or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
or
Amazon Prime Free Trial required. Sign up when you check out. Learn More
Sell Back Your Copy
For a $7.50 Gift Card
Trade in
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Monochrome
 
 
Tell the Publisher!
I'd like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Monochrome [Hardcover]

Paula Rice Jackson (Author), John F. Saladino (Introduction)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

List Price: $50.00
Price: $31.50 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
You Save: $18.50 (37%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Want it delivered Tuesday, January 31? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details

Book Description

October 28, 2008
More than any other element of interior design, color sets the mood of a room. Once the palette is limited to a single color, the effect can be dramatic and powerful or sublime. Monochrome features projects by more than twenty internationally known interior designers who have created rooms based around one color. Included are a blue bedroom by Vicente Wolf, a silver dining room for Baccarat by Philippe Starck, an ivory loft apartment by Lee Mindel of Shelton Mindel, and a purple bedroom by Benjamin Noriega. Neutral shades—grays, taupes, and beiges—and crisp, contemporary whites are featured in projects by M Group, Anthony Todd, Noel Jeffrey, and Michael Gabellini.

John Saladino, who is renowned for his cool, subtle tones, has written an introductory text. He touches on the different approaches to color over time and describes the effects created by using a single color in different textures and patterns of fabric and finishes.

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this book with Glamour: Making it Modern $26.40

Monochrome + Glamour: Making it Modern
  • This item: Monochrome

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details

  • Glamour: Making it Modern

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details


Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought


Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Paula Rice Jackson is the former editor-in-chief of Interiors magazine and a consultant for special projects to Littlefield, a communications and corporate branding firm. She lives in New York.

John Saladino is founder and president of the Saladino Group, specializing in interior design, architecture, and furniture design. He is the author of the highly successful Style by Saladino. He lives in New York.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

From: Introduction, "Seeing Color"
By John Saladino


Color often is not seen. We have to learn to experience it by understanding juxtaposition because every hue of every color is influenced or touched by another. No color can exist in isolation.

. . .

The color of floors and the walls and all the fabrics in a room should be a respectful juxtaposition. If you walk into a color-orchestrated room, you will know. The floor, the walls, the ceiling and all the fabrics in that room are in harmony. Like music, there will be passages and arias so that the whole is a legato, ie, the sum of the parts. Most of us choose color viscerally. That is, we don’t choose a color because of a scientific theory, but rather, what pleases us. Color moves us emotionally just like music. When you walk into a room that’s layered with different shades of blue, or any color, you should have a rise in blood pressure. Sometimes colors that we rarely see in decorating will shock us. Imagine a room done in various shades of magenta—a color we usually see only when worn by a cardinal. Can color be appropriate? Why do we like magenta on a cardinal’s sash or in roses but not on a sofa?

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: The Monacelli Press (October 28, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1580932096
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580932097
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 0.8 x 11.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

 

Customer Reviews

6 Reviews
5 star:
 (4)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.2 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Beautiful Rooms, June 18, 2009
By 
L. Brown (Emeryville, CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Monochrome (Hardcover)
Now these are beautiful rooms. The book itself is not as lavish in it's size and bulk as some other decorating books but inside are some of the most lovely rooms I have ever seen. What marvelous selections by the author, who obviously has excellent taste in interior design. No hackneyed photos here. This is a book full of original rooms. Many ideas for sophisticated decorating. Such a pleasure as country, traditional, and modern have been done to death. Good work!
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The rich monochromatic palette..., November 9, 2008
By 
PVR (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Monochrome (Hardcover)
Paula Rice Jackson has produced a superb tome with rich images and eximious accompanying commentaries. The work showcases exemplary projects of some of the foremost contemporary exponents of monochromatic design. Rather than being languid or monotonous, the book illustrates how monochromatic approaches actually yield rich and lush textures, an overall soothing effect still possessed of vibrant and intense visual interest. This images in the book are a feast for pure enjoyment or source for reference and inspiration.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Book About Interior Design, August 31, 2010
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Monochrome (Hardcover)
This book presents work with an underlying intelligent, bordering on intellectual, point of view; it goes beyond just presenting pretty pictures. John Saladino's introduction is insightful and interesting; his intro does give one insight into the color theory that underlies the work of this extremely talented and fiercely intelligent designer. I recommend this book for these reasons to designers and those serious about design. This is not a book for those that are looking for a lot of pretty pictures to get ideas from.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews




Only search this product's reviews



What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums



So You'd Like to...



Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject