Colors of Life Colors of Life Axel Venn
Axel Venn
FACADE COLORS FOR ARCHITECTS
FACADE COLORS FOR ARCHITECTS
Colors of Life. In this work by professionals, professionals learn everything about the most beautiful facade colors and use interactive templates to find the best color combinations for their next project. From the 888 Baumit Life colors that Colors of Life. architects can choose from, Prof. Axel In this work by professionals, Venn has selected exactly 144 colors professionals learn everything about the and assigned them to eight color series. most beautiful facade colors and use The color researcher, designer and color interactive templates to find the best artist not only makes the topic of color color combinations for their next project. more accessible to readers, but also From the 888 Baumit Life colors that makes it tangible. architects can choose from, Prof. Axel Venn has selected exactly 144 colors Colors have an effect and they and assigned them to eight color series. also have a DNA. The color researcher, designer and color „I‘ve developed individual DNAs for artist not only makes the topic of color all 144 shades. Each individual color more accessible to readers, but also has its own color formula. This can be makes it tangible. orientated towards the charismatic effect, structured by functionality, by Colors have an effect and they emotionality, by future orientation, by also have a DNA. value, „explains Professor Axel Venn, „I‘ve developed individual DNAs for a distinguished expert in his field. all 144 shades. Each individual color has its own color formula. This can be A whole spectrum of innovations. orientated towards the charismatic Baumit Life is not only the most effect, structured by functionality, by comprehensive color system for emotionality, by future orientation, by facades, but also the most innovative value, „explains Professor Axel Venn, one. This is how you find products with a distinguished expert in his field. a self-cleaning effect, excellent weather protection and a huge color system that A whole spectrum of innovations. is as varied, individual and beautiful as Baumit Life is not only the most life itself. Here, color and function form comprehensive color system for a professional symbiosis. facades, but also the most innovative one. This is how you find products with The eight color series offer the perfect a self-cleaning effect, excellent weather choice. A program in which the signal protection and a huge color system that strength is integrated to have a nice is as varied, individual and beautiful as echo. All colors that Prof. Axel Venn has life itself. Here, color and function form put together are available from Baumit. a professional symbiosis. The eight color series offer the perfect choice. A program in which the signal strength is integrated to have a nice echo. All colors that Prof. Axel Venn has put together are available from Baumit.
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Mag. Robert Schmid CEO Baumit Beteiligungen
Dear partners and friends! I am particularly pleased to present to you the continuation and further development of our Baumit Life color program, which is also the first book for architects on color design for the facade. For Baumit, facades are more than just a functional, protective shield. We regard them as an opportunity to give each building its unique character through the choice of material, structure and color. In fact, the facade becomes the face of the building. Distinctive. Unmistakable. Extraordinary. In order to advance this vision, Baumit has developed the Life color system. Baumit Life is not only the most comprehensive color system for the facade, but also the most innovative one. A color system that is as varied, individual and beautiful as life itself. A color fan with 888 colors exclusively for architects. In addition to colors, the texture of the surfaces is of course crucial. Light and shadow, imitations and much more influence the architecture and our perception. Baumit provides an extensive program for individual design. Read more about this at the end of this book. Architects play a very central role for us and so we have realized this unique project together with Professor Axel Venn. We are proud to have won over the internationally acclaimed color researcher, designer and artist, who has published more than 25 books, for this colorful and multifaceted project. For Professor Venn, colors and shapes have their own meta-linguistic, individual and collective content. For me, Professor Venn is not only the leading color expert, a wonderful person and speaker. With amorphy and synesthesia, he raises colors to another sensory level and brings them to life with his color DNA. In this project, Professor Venn has again achieved something unique. From the nine million colors humans are able to see, he managed to filter out exactly 144 colors from Baumit Life and unite them in eight themes. The eight color series now offer an extraordinary selection. The result of this unique collaboration is the first comprehensive anthology for the facade, which you now hold in your hands. A source of ideas and a toy for architects. Enjoy!