Color Study

Just like Monet once emoted, “color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.” At Maxwell, color is an integral part of what we do on the daily. Along the way, we discover so many different facets that make up our perceptions, and how we love and live with color. This is where we share our ongoing findings with you! Enjoy the spectrum!

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A Case for Pink

Inspired by Pantone’s It Color for 2023, Nancy Cortelyou illuminates the pink pathway foretold by other pinks from our history’s headlines.

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What’s Your Holiday Style?

Our founder digs deep into her virtual box of holiday décor to reconcile her conflicting strong opinions about how to use color at Christmas.

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Autumn Harvest

Harvest arrived at the Twisting Tree Farm on Vashon Island, and we thought we’d share some poetry to accompany the colors of autumn and our feelings about it.

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The Colors of Wine

Michael Jobling, traveling winemaker, leads us on a virtual wine tasting through the senses and where surprise guest, color, plays a nuanced but critical role.

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Why Color?

Mallory MacDonald shares an additional “why” behind our series on color rooted in childhood dreams and trips to both Kmart’s paint department and Morocco.

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What’s in a Name?

The “etymology” of naming Maxwell alongside an introduction to our series on color that spans our founder’s global influences from a Scottish mathematician to a set of 90s twins.

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