[audiobook] Ellen by Adeline Shade at Arts-Photography

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Internationally renowned textile designer Lori Weitzner presents a novel; layered perspective on the use and significance of color in design and culture in this spectacular treasury illustrated with 225 full-color images.Ode to Color; a stunning anthology by renowned and award-winning textile and wallcovering designer Lori Weitzner; principal of Lori Weitzner Design; Inc.; offers an immersive; sensual; and engaging journey in the world of color as it applies to culture; design; mood; and memory. Each of the ten chapters in this richly illustrated volume presents a distinct color world through an intimate and often kaleidoscopic perspective; a compilation of the numerousmdash;and often shiftingmdash;associations and emotions we assign to a color or group of colors.Each chapter combines diverse imagerymdash;evocative fine art and photography; environmental interiors; details of Weitznerrsquo;s gorgeous designs as well as her sketches and watercolorsmdash;with excerpts from literature and her own essays on a wide array of topics relating to the palette. The result is a fully sensory conveyance of each palettersquo;s particular power as well as a consideration of its tangible and intangible connections; from its place in religion; pop culture; and commerce to the impact it has upon our decision making; our moods; and our tastes. While each chapter is unique in its approach to the ten worlds; with its mix of essays; prose and range of art; from a Technicolor Disney cartoon in Out Loud to David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust in Silverlight; each chapter includes: An introductory essay on a subject that characterizes the paletteA two-page photographer of an open drawer in Weitznerrsquo;s studio that she has arranged with various fabrics; skeins; and objects that; together; comprise the palette;An evocative two-page word collage that presents both color names and the words commonly associated with the palette;Design pointers that provide in-depth insight to working with color and to decorating with each palette throughout the home; from wall treatments to accessories. Spectacular and imaginative; this experiential volume will captivate; inspire; and inform a broad audience; including interior designers and decorators; architects; graphic and fine artists; and anyone interested in art; design; fashion; pop culture; and spiritual discovery. Sumptuous; beautifully designed; and filled with wondrous imagery and compelling stories and facts; it makes an inspiring and unusual gift for almost any occasion.