Red: Cardinal + Paprika + Cherry
Tweet Red! Whether you prefer to use it as an accent color with a pillow or lamp — or fully embrace the fiery hue in our new “cardinal” upholstery in-stock option for Tillary — this primary color makes a bold statement and warms your home. SHOP RED Click the images above or visit west elm reds...
Yellow: Citron + Lemon + Turmeric
Tweet Yellow is one of our favorite accent colors — it offers a cheery lift to almost any space. Whether it is lemon, citron, mustard or turmeric, a little yellow may be just what you need as the days get shorter. SHOP YELLOW Click the images above to shop west elm yellows.
Rishtan Blue: Ceramics from Uzbekistan
Tweet Hand/Eye Magazine visits the small city of Rishtan in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan. Known for their ceramics, the city is home to over 2000 potters (approximately a tenth of the total population) who use the local clay and a traditional blue-green glaze called iskor. From Clare Brett Smith for Hand/Eye Magazine: The brilliance...
Indigo
Tweet Indigo - a natural color dye created with leaves from Indigofera tinctoria and related species – has been in use for thousands of years. Because of its natural properties and intensely deep hue the color is undergoing a resurgence in high-fashion and home decor. SHOP INDIGO Click the images above to shop west elm...
Indigo: Nature’s Blue
Tweet The image above shows Indian workers processing natural indigo dye — It’s a still from the feature documentary Blue Alchemy: Stories of Indigo by Mary Lance. Highlighted in Hand/Eye Magazine, the documentary explores the revival of the use of indigo as a natural dye. While we know it as the color of raw denim, natural...