STUDY GUIDE
Sense of Touch: Touch is the cornerstone of human experience, beginning in the womb. Exuberant tactility deepens our
experience – going beyond the visual. Raised pile surfaces offer cozy, clean softness. Surfaces mimic natural organic shapes
with layers of pleated detail, turning basic into exquisite. The color palette finds importance in the subtleties of shade with:
cocoon, severe, sensual, fair, tactile, nuance and sculpt.
Sense of Sight: As technology offers endless control, enabling us to edit and curate, this will alter the way we see. Moving
away from the digital allows us to re-engage with the experience of mixing, blending and washing color. We desire to become
anonymous as the open networked society exposes all aspects of daily life. Concealing identity and obscuring dimension. The
color palette includes gentle tints and tones in both sharp and soft focus. There’s an impression of layers and movement with:
envelop, illusion, sheer, dim, frosted, fog and obscure.
Sense of Time: Time is a subjective experience, measured by one’s own perception of the indefinite, continual unfolding of
events. As society quickly evolves, we desire to capture events from the past and honor time. Our memories revisit the places
of the past and collect the sights, sounds and smells that reside in the recesses of the mind. In order to move forward, we must
learn from the past. The color palette has lived, gathered, experienced and earned its rightful place on earth with: verdigris,
parchment, gilt, copper, rust, oxidize and tarnish.
Sense of Place: The term sense of place describes characteristics that make a place special or unique, while fostering a sense
of authentic human attachment and belonging. Sense of place combines sight, hearing, smell, movement, touch, imagination,
purpose, and anticipation. It is closely connected to community, personal memory and self. The color palette captures the
energy and heart of the places we call home and dare to explore with: indigo, jodhpur, beaded, ochre, spice, masaai and clay.
Sense of Balance: Balance is the result of the eyes, ears and body’s sense of where it is in space working together. When
sense of balance is interrupted, our wellbeing and health are affected. Sense of Balance honors the art of life-editing, the idea of
disconnecting from the modern age and reconnecting with spirituality and self-reflection. As we aspire to a simpler way of life,
we’ll embrace natural materials and appreciate imperfection for a sense of authenticity. The color palette creates peaceful,
chromatic ambience, adding poetic dimension to minimal interiors with shades of quiet, conscious, clear, authentic, minimal,
essence and graphite.
Sense of Taste: Sight, color, scent, texture and even the sound of food play important roles in determining how we identify
taste and aromas to shape our perception. We explore the importance of food and taste as a powerful means of bringing
people together and build connections by gathering and creating memories. The sense of taste foretells the importance of the
art of conversation and connecting through savoring experiences. The search for pure, honest ingredients led to the exploration
of different shades that form the sense of taste palette. Colors speak of gathering and mimic nature with: new growth, sprout,
citrus, pomegranate, harvest, heirloom and bread.
Sense of Wonder: The sense of wonder is based on intellectual and emotional response to surprise. Awakening and awe
trigger the expansion of what is possible by confronting the vastness of space and time. This pallet is aglow with playful,
energetic colors: dream, discover, surreal, luminous, awaken, awe and vast.
Sense of Possibility: The future holds endless possibilities. Imaginative, futuristic concepts advance reality. New, creative
technologies are born. New cities and worlds emerge faster, smarter and more sustainably. Objects and spaces will glow with
soft, ambient light. Structures will take on fluid, organic shapes. Patterns become mirrored and molecular. The palette is
summed by the mystery and possibility of galaxies with colors: space, augmented, solar, ambient, float, prototype and glow.
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