Colour sample

Description

Colour Box sheet in blue colourway, one of 53 sheets of colour samples from interior of the Balancing Box or Colour Box (K.2010.94.1240.1-.2), based on the colour circle: British, designed and made by Bernat Klein, mid 1970s

Museum reference

K.2010.94.1240.18

Collection

Object name

Production information

Klein, Bernat, 1922 - 2014, Designer
Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Mid 1970s

Materials

Physical description

Black card with 81 small square plastic wallets attached to card with glue, containing colour samples, the majority of which are painted paper, some are yarn, fibre and fabric. Based on the colour circle. The basic colour is in the top right hand corner and moving to the left from that this colour is mixed with increasing amounts of white. Working downwards from this basic colour sample the colour is mixed with increasing amounts of black. The basic colour situated at the top right of this particular sheet is light blue-green.

Associations

Klein, Bernat, 1922 - 2014

Exhibitions

Bernat Klein: Design in Colour (05 Nov 2022 - 23 Apr 2023)
National Museum of Scotland

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