Did anyone see The September Issue where Grace Coddington worked her magic for the color blocking shoot? Makes me wonder, what about using this technique in the home?
The idea is simply to place bold blocks of solid color up against one another. From walls to furniture, coloring blocking is a great way add a pop of life to your space.
FIRST ROW
• 1 Thomas Wold Block Party Credenza at Design Public - $3,990
• 2 Wool Felt Book box at Supermarket - $120
• 3 Hue armchair by Donna Wilson - £1,410
• 4 Color Block rugs by Jane Doyle – $375
• 5 Eames Hang-It-All from Design Within Reach - $179
LAST ROW
• 6 Eames Storage Unit from Design Within Reach - $1,149
&bull, 7 Nelson Swag Leg Desk from Design Within Reach - $1,849
• 8 Tetrad Flat Shelving at Supermarket - $1,315
• 9 Wall Decal by Wood Wood at Arkitip - $116 - $224
• 10 Double Wide locker Dresser from Pottery Barn Teen - $1,995
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I haven't seen the documentary but do like the idea of color blocking, if you investigate modern painters, many of them utilize this idea in their work which is in a sense, color blocking, Piet Mondrian did that as well with his seminal modern works in the 20's and early 30's, utilizing black, white boxes, some outlined in black, color squares, rectangles here and there, same idea.
I DO think it can work in the home if done right. Just looking at the thumbnails, I'm not sure I like the blue/red chair as a way to block, but having each furniture in a color different from the next one, mated to white walls can work is one example.
And I should say that the first credenza is fabulous, so are some of the Blue Dot furniture, as well as the Eames bookcase and their coatrack are all great ways to color block and I happen to like them quite a bit too.