Farrow & Ball: The Art of Color [Hardcover]

Brian Coleman (Author), Edward Addeo (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 21, 2007

Farrow & Ball is a leader in the luxury paint and wallpaper market, catering to top designers and discerning homeowners who seek the finest quality products to adorn their walls. Offering a unique historical color palette, stunning depth of color, great coverage and a wide choice of finishes, Farrow & Ball products are found in many of the world's most exclusive properties. In Farrow & Ball: The Art of Color, Brian Coleman hosts a tour of cottages, castles, lofts and beyond that illustrate how paint and wallpaper are paramount to a room's overall design and feel. Visually stunning interiors and inspiring color schemes reveal how to build cohesive, stylish rooms by using furnishings and fabrics that blend with and accent the walls.

Marketing Highlights

Located in the English countryside, Farrow and Ball has been in business for more than 70 years, and today has showrooms in London, New York, Toronto, Beverly Hills, Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., and Greenwich, Connecticut.

Named one of the 30 most influential home brands by the respected Robb Report.

Homes featured in this book are located in Virginia, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Maine, Florida, Saint Louis, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Canada, and London and Hampshire, England.

National magazine advertising campaign

National design magazine reviews

National co-op available

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Editorial Reviews

Review

I have been familiar with Farrow & Ball's incredible color palette for years and had the opportunity to drop in the downtown Chicago store the other day.

Have you peeked inside the yummy book FARROW & BALL The Art of Color (Gibbs Smith) ?

It's a thing. of. beauty.

Author Brian Coleman and photographer Edward Addeo lead us on a tour of castles, cottages, lofts, and more to demonstrate how paint color and wallpaper work magic in a variety of spaces.

Don't miss the Farrow & Ball 'pale powder' and 'off white' kitchen on p. 138...the tile is to die for, and I keep the book permanently open to this page!

Have a favorite go-to paint color you return to again and again?

(Michelle Hello Lovely INC )

From the Inside Flap

Over the last seven decades, Farrow & Ball has built a remarkable reputation as the leader in luxury paint and wallpaper, catering to top designers and discerning homeowners who seek only the finest quality products to adorn their walls. Offering a unique color palette, stunning depth of color, great coverage and a wide choice of finishes, Farrow & Ball products are found in many of the world's most exclusive properties.

Author Brian Coleman hosts a tour of cottages, castles, lofts and beyond that illustrates how paint and wallpaper are paramount to a room's overall design and feel. Visually stunning interiors, inspiring color schemes, and an abundance of design ideas reveal how to choose finishes and colors and build cohesive, stylish rooms by using furnishings and fabrics that blend with and accent the walls.

Travel across the continent from Miami to Maine, Canada to California, visiting a wide selection of extraordinary and inspired interiors. From a classically furnished pre-war Manhattan apartment to a postmodern glass and concrete home in Toronto, see how top interior designers are taking color to a new level of art, and catch an exciting glimpse of why Farrow & Ball colors are the palette of choice for today's designers.

BRIAN D. COLEMAN, M.D., is a practicing psychiatrist in Seattle, Washington. Also an old-house enthusiast, he has grown his love for historic restoration into an active second career. He is the West Coast editor for Old House Interiors and has written numerous articles on historic home design for magazines ranging from Old House Journal to Period Living in the U.K. Brian is the author of Scalamandré, Window Dressings, Historic Arts and Crafts Homes, and Cottages, among other home design books. He divides his time between New York and Seattle.

EDWARD ADDEO is a New York-based photographer whose work has appeared in Vogue, House Beautiful, and the New York Times magazine, among other publications. He has also photographed several books, including Cherished Objects and The Art of the Party. He lives with his family in New York.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith; 1 edition (August 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 142360010X
• ISBN-13: 978-1423600107
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 10.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #553,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Brian D. Coleman, MD, divides his time between Seattle and New York. His articles have appeared in magazines ranging from Old House Journal, where he is the West Coast editor; to Period Living in the U.K. Brian is the author of seven books on the decorative arts, including the recent titles Farrow & Ball and Cottages.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, November 21, 2007

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J. Zenz "Bookwoman" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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I was waiting for this book for some time and had high hopes because I know that Farrow and Ball make great paint. The book was a disappointment however, because the quality of the pictures was poor and the text rather boring. I had somehow expect it to be better. I also think many of the homes pictured were rather dated looking and not as interesting as some of the new rooms we see in other publications.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Many useful photos -- not just about paint colors but the overall look, July 4, 2010

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Deborah S. Hall (Rochester, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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Although the mission for the book may have been to showcase the F&B colors, they achieved far more. This book has full color photos on every page and is a wonderful compendium of period rooms. For me the photo of the brown and white dining room (walls painted in Dauphin, a color that looks quite different on walls than on my tiny chip) was worth the price of admission --- especially considering you can get a (barely) used hardcover copy of this book for less than $10. One of the best bargains I've ever seen, in a truly useful and gorgeous design book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book on Paint, July 18, 2011

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Camilyn K Leone (Oakmont, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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I like this book. It's wonderful for ideas, but I think that it's more of a book for a professional designer. Not many of us live in castles. For how to paint your own home, I recommend Farrow and Ball "Living with Color." It identifies palettes and makes the job easier.