Kassia St Clair

• Un bello libro con un formato de tapa dura y páginas a colores, acorde a su contenido.• Best Seller en el Reino UnidoUn libro original sobre el color, la forma en que lo percibimos y la historia de

De la exitosa autora de Las vidas secretas del color llega otro apasionante libro compuesto de breves ensayos, en este caso siguiendo las distintas telas y tejidos que se han utilizado durante toda la historia de la humanidad y como estos han modificado la conducta de la gente en general. Desde los primeros hilos entretejidos sumerios, hasta los trajes espaciales de la NASA hay un sinfin de historias apasionantes que han marcado, marcan y marcaran la forma en la que nos relacionamos.

A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.'Simon GarfieldThe Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilisation. Across fashion and politics, art and war, The Secret Lives of Colour tell the vivid story of our culture.