THE POWER OF COLOUR

Long-time Inside Out collaborator David Harrison has a remarkable knowledge of design and is our go-to guy for furniture pieces with pedigree. In his new book, A Century Of Colour In Design, he shares his love of colour and how it has influenced modern design

Why the particular focus on colour in this book? I had noticed the steady increase in the importance placed on colour in object design over many years. There are many good books on design, however most of these feature pieces that rarely experiment with colour. I wanted to showcase designs that incorporate colour into the design process. There are many contemporary designs that use colour for the pure joy of combining colours in unconventional ways… look no further than the Stitch chair by Australian designer Adam Goodrum from 2008 or any of the Memphis designs from the 1980s. How difficult was the editing process when you were writing the book? Massively difficult. The first few months of the process were consumed by long lists of possible candidates for inclusion that…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2020

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