Hello AGAIN friends!
svelteSTUFF is making it's re-appearance on the eve of what is predicted to be a most interesting of years (in our opinion, anyway!) !!
The predictions for 2019 include...
Pantone Color
LIVING CORAL 16-1546
"An animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energizes and enlivens with a softer edge."
~AND~
MAXIMALISM to rise above 'minimalism'
(Oh yes, 'we' are right on cue!!)
MAXIMALISM: In the arts, maximalism, a reaction against minimalism, is an aesthetic of excess and redundancy. The philosophy can be summarized as "more is more", contrasting with the minimalist motto "less is more"...
"Less is more," said Mies van der Rohe.
"Less is bore," retorted Robert Venturi.
"Are you a minimalist, favoring clean lines and subdued colors? Or a maximalist, embracing intricate styles and bold colors and pattern upon pattern?"
Go check out this FUN! post at APARTMENT THERAPY for 10 tell-tale signs of which camp you fall into!
~AND~
(As if these weren't enough)
Throw in a little WABI-SABI.
Wabi-sabi - Wikipedia
In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi (侘 寂) is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete". It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence (三法印, sanbōin), specifically impermanence (無常, mujō), suffering …
Wishing you ALL
with a growing excitement for the possibilities of the
New Year!!!
1 comment:
I'm so happy to see that you have started blogging again!
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