Posts tagged as "red"
Interior Design Trends: Red
According to Wikipedia, red “is the colour of blood, the ruby, and strawberries. It is next to orange at the end of the visible spectrum of light, and is commonly associated with danger, sacrifice, passion, fire, beauty, love, anger, and in China and many other cultures, with happiness. Red is the colour that most attracts [...]
London Design Festival 2012
While most of my girlfriends were tuned into London Fashion Week SS2013 waiting with baited breath to see who would sit next to ice Dame Anna Wintour. what the people at Burberry would do to reinvent the trench and preparing to leap out of their chairs at the first glimpse of the much anticipated Chanel [...]
Winter: when seeing red is a good thing
Writing this, as I am, at 4am in the dead of Durban’s winter – which necessitates only a robe over my shortie PJs – I’m thinking about my near-and-dears who actually feel the season. Who have to get up and get going when their weather app shows minus two degrees. Whose lawns frost over and [...]
Dabble with splashes of red
Happy new year! And no, I’m not three weeks late in the realisation of this auspicious occasion. I’ve been reading up on Chinese culture and today, 23 January, heralds the Year of the Dragon. Chinese dragons, unlike their European counterparts, are benevolent and empathetic, seeking to aid the less fortunate with their immense powers. These [...]
Come dine with me
Hubby and I have just spent 45 minutes poring over the Mr D takeaway menu (I’m getting sushi, he’s having a burger) and I noticed that nearly every fast-food franchise has a preponderance of red in its corporate identity … think about it. Even their outlets seem to boast bright red decor. So, curious, I [...]
