A material study / 044
Amethyst
Geode violet, grey agate & the February birthstone.
A bedroom in the colors of an Uruguayan geode: lilac plaster, lavender linen and aubergine velvet around a single open stone, with the grey of its basalt host to keep it calm.
01 / The palette
Six colors, one atmosphere.
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Screen colors are authored interpretations. Material photographs show surface character; they are not calibrated color samples.
02 / Play with the composition
Grey makes the violet glow.
Give the large surfaces calcite white or lilac, let lavender take the linen, and gather the deepest amethyst into one velvet piece. Compare a matte, satin and luminous finish below.
Palette proportions / Total 100%
Starting points
The finish and palette proportions respond to your settings. The room views are fixed interpretations.
Amethyst specimens · Bedroom · Surface finish: Satin · Shadow depth: 20% · Calcite: 30%; Lilac Amethyst: 15%; Chalcedony: 10%; Blue Agate: 15%; Deep Amethyst: 15%; Tannat Grape: 15%
03 / Translate
From a room to an interface.
The interface
Objects, rooms & materials
Inside the violet room.
Notes on geodes, grey stone and quiet purple rooms.
The same palette. Different roles.
Materials
The ingredients.
An imagined setting.
A contemporary interpretation,
with references kept beside the study.
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Sources & interpretation
A contemporary room and specimen arrangement inspired by amethyst geodes associated with Artigas, Uruguay. Colors are authored from styled arrangements, not measured from a particular specimen. The color explanation is a simplified summary.
The palette follows the authored material references in this collection. Room, object and material imagery were created for this study. These are imagined settings, with no affiliation to the fictional interface brands.
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