by DesignBabylon on 20 January 2010
Lately, or I should say in the past year or so, I’ve been really drawn to anything aubergine — jewelry, clothes, decor items, paint, anything you can think of really. This attraction may be why I chose aubergine as the main color in my logo for Design Babylon! There is something extremely strong and mysterious yet welcoming about rooms decorated in deep purple.
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Eggplant,
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steven gambrel,
texture,
vicente wolff
by DesignBabylon on 16 December 2009
Last week, Pantone announced that it selected turquoise as the color of the year for 2010. The shade of turquoise selected combines the serene quality of blue with the invigorating aspects of green. Turquoise is a fantastic color to use in your interior color scheme and you can bring turquoise into your rooms in as small, or large, a dose as you want and the color will still have impact!
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by DesignBabylon on 18 September 2009
This past summer, the genius minds behind kate spade decided to re-imagine the design of their 5th avenue flagship store. The result? The re-design captures the ebullient and whimsical spirit of kate spade in all three dimensions and is a treat for all the senses.
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papa bubble,
retail design,
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rotary phone,
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twitter,
vintage
If you have been a reader of this blog long enough, you know what a huge fan of Hermès I am, so it should come as no surprise to hear that I am constantly inspired by their website. If you click through to “Les Ailes Hermes” you will see what I mean:
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A few weeks ago I wrote a post on how to use removable wall decals as affordable art. Today I came across an amazing source for wall decals and had to share. Acte Deco is a French company (bien sûr) and they have an amazing selection and color palette to choose from, I’ve featured some [...]
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frosted glass,
mirror,
wall decals,
Wallpaper