Van Day Truex Quotes

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• Better rooms better furniture, better objects d'art can only be created for a society interested in living - not existing.
• How obvious it is that color has its various connotations-hue, value, and intensity - and without the basic understanding of these three determining factors, we…
• Control, edit and distill.
• Good design is forever.
• I suppose the most marked example of color as structure is in the Byzantine use of mosaic decoration that becomes architecture. The decoration of the…
• I wonder if any element of interior design is more personal than color? Nothing can more quicly reveal aspect of personality and character than the…
• Rich colors are typical of a rich nature.
• It is obvious that any rather non-color, monochromatic design is safe, easier, more generally restful and with life being the hurdy-gurdy that it is, more…
• Too many bright colors make for congestion. Too many bright colors need, above all, contrast in value, to eliminate vibration.
• It is general knowledge for anyone interested in color that subdued value, intensity and hue make for quieter, less adventuresome interiors. Stronger approaches need stronger…
• The easiest approach to any strong color is to use a lot of it, thus unifying a room. However, beware of too many strong colors…
• Remember, color is not just color, but mood, temperature and structure.
• 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. I…
• Interiors speak! Rooms emphasize whether one exists or lives, and there is a great difference between the two!
• The modern scene in decoration is not a unified or controlled one. The unified control of the arts during the reign of Louis XIV no…
• There is nothing more trite than a period room imposed on a contemporary setting.
• Go to the source for ideas, go to the Metropolitan Museum, find your inspiration in nature, go to the Museum of Natural History, but never…
• In design, Mother Nature is our best teacher.
• Training the eye is the most important way to gain an appreciation and understanding of good design in busienss management.
• Color is a major element in scale. A small room can have a larger look by the use of closely related values, hues, and intensity.…

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