apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

i'm a huge fan of white, over color. but i have to tell you that white is actually the absense of color. it's black that is the presence of all colors.

BB: White is actually the combination of all the colors of the visible light spectrum, while black is absence of color being reflected.

"Scientifically, a black object absorbs all the colors of the visible spectrum and reflects none of them. This is sometimes confused with black being called 'a mixture of all colors', but that is not the case. In fact, an object emitting or reflecting all colors is perceived as white. Sometimes black is described as an "achromatic color"; in practice, black can be considered a color, e.g., the black cat or black paint."

I find the world a colorful place. I gues that is why this all white business looks/feels artificial to me. Sterile?

Sterile is the word I used when I saw this. It's like something out of 2001 Space Odysee. It doesn't exactly scream "Welcome home" does it?

I love white too but usually in a warm mediterranean way. THAT looked like a haunted psychiatric ward.

Can you imagine cleaning that place? Yikes!

I am a big fan of minimalism, but this apartment looks so severly art directed as to leave no room for the personality or possessions of the inhabitant.

how come so many eastern europeans still cling to the notion that looking trampy is somehow fashion forward (i.e., the lady in red in one of the photos)?

I love it.....I would want more texture from white shag rugs and felted wool as well.