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A seasonal material study / 002

Strasbourg Christmas

Burgundy, gold & pine.

Velvet, candlelight and the warmth of a winter townhouse.

Explore the palette

6 colors / 3 material notes / An authored interpretation

Burgundy velvet ribbon, gold ornaments, beeswax candles, fir and dried orange arranged on walnut.Study 002 / The room
Plate 002 / Material & memory

01 / The palette

Six colors, one atmosphere.

Screen colors are authored interpretations. Material photographs show surface character; they are not calibrated color samples.

02 / Play with the composition

Let the candlelight in.

Let the brightest materials stay small. The lighting studies are imagined views of the same setting.

A burgundy townhouse dining room with a long walnut table, glowing beeswax tapers, a fir runner, pewter place settings and a gold-decorated Christmas tree.

The selected light carries into the room below. Shares rebalance the six-color composition; they do not measure areas in the room.

Light: candlelight. Beeswax: 15%; Gold Leaf: 12%; Winterberry: 8%; Burgundy Velvet: 40%; Fir: 15%; Walnut: 10%

03 / Translate

From a room to an interface.

The room / candlelight
A burgundy townhouse dining room with a long walnut table, glowing beeswax tapers, a fir runner, pewter place settings and a gold-decorated Christmas tree.

The interface

Maison d’hiver

A seasonal collection

A table for the longest evening.

Seasonal gatherings, candlelit tables and the pleasure of taking your time.

Candlelit winter dining table with brass candlesticks, crystal glasses, oranges and evergreen garland.

The same palette. Different roles.

Materials

The ingredients.

Deep burgundy velvet folds with a soft, light-catching pile.
VelvetSoft pile / absorbed light
Golden beeswax tapers with softly irregular wax surfaces.
BeeswaxA warm, quiet glow
Overlapping gold leaf with wrinkled edges, bright highlights and ochre creases.
Gold leafA small interruption of light

An imagined setting.
A contemporary interpretation,
with references kept beside the study.

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Take away

Take the study with you.

Sources & interpretation

An imagined Strasbourg-inspired townhouse. The scenes do not document a named building, supper club or historical Christmas. Lighting changes are authored visual studies, not a calibrated daylight simulation.

The Pinterest reference informed the palette and material direction. Room, object and material imagery were created for this study. These are imagined settings, with no affiliation to the fictional interface brands.

The controls explore screen composition, not physical pigment recipes or material measurements. Image rights · Image permissions

About this study

The palette, the materials, and what you can take away.

Topic: About this study3 Core Inquiries