Palette & Paints: Modern Yellow
September 19th, 2008
From Julie:
Yellow adds a Mondrian-like, pure-primary jolt to modern interiors.
Below: A yellow Talje Lyktan Bumling lamp in a Swedish summer house by Claesson Koivisto Rune.

Below: An unstudied but stylish living room from Light Locations.

Below: A yellow Eames rocker in a summer house in Denmark; photograph by Richard Powers.

Below: A room in High Road House by Ilse Crawford of StudioIlse features a bright yellow Jielde Signal lamp .

Below: We bookmarked these yellow box shelves a while back, spotted on Emma’s Designblogg, one of our favorite sources for Scandinavian design.

Below: A dining room from the portfolio of photographer Frederic Vasseur, via Desire to Inspire.

Below: A kitchen in Brazil from the portfolio of Nelson Kon, via Desire to Inspire.

Below: Apartment Therapy recently featured this Shaker room, featuring a surprisingly bold shock of yellow.

Below: An outdoor space by Netherlands-based architects X+L.

Below: A panel painted yellow animates this kitchen from the portfolio of photographer Uli Schade, via Desire to Inspire.

Below: A modern graphic print in a Brooklyn Heights kitchen by architects Platt Dana.

Below: This clean-lined yellow chaise adds a contemporary note to this room on Light Locations.

Below: A kitchen by Netherlands-based architects X+L.


Below: A graphic statement in a NY loft by Fernlund + Logan.

Below: An image from photographer Richard Powers (again via Desire to Inspire) of a house in Australia by Design King Studio with interiors by Stephen Collins, note the billowing Christo-like yellow curtain.


Below: A house in Poland by Moomoo Architects.

Below: Annabelle Selldorf’s Herbert Chair, upholstered in yellow (and seen here in a Notting Hill townhouse), is available from Vica Design.

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5 Comments Add your own
1. Karen | September 19th, 2008 at 7:23 am
I LOVE this post - the shot of yellow is so great in these stark, modern interiors!
2. recovergirl | September 19th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Thank you for this inspiring collection of photos. Well done.
3. Martrese | September 19th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Lovely! We did a “bicycle yellow” accent wall almost identical to the Brazil kitchen and it truly brightens the room.
4. Lindsay | September 20th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Wow. Beautiful. It’s interesting how even the smallest amount of yellow can warm up the most austere room, and still look modern. What a fantastic photo essay.
5. irene | September 22nd, 2008 at 7:15 am
So funny to see the images from X&L, Xander&Leon, the outdoor space used to be the garden of the office were I used to work and we had lunch everyday on that yellow bench during the summer…it’s even more beautiful in real than in the image. The kitchen is their own private kitchen and we had some really nice dinners with them. They are absolutely the best interior designers in the world!! Thanks for showing them.
Irene from Bloesem
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