Minimalism & Color

Rating:
Summary: Good not Great...It's all relative.
Review: 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.

Rating:
Summary: Good not Great...It's all relative.
Review: 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.

Rating:
Summary: Some great looks, product catalogue feel
Review: 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.