Colors Beige and Tan Shades

House by the Sea 17KT004

House by the Sea - 17KT004

Foto: ©Manuel Bougot, E.1027. Text: Katrin Trautwein, ©ktCOLOR 2024. Literatur: Farben für die Sinne: Eileen Grays Farben im Haus am Meer. kt.COLOR, 2022.

This sensual color was Eileen Gray's white in E.1027 - the soft, warm, light color of the pebbles on the beach in the bay in front of her house by the sea. The repetition of the color on the many light surfaces in the interior created a seamless transition between the interior spaces and the landscape. Eileen Gray's color transported the Mediterranean mood, but not the glaring brightness from the outside in. This harmony was suppressed after 1938 in the Salon, when Le Corbusier and Jean Badovici painted the rooms much lighter in preparation for Le Corbusier's color-intensive wall paintings. Gray used this natural white as a mirror to reflect the light moods from outside. “Formulas,” she wrote, “are nothing, life is everything. And life is both heart and mind.” Her choice of a white for the house reflects this conviction: This is evident in the richness of this luminous color. An achromatic white would not have sufficed, but this light, sandy color is full of sensuality and life. It is ideal for spaces and facades destined to radiate calm, tranquility, and an intimate connection to nature.
Create More Inviting Spaces: Why to Choose Natural ktCOLOR Beige Shades

The beige shades from ktCOLOR, which we have more precisely named “Umbra” and “Sand Colors”, owe their distinctive natural appeal to natural stone pigments and colored sand. These high-quality natural materials make all the difference: the human eye immediately recognizes the authentic natural look. ktCOLOR focuses consciously on genuine natural pigments, which not only enrich the haptic effect of our paint colors, but are also in harmony with the environment. They account for the incomparable charm of this ktCOLOR color. It is a gift for the eye and for nature.

The sandy white of the pebbly beach near Monte Carlo.

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