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Terms and conditions apply128 Colors: A Sample Book for Architects, Conservators, and Designers
Katrin Trautwein
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Format: Book
Pages: 295
Publisher: Birkhauser
Date Published: Jun 2010
Stock Code: 71708
ISBN: 9783034603171
Binding: Hardback
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This book is a tool of the trade in a user-friendly design with a spiral binding and a hard cover Includes information on the origins of the paints and pigments used Contains approximations for the color description systems commonly used today, such as CMYK and RGB
Dealing with colour is a complex subject: influenced by standards, fashions, and trends, we derive our ideas and concepts from colour theories, intuition, and personal preferences. The colour swatches and systems for describing colour common today are based on purely quantitative principles and include well over 1,500 colours. So how do we choose a particular colour?
More than ten years ago, the colour chemist Katrin Trautwein established a pigment factory, starting out from Le Corbusier’s color palette. She now has more than 900 recipes for paint from which she has proposed—based on her work with architects, designers, and historical preservationists—a selection of 128 colours that produce pleasant results on their own and also combine well. Each color is presented with a sample; their potential uses and significance are also discussed.
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