Approach Quote by 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 stronger knowledge, more experience and flair.”

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Approach Color Design Flair General knowledge Hue Intensity Interior design Interiors Knowledge Needs Stronger Values

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Rich colors are typical of a rich nature.

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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.…

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

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

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

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

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In design, Mother Nature is our best teacher.

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

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

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

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

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Control, edit and distill.

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