All posts tagged: Color

She created a chic bohemian bungalow using color and vintage furniture

She created a chic bohemian bungalow using color and vintage furniture

Published by Sam Flores

One peek inside wardrobe stylist and art director Morgan Jordan’s apartment in Glendale, and it’s clear she is not afraid of paint. “A lot of renters are,” Jordan says. In this series, we spotlight L.A. rentals with style. From perfect gallery walls to temporary decor hacks, these renters get creative, even in small spaces. And Angelenos need the inspiration: Most are renters. The apartment, which Jordan rents for $2,300 and found on Westside Rentals, already had character including a Spanish-style rounded entryway that goes from the living room to the dining room. It also met Jordan’s wish list of requirements: It has a bathtub and in-unit laundry and is on the first floor, making her loading and unloading of work supplies easier. Living alone in Los Angeles for the first time, Jordan had visions of eclectic murals to match her vintage furniture and art collection. The apartment marks the first time Jordan, who previously lived with roommates in Echo Park, has lived alone in Los Angeles. She had experience painting sets at work for the …

The Color Recession May Be Permanent

The Color Recession May Be Permanent

Published by Daniella Wilson

When Bob Buckter, a 79-year-old housepainter who also goes by “Dr. Color,” began his career, in the 1970s, the job was a lot more fun. Acid-tripping hippies in his hometown of San Francisco wanted “wild-ass color combinations” for their facades, he told me. Armed with mustard-yellow, lime-green, and vermilion paint, Buckter happily transformed drab Victorian and Edwardian homes into vivid eye candy. Today, almost no one seems to be looking to the hues of jelly beans for inspiration for their home—or car or couch or fridge or practically anything else. Since the late 2000s, Buckter has watched with dismay as essentially colorless colors—think white, beige, gray—have taken over. “It’s not even three shades, or four shades, of gray. It’s just one dark gray,” he said. “It’s an ignorant way to paint your house.” A study of homes in Washington, D.C., last year found a similarly sharp rise in the number of gray homes, especially in the most rapidly gentrifying wards. Color trends used to come and go. But the color recession that began early this …

Rome in 1890 Captured in Color Photographs: The Colosseum, Forum, Trevi Fountain & More

Rome in 1890 Captured in Color Photographs: The Colosseum, Forum, Trevi Fountain & More

Published by José Betancourt

For almost two hun­dred years, Eng­lish gen­tle­men could not con­sid­er their edu­ca­tion com­plete until they had tak­en the “Grand Tour” of Europe, usu­al­ly cul­mi­nat­ing in Naples, “raga­muf­fin cap­i­tal of the Ital­ian south,” writes Ian Thom­son at The Spec­ta­tor. Italy was usu­al­ly the pri­ma­ry focus, such that Samuel John­son remarked in 1776, per­haps with some irony, “a man who has not been to Italy is always con­scious of an infe­ri­or­i­ty.” The Roman­tic poets famous­ly wrote of their Euro­pean sojourns: Shel­ley, Byron, Wordsworth… each has his own “Grand Tour” sto­ry. Shel­ley, who trav­eled with his wife Mary God­win and her step­sis­ter Claire Clair­mont, did not go to Italy, how­ev­er. And Byron sailed the Mediter­ranean on his Grand Tour, forced away from most of Europe by the Napoleon­ic wars. But in 1817, he jour­neyed to Rome, where he wrote the Fourth Can­to of Childe Harold’s Pil­grim­age: Oh Rome! my coun­try! city of the soul!The orphans of the heart must turn to thee,Lone moth­er of dead empires! And con­trolIn their shut breasts their pet­ty mis­ery. For the trav­el­ing artist and philoso­pher, …

MFA Boston Says It Didn’t ‘Disproportionately’ Lay Off People of Color

MFA Boston Says It Didn’t ‘Disproportionately’ Lay Off People of Color

Published by Jenni Sidey

On Thursday night, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston issued a lengthy explanation about a recent round of layoffs that drew controversy, in part because many claimed the cuts unfairly targeted curators of color. The museum denied that this was the case. “All along, we took steps to ensure that cuts would not disproportionately impact any groups based on their background or identity,” wrote director Pierre Terjanian in a statement on the museum’s website. “One third of our entire staff identified as people of color prior to the restructuring—and those numbers are the same today.” Source link

Elegoo’s New 3D Printer Is the First Centauri With a Color System Attached

Elegoo’s New 3D Printer Is the First Centauri With a Color System Attached

Published by Miika Tikkanen

Elegoo makes some of the best 3D printers, including the budget models we’ve tested here at CNET. The Elegoo Centauri Carbon earned our pick for the best budget 3D printers, and the Elegoo Mars 4 and Saturn 4 earned top spots as the best starter and midsize resin 3D printers, respectively. This makes us particularly excited for the new Elegoo Carbon 2, which goes on sale next week. There are a lot of changes with the new 3D printer, despite a look that’s similar to the previous model. For starters, there’s a filament changer on the printer frame that supports up to four colors or materials per print. Elegoo says it has easy color switching, instant loading and automatic filament backup. The system also has an RFID auto-recongition feature, which identifies filament type and suggests the correct setting. “Even if the Centauri 2 is just the first Centauri with a color system attached, it’ll likely be worth the price of admission,” says James Bricknell, CNET managing editor and 3D printing expert. “I have it in my workshop, and …