Friday, December 25, 2009

The Color of Luxury

Some will say it's purple, the color historically associated with royalty. Some will say jewel tones. Others swear by black and still others go with gold.

When it comes to an instantaneous communication of affluence however, the colors of these boxes speak their message loud and clear. It hardly matters what's inside. And a ribbon is fine, no need to wrap them.

Didn't they look fabulous under your tree this morning?

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Days of Burgundy and Dusty Rose

A friend snapped this lovely palette of vintage containers (Tupperware?). I was inspired to indulge in some chromatic free association.
























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Vintage covered containers; Bobbi Brown Makeup; Pink Lincoln 6-cent stamp (1879-1882); brick wall; vintage book on Window Display; anatomical model, cross section of head; Balthus, 'Girl and Cat', 1937; Porsche color chart, Florence Broadhurst fabric, Aubrey; scene from Anchorman, old painted Borden factory door in Wassaic; anatomic diagram of 'A Woman and Her Foetus', by Mansour b eliyas Chirazi, circa 1425-50.