This is peak Lifestyle. Easier than ever to launch a brand. More goods than ever. Software-enabled, integrated supply chain driven business models. An explosion of online social media cultures. These elements have become omnipresent, splashed across our lives like the patterned splotches of a magic eye book. Stare long enough, and you begin to see ... See more

Mar. 3, 2020

The Tyranny of Terrazzo

Will the millennial aesthetic ever end?

By Molly Fischer

Illustration by Fala Atelier

Illustration: Fala Atelier

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You walk beneath a white molded archway. You’ve entered a white room.

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What works with color in bricks-and-mortar retailers also produces similar effects when shopping online. Studies of the way computer users respond to internet pages have shown that they feel most relaxed and that time is passing more quickly when the web page is brightly colored with a predominance of blue. Stress and tension, together with a perce

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