Mother Quotes by Van Day Truex

Rich colors are typical of a rich nature.

— Van Day Truex

The combination of an individual[i.e., a client] with a positive idea of living and a good designer is the great force in contemporary decoration.…

— Van Day Truex

Interiors speak! Rooms emphasize whether one exists or lives, and there is a great difference between the two!

— Van Day Truex

Better rooms better furniture, better objects d'art can only be created for a society interested in living - not existing.

— Van Day Truex

There is nothing more trite than a period room imposed on a contemporary setting.

— Van Day Truex

I suppose the most marked example of color as structure is in the Byzantine use of mosaic decoration that becomes architecture. The decoration of…

— Van Day Truex

In design, Mother Nature is our best teacher.

— Van Day Truex

Too many bright colors make for congestion. Too many bright colors need, above all, contrast in value, to eliminate vibration.

— Van Day Truex

The overscaled compositions being produced by so many abstract painters, which are full of movement and use of color, are ideal example, ideal transformations…

— Van Day Truex

It is general knowledge for anyone interested in color that subdued value, intensity and hue make for quieter, less adventuresome interiors. Stronger approaches need…

— Van Day Truex

How obvious it is that color has its various connotations-hue, value, and intensity - and without the basic understanding of these three determining factors,…

— Van Day Truex

Remember, color is not just color, but mood, temperature and structure.

— Van Day Truex