Cape Town15 November 2011

ELLE Decoration explores Table Mountain in search of colour…

POSTED BY Elle Decoration COMMENT 7

Inspired by Table Mountain’s recent naming as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature, and Cape Town being named World Design Capital 2014, we set out exploring Table Mountain to look for inspiration in the form of colour. And what better place to look for colour than nature. Here’s our seasonal colour palette, inspired by the beautiful Table Mountain…

What’s your favourite Table Mountain Plascon colour swatch? Watch this space for more of our ‘Colours’ series.

*Photographs by Charl Edwards

   

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7 Responses to “ELLE Decoration explores Table Mountain in search of colour…”

1. Michael says:

   November 15, 2011 at 7:52 pm

   Hey Charl,

   Lovely article.

   Very inspiring…
2. Ruth says:

   November 15, 2011 at 10:37 pm

   Beautiful photos, makes me homesick for our visit; love the idea of translating them into colour swatches and names. Brilliant.
3. Rianna says:

   November 16, 2011 at 8:21 am

   Hi Charl,
   Amazing! Keep up the good work. So proud of you.
4. Anna says:

   November 16, 2011 at 9:32 am

   What Rianna said! Nicely done!
5. Stacy says:

   November 16, 2011 at 5:52 pm

   What a great idea. Very creative.
   This definitely gives me a little more insight into how Pantone comes up with those color names.
6. Jo says:

   November 18, 2011 at 10:04 am

   Beautiful photos, Charl. Lovely post, thanks for helping us pretend it’s summer in Cape Town with true natural beauty!
7. Lorraine says:

   December 1, 2011 at 11:10 am

   so awesome.