Grey is one of the hardest colors to work with since it leans so easily towards other colors. Who hasn’t brought home a jar of paint only to find it looks green, brown, purple, blue or pink on the wall?! However, when it’s right, it’s right.
Low-key images, backlight, long shadows and silhouettes. Neo-noir has all the elements of the classic film noir genre of the 1940s. Dark, cynical and apocalyptic. Kind of like a Swedish November.
The purest, simplest of forms or the playful Seletti bird? One thing that’s certain is that this time of year calls for some serious light sources.
“Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty” Jun’ichirō Tanizaki concludes in his classic essay In Praise of Shadows. A tiny book of 50+ pages that that has inspired architects, designers and artists from all over the world.
A proper British Afternoon Tea occasion, a complex Japanese Tea Ceremony or – like we do in Scandinavia during long, dark winter afternoons – just wrap yourself in a blanket and enjoy.