Iris Apfel
Praise for Colourful
The book offers a rich tapestry of inspiration that outshines any Instagram scroll... a paean to fun.
The Financial Times
This is a book like no other. Part artwork and part compendium of a lifetime’s experience in design, it is meant to be looked at as much as read.
The Spectator
Famous for her distinctive style, as well as her bons mots, the accidental fashion pin-up wrote a final book to share everything she learnt about failure, marriage and, yes, wearing colour.
Sunday Times Style
The book offers a rich tapestry of inspiration that outshines any Instagram scroll... a paean to fun.
The Financial Times
This is a book like no other. Part artwork and part compendium of a lifetime’s experience in design, it is meant to be looked at as much as read.
The Spectator
Famous for her distinctive style, as well as her bons mots, the accidental fashion pin-up wrote a final book to share everything she learnt about failure, marriage and, yes, wearing colour.
Sunday Times Style
The book offers a rich tapestry of inspiration that outshines any Instagram scroll... a paean to fun.
The Financial Times
This is a book like no other. Part artwork and part compendium of a lifetime’s experience in design, it is meant to be looked at as much as read.
The Spectator
Famous for her distinctive style, as well as her bons mots, the accidental fashion pin-up wrote a final book to share everything she learnt about failure, marriage and, yes, wearing colour.
Sunday Times Style
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