Colorful : a treasure trove of inspiration, influences, and ideas

Colorful A treasure trove of inspiration, influences, and ideas

Iris Apfel, 1921-2024

Book - 2024

"In the summer of 2023 as Iris Apfel welcomed her 102nd birthday, she put pen to paper to write this very special project: what Iris called her legacy book. With more than 300 personal photos and beautiful, unseen fabric patterns from her Old World Weavers archive, Iris's incredible energy radiates from every page. Here she shares her creative work, her adventures, and her unwavering belief that color and creativity are essential to a life well lived"--

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Subjects
Apfel, Iris, > 1921-2024.
Color.
Color in design.
Fashion.
Design.
Women textile designers > Biography.
Women interior decorators > United States > Biography.
Businesswomen > United States > Biography.
color (perceived attribute)
Autobiographies.
Genres
Autobiographies
Published
New York : Abrams 2024.
Language
English
Main Author
Iris Apfel, 1921-2024 (author)
Edition
US edition
Item Description
"First published in the UK in 2024 by Ebury Press"--Colophon.
Includes index.
Physical Description
283 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
ISBN
9781419776601
  • Introduction Put on your glasses
  • 1. Everything has an influence on everything else
  • On creativity
  • 2. I like happy colors
  • On the power of color
  • 3. Never stop being bold and having fun
  • On playfulness
  • 4. Get comfortable outside your comfort zone
  • On courage
  • 5. You only have one trip Enjoy it
  • On longevity
  • 6. There's all kinds of beauty
  • On appreciation
  • 7. What is the color of happiness?
  • I have a few thoughts
  • Index
  • Picture credits
Review by Kirkus Book Review

A multimedia celebration of the life of an iconic style maven. Throughout this glossy treasure trove of flare and fanciful grace, Apfel (1921-2024) brings numerous elements of her career to vivid life. Split into sections focusing on the significance and interconnectedness of creativity, color, courage, playfulness, and longevity, the book offers continuously illuminating ideas on style, culture, and creativity. "Creative work gives me life," writes the author, while "design feeds my soul." Eye-catching photographs leap off the page as Apfel generously shares personal images and commentary about her early life, family, world travels, and affinity for vibrant, prismatic "happy colors." The author's heart and soul shine throughout her discussions of her oversize, bold jewelry, eyewear, and distinctive clothing as well as in a memorable photo of her seated in her ultrabright sitting room on her 100th birthday. Apfel delivers heartfelt stories of her creatively adventuresome life as an interior designer and manufacturing entrepreneur with her husband, Carl (her wedding dress was pink and strapless)--and how the "osmosis" of soaking up a host of multicultural experiences influenced the gaiety of her daily life and informed her sartorial aesthetic. Whether designing distinctive textiles, rugs, or clothing, Apfel's myriad sources of inspiration and motivation always involved bright hues, unique and interesting patterns and textures, layered coloring, and the assistance of superstar designers. The author also offers sage advice on life, based on how she lived hers--e.g., trusting gut feelings, exploring one's imagination, and living genuinely. "If I could remain one age forever, I wouldn't," she writes. "I don't believe in that. I enjoy being alive. I enjoy people. I enjoy experience. I enjoy work. There is very little I don't enjoy. Perhaps that's the secret? Enjoy as much as you can." A delightful posthumous treasury to a flamboyant life embraced in full color. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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