Design Library 

I hope you will enjoy this sampling of some my favorite resources on color and other topics of interest. Other favorite related items will be here also, among the books. Note: entries are shown alphabetically by title, so be sure to see the entire list! Contact me if you have favorites you'd like me to consider for this page!

Book List

Color Perception in Art

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Color Perception in Art (Paperback)

By (author) Faber Birren

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Color, Environment, and Human Response

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A unique interdisiplinary approach to the use of color in the architectural environment. Mahnke is President of the IACC / International Association of Color Consultants/Designers.

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Color: a Natural History of the Palette

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Release date December 30, 2003.

The world of color, literally, brought to us by Victoria Findlay. Travel, history, color lore, all combine in this fascinating and educational read.


Concerning the Spiritual in Art


Concerning the Spiritual in Art (Paperback)

By (author) Wassily Kandinsky

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From 1914, the ever-relevant Wassily Kandinsky–prolific painter and writer.


Creating a New Old House

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Here’s a beautiful new addition to the IntegralColor Design Library.
Please remember that all book in the design library are in alphabetical order!

Loving old houses for all that is lovable about them—the warmth, style, charm, sense of history, integrity of design—and wanting to translate that to a new building, is not a particularly easy task.

Subtitled “Yesterday’s Character for Today’s Homes,” this beautiful volume by Russell Versaci with photographs by Erik Kvalsvik will be a welcome addition to your own design library and a great reference for your home design projects.


Didrik's Side wall, light clay-green Cambridge, Mass.
Thanks for working with us to create a color plan that fits perfectly with our corporate colors and products and also provides a space that we love to work in.
—Jonathan Henke, Owner Zen Gardens, Inc. Cambridge, Mass.

I will provide an impartial perspective on your project, helping you create supportive spaces...

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