Minimalism & Color: Architecture & Interiors & Furniture [Hardcover]

Patricia Bueno (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 2003

Minimalism is not only about simplicity; it also deals with effects achieved through the use of various essential elements. Minimalism in interior design goes beyond plain white surfaces to incorporate aspects like textural subtlety and color accents. Minimalism in Color reminds us that the introduction of color accents within a world of whiteness recalls the fact that white light is the origin of the whole spectrum of colors. Origins of minimalism in the Modern Movement, and other styles are covered along with decorative criteria on color combinations to present harmonious spaces.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Barcelona-based writer and editor Patricia Bueno specializes in architecture and interior design, and is the author of Minimalism & Color.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (March 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060539933
• ISBN-13: 978-0060539931
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,920,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Some great looks, product catalogue feel, October 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Minimalism & Color: Architecture & Interiors & Furniture (Hardcover)

Well laid out and some great ideas on how to incorporate color in a minimalist look. Drawback - most of the items are new and there's a helpful list of where to buy them - suggesting this is little more than a catalogue of things for sale. Many of the pictures are STRAIGHT out of the relevant manufacturer's brochure - for example see the Charles sofa by B & B on the classic black floor. You can get all these pictures for free from the relevant companies. Would have been nice to see pieces that looks great but that perhaps aren't available or suggestions of things you can make or adapt yourself to achieve the same look. Overall my feeling was this is a product catalogue sold as a book. I'd suggest looking at it in a bookstore and sending off for the catalogues of the furniture you like.. for free..the text isn't that helpful. Still a beautiful book to look at and it's nice to have everything in one place.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good not Great...It's all relative., March 7, 2004

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Eric Nanson (Redding, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Minimalism & Color: Architecture & Interiors & Furniture (Hardcover)

This book doesn't have a lot of content, but what is there is mostly good. For me, I found a handfull of great images and pages that justified me keeping the book. It is all relative, and though it isn't a great book per say, it is still better that most of what is out there. I have found that most minimalist interiors are too bland and monochromatic for my taste. This book offers very sleek, updated minimalism, with precisely placed splashes of color, that breath life into the old stagnant minimalist approach.