Vivid: Style in Color

Vivid: Style in Colour is an interiors book celebrating the influence of color in the world of design and our everyday lives.

Built around the insights of renowned stylist Julia Green gathered over several decades, Vivid looks at the spaces we inhabit both at home and at work, and how the application of color can create different outcomes and impacts. The book includes eight chapters divided by color: orange, red, blue, green, pink, yellow, neutrals, and black. Photographer Armelle Habib contributes stunning interior shots alongside travel vignettes that tell the story of how different palettes are interwoven into our lives.

Vivid features interviews from leading proponents of the art of color around the world, including Martyn Thomson (Sydney), Jessica Bettenay (Melbourne), Marielle Ienna (Palermo), LRNCE (Marrakech) and Los Enamorados (Ibiza). Short essays on color in styling and design complement the photography, addressing the science of color and color psychology, confidence in bold or clashing color, using color to connect or divide spaces, artworks, layering color for depth and texture, and styling for small spaces and for the seasons. Vivid tackles questions around the application of color and, crucially, where to begin if your life feels like it could benefit from some new (colored) energy.

Armelle Habib is a Melbourne-based interiors photographer renowned for work that celebrates natural light, uncomplicated compositions, and candid moments. She travels constantly and is published in leading international publications including Elle Decoration, Living etc UK, Belle, Inside Out, Real Living and Sunday Life. As well, Armelle shoots for commercial clients including Sage & Clare, Oblica, Globe West, Pan Macmillan, Hardie Grant Books and Murdoch Books.

Armelle and Julia are regular collaborators, but this is their first book together.

Julia Green is a leading Australian interiors stylist known best for her love of bold color. Julia runs the successful website Greenhouse Interiors, a leading destination for people seeking boutique textiles, homewares, fine art and interior styling services. As well, she has appeared on Channel Ten's The Home Team, Channel Nine's The Block, Sky News, and various radio shows.