switzerland based design studio jörg boner productdesign with products for classiCon, louis poulsen, niels holger moormann, and more.

italian lighting company oluce. my favorites are the classic joe colombo designs.

german furniture and lighting company zeitraum.

aimed at architects, building developers, interior designers and designers as well as end users interested in design, stylepark acts ‘as curator and intermediary for the best contemporary design’. it provides a large database on products, designers, manufacturers, and materials.

what are the ‘real’ primary colors? the red, yellow and blue of the conventional color wheel? or the printer’s yellow, magenta and cyan? or the primaries for mixing colored lights – red, green, and blue?

why are there 3 primary colors in the first place and not for example 7?

why do colors form a circle, when the spectrum does not?

these and a lot of other questions are discussed at http://www.huevaluechroma.com, a website by david briggs on the dimensions of color and light perception.

sometimes a bit heavy on the technical side of things. and it may leave you even more confused then before. but still a great read for anybody interested in more than the absolute basics of color theory.

italian furniture and lighting company spHaus.

german designers jehs+laub create furniture, lighting, interiors and accessories for companies including fritz hansen, casina, and stelton.

british furniture, lighting, and accessories company sé.