Category Archives: COLOR AND STYLE

COLOR AND STYLE, DIGITAL EDITION, Feature, THIS MONTH

YlnMn METAMODERN COLOR WITH FUNCTION AND EFFICIENCY

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YlnMn METAMODERN COLOR WITH FUNCTION AND EFFICIENCY

IT’S THE NEW BLUE!  HEY PANTONE, Y’ALL HEAR!

There’s a new blue hue in town!  And it’s name ISN’T cobalt, but it holds many similar properties, only it’s better than cobalt.  Sorry cobalt, move over you’ve been upstaged!

The new blue, according to the press release from the discovering University, Oregon State University, states:

“OSU chemist Mas Subramanian and his team were experimenting Continue reading YlnMn METAMODERN COLOR WITH FUNCTION AND EFFICIENCY →

COLOR AND STYLE, Feature, THIS MONTH

ACDF ARCHITECTURE’S METAMODERN WINNING DESIGN

ACDF ARCHITECTURE’S METAMODERN WINNING DESIGN

Well, there’s no denying that this interior is fraught with metamodernism.

Take a look for yourself…

Place Viger in Montreal symbolized an age of glamorous travel and cosmopolitan ambition. Constructed in 1898, the train station was done up like a French chateau. But time wasn’t kind to the building and over the decades, it fell into disrepair (thanks, Great Depression). Today it’s the site of a $250-million mixed-use redevelopment project that seeks to revive the abandoned structure.

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COLOR AND STYLE, DIGITAL EDITION, Feature, THIS MONTH

#COLOR FOR YOUR KITCHEN

#COLOR FOR YOUR KITCHEN

The wise people at Pantone, the number one influencer on all colors for all who pick up a brush or hire others to pick up a brush, have come clean this year with the colors that are hot for a cool kitchen. They have let it be known that the trends for the kitchen are all about the color for your kitchen.  The colors are bright and bold!

The executive director at the Pantone Color Institute, @LeatriceEiseman states that bold colors, red, orange, greens, aquas, maroons, etc. anything bright and bold.  From kitchen walls to doggie bowls, bright and vibrant are at the helm of your visual palettes.

COLOR AND STYLE, DIGITAL EDITION, Feature, THIS MONTH

METAMODERN ARCHITECTURE IN OUR MODERN CULTURE

METAMODERN ARCHITECTURE IN OUR MODERN CULTURE

By:  R.A. Smythe metamodern architecture

Metamodern architecture in our modern culture begins and ends with the “individual” at the helm of all.  The metamodern architecture is absolutely indicative of the definition of the era, as the form is coincidentally similar to technological devices whilst keeping wholesomeness of nature.  The natural aspect of form, function and the needs of the individual in this era is most apparent within the person’s living space.

The space defined as the place whereby the individual needs and wants and delivers in this technologically driven era. If it wasn’t for the digital culture driving the lifestyle, we would all still be more communal. The digital culture lives in a screenification society. Continue reading METAMODERN ARCHITECTURE IN OUR MODERN CULTURE →

COLOR AND STYLE, Feature, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THIS MONTH

METAMODERN, FASHION WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY

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METAMODERN, FASHION WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY

Metamodern is steeped in old, melding with new, becoming it’s own entity.  Filled with substance and inherently built for the individual, the metamodern era indeed has its own tone and flavor.  As in each defined era, the metamodernist artist finds his forte, his series, his essence and makes it his, distinguishably, his. The company, L!berat8, technologically savvy, and innovatingly interesting, has created fashion wearable technology.  Fashion wearable technology with a key metamodern trait, the agility and ability to change. Continue reading METAMODERN, FASHION WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY →