Dive into the world of color Designers and architects have to make decisions regarding color every day But how does one find the necessary inspiration The appropriate color How do other designers and artists deal with the issue With Chroma the Greek word for color as its title this illustrated book provides answers to these questions and makes it clear that color is much more than mere decoration it is one of the central problems of creative work In the process Chroma embraces the sensuous experience of color inspiring and seducing the reader with unusual projects from industrial products to color field painting The book presents works by younger designers like Stefan Diez and Arik Levy as well as famous artists like Ellsworth Kelly All of the works are presented in large scale reproductions and also in a kind of color gradient in which they are assigned to the chapters monochromatic multichromatic and achromatic The spectrum encompasses all conceivable shades and combinations from brilliant and colorful through tasteful and subdued all the way to black and white contrasts An additional chapter analyzes the work of outstanding artists architects and designers like Gerhard Richter Konstantin Grcic and Sauerbruch Hutton who grapple with color to an unusual degree and have formulated characteristic chromatic worlds An alphabetical index provides background information on the artists and studios selected A bold selection of high quality projects from various design fields appealingly presented Provides designers with inspiration and guidance for their color choices Presents the chromatic worlds of leading designers artists and architects