’ clothes to blue warpaint; why orange spells danger and other colourful tales - DAILY TELEGRAPHInspiring, compelling and beautifully designed … this will appeal to anyone - LADYWell-researched and engaging - House & GardenAbout The Author
Kassia St Clair
Kassia St Clair studied the history of women’s dress and the masquerade during the eighteenth century at Bristol and Oxford. She has since written about design and culture for the Economist, House & Garden, TLS, Quartz and New Statesman, and has had a column about colour in Elle Decoration since 2013. Her first book The Secret Lives of Colour was a top-ten bestseller, a Radio 4 Book of the Week and has been translated into over a dozen languages; her second, The Golden Thread, was a Sunday Times Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the Somerset Maugham Award. She lives in London.
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