Hello, Yellow!…
Yellow equals Happy Chic joie de vivre and sunny optimism.
Jonathan Adler, Happy Chic Colors
Also to be found in this gloriously colourful book, the following quote by Vincent Van Goph, master of golden goodness.
Yellow is capable of charming God.
Actually it’s been suggested that Van Goph’s yellow period, when he painted Sunflowers, Starry Night and Night Café among others, was due to the sideffects of excessive digitalis, which is not an over-saturation of electronic devices but too much of an extract from the plant Foxglove. Van Goph was prescribed this to suppress his epilepsy and manic behaviour. Symptoms of this condition [Xanthopsia] are blurry, haloed lights [check out Starry Night] and yellow tinted vision. *
The alternative theory is he liked yellow. Or it’s a combination of the two…
Speaking of combinations…
mixing yellow
More Jonathan Adler reference. Why?
Totally modern, totally retro. Design Genius.
>> When in doubt: yellow + gray
Tone down yellow’s brash sunniness with sedate gray for a soothing ’40s feel. You can’t go wrong with this duo. Any shades will work.
>>Chic and Classique: yellow + green.
This zesty pairing is a one-way ticket to Palm Beach
>>Tricky Treat: yellow + black
Keep it from reading ‘bubblebee’ by letting back and white predominate and spooning in just a soupçon of yellow.
let your fingers do the walking:
Pics 1 & 2:
Sunny side up
Rosti Mepal, Danish icons in egg yolk yellow.
Buy here : Pitcher & 1.5 L Margrethe bowl
other bowls & various utensils for sale in store or email me for more info
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single serve Bristol Cotton Grass tea cup set buy here
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Onekind Design hand screen printed bedlinen in Yellow and Storm, buy here or available in store at urban rustic 6b Robertson Rd Newport.
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Pineapple slicer. A cute Australian invention. I gifted it to Megan Morton, the most vibrant Pineapple Head I’ve come across. Check out the killer Pineapple heels she discovered, pinned here.
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Image: Jonathan Adler
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Patrick Caulfield fine china vase by Coalport 1997, designed to commemorate the opening of the Tate Gallery London. Sold.
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Image: another Jonathan Adler advocate, Greg Natale
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