洛杉矶顶级设计师展示最适合居住的颜色

今年6月，我在威尼斯海滩的初创艺术博览会上第一次见到了LMDA的创始人劳伦•马丁•莫洛(Lauren Martin Moro)。她以摩洛哥为主题的贵宾室让游客们眼花缭乱，我们瞬间对所有的设计和颜色产生了兴趣。

I first met Lauren Martin Moro, founder of LMDA, at stARTup Art Fair in Venice Beach this past June. She dazzled visitors with a Moroccan themed VIP lounge and we immediately connected on all things design and color.

劳伦的住宅室内设计公司总部设在洛杉矶，项目遍及美国各地，从洛杉矶到旧金山和纽约。如果你还没看过她的Instagram账号，那你可以现在看看。我可以等待一下…

Lauren's residential interior design firm is based in LA with projects across the country from LA to San Francisco and New York. If you haven't seen her Instagram feed you must do that now. I'll wait...

现在，只要轻松地坐下来享受我们这段对话：她是怎样为她和她的客户将灵感毫不费力的转化为创意的。

 Now, just sit back and get comfy (as you do when you hear Lauren's voice) and enjoy our conversation about how she turns inspiration into beautiful effortless looking designs for her clients and herself.

Shannon Kaye: Lauren，颜色在你的作品中扮演什么角色?

 Lauren Martin-Moro:首先，我们着眼于住宅的建筑，以主导我们的色彩理论过程，确保我们创建的调色板加强了风格法则，并自始至终具有连贯性。我们使用颜色来突出和/或对比空间中的关键设计元素，如浴室的壁板或壁炉上的天然石膏。

Shannon Kaye: So, Lauren, what role does color play in your work?

 Lauren Martin-Moro: First and foremost, we look to a home's architecture to lead our color theory process, ensuring the color palette we create enhances the stylistic principles and reads as cohesive throughout. We use color to highlight and/or contrast key design elements in a space such as wainscoting in a bathroom or a natural plaster finish on a fireplace.

SK: 我理解了。在房间里，颜色是引导焦点的神奇工具。你对待自己的空间和对待客户的家一样吗?

LMM: 这是一个非常好的问题!我们的标志性风格体现了温暖、现代、充满灵魂的加州生活。被我们的风格所吸引的客户仍然需要他们的家成为他们生活方式的个人反映。这是一项真正的合作成果。

我们倾向于让墙壁保持中性，至少在较大的起居区域是这样的，我们还会用地毯、定制的室内装潢、收藏的艺术品和古董配饰来给墙壁上色。对于餐厅、家庭办公室、客房或浴室等区域，我们更倾向于通过不同寻常的颜色组合来增加墙面/天花板/装饰的色彩。

SK: I get that. Color is an amazing tool for directing focus in a room. Do you approach your own space the same way as your clients' homes?                                    

LMM: This is such a great question! Our signature style embodies warm, modern, soulful California living. Clients who are drawn to our style still need their home to be a personal reflection of their lifestyle. It's a very collaborative effort.We tend to keep the walls neutral, at least for the larger living areas, and layer in color with rugs, bespoke upholstery, collected artwork and vintage accessories. For areas such as a dining room, home office, guest bedroom or bathrooms we're more inclined to add interest by way of wall/ceiling/trim color in unusual color combinations. 

LMM: 我自己的家是温暖的，最小的，但折衷的。我们把室内浸在我喜欢说的“画廊白”里。不太偏黄色或蓝色的纯白色。白色的墙壁相当于一块空白的石板，里面摆放着适合全家出游的室内装潢、古色古香的地毯和我们在国外旅行时收集的油画原作。

LMM:  My own home is warm, minimal yet eclectic. We doused the interior in "art gallery white" as I like to call it . . a pure white that doesn't lean too yellow or blue. The white walls equate a blank slate for our family friendly upholstery, antique rugs, and original oil paintings collected on our family travels abroad to take center stage.

SK: 看来你的大部分作品都很自然。有没有你不喜欢的颜色，不适合你的工作?

LMM: 我们发现自己会选择原色的柔和版本，我们总是在从一种颜色到另一种颜色的混浊色调之间寻找。例如，如果红色是我们当下最喜欢的颜色，我们会更倾向于红辣椒或牛血的颜色。

SK: Seems most of your work is in pretty natural tones. Are there colors that you resist, that just won't fit into your work?

LMM: We find ourselves opting for muted versions of primary colors, and we're always searching for the in between muddy hues that blur from one color to the next. For example, if red were our color of the moment, we would gravitate more towards a burnt paprika or an oxblood hue.

SK:我明白了，那么你认为这些柔和的色调是最适合人们居住的吗?

LMM: 虽然我们为每个客户的家庭和生活方式偏好创造了一个独特的精心制作的色彩故事，但我们相信，柔和、微妙的色调散发出一种宁静、轻松的氛围，具有永恒的吸引力，将会流行许多年。

SK: I see, so do you think that these muted tones are the most ‘livable’ for people?

LMM: While we create a uniquely crafted color story for each clients home and lifestyle preferences, we believe soft, subtle tones emit a restful, effortless vibe that has a timeless appeal which will remain fresh for many years to come. 

SK:天啊，我一定有整个卧室!你是对的，它让人放松和舒适，但质地和层次仍然很丰富……多

么令人惊叹的空间！好的，抓住您的Kelly-Moore色板，然后告诉我您喜欢的颜色。

LMM: 噢，别逼我只选一个!!我们最喜欢的一些是:KM4933月亮贝壳为中性柔和的和光，KM4847密西西比河为重点色，KM4581蝙蝠翅膀为暗色调，407碳黑色，因为所有的房间都需要一点黑色。

SK: Oh my, I must have this entire bedroom! You're right it's relaxing and comfy but still so rich in texture and layers... what a stunning space! Ok, so grab your Kelly-Moore paint deck and tell me your favorite color.

LMM: Oh, don't make me choose only ONE!! A few of our favorites are:KM4933 Moon Shell for a soft and light neutral, KM4847 Mississippi River for an accent color, KM4581 Bat Wing as a grounding darker tone, and 407 Carbon because all rooms need a touch of black. 

SK:我喜欢这些颜色！我看到他们都在这里，在这个奇妙简单但又丰富的桌子上。

SK: I love these colors! And I see them all here in this wonderfully simple but rich table setting.

SK:和往常一样，和你一起参观真是太有趣了，Lauren。在你回到你的团队之前，告诉我你的下一步将要做什么？

LMM: 我们目前正在曼哈顿海滩为一个有趣、活跃的年轻家庭建造一个地面住宅，之前我们有幸与三次合作。随着2020年成为宅度假的夏季，现在寻求我们帮助的客户比以往任何时候都多，以满足他们对休息、多功能家庭空间的迫切需求。每个人都应该享受精心设计的家的乐趣。

SK:as always, visiting with you, Lauren. Before you head back to your team, tell me what you're working on and what's next? 

LMM: We're currently working on a ground up residential build in Manhattan Beach for a fun, active young family we've been lucky to work with three times prior.

With 2020 being the summer of the staycation, now more than ever clients are asking for our help in solving their desperate need for restful, multifunctional family zones.

SK:一定要购买Lauren最喜欢的Kelly-Moore Paints颜色，并访问她的LMDA网站，看看更多她的作品和服务。谢谢你,Lauren!我期待着有一天我们边喝咖啡边一起谈论“设计”。在相同的房间。

SK: Be sure to shop Lauren's favorite Kelly-Moore Paints colors and go to her LMDA website to see more of her work and services. Thank you, Lauren! I'm looking forward to a time when we talk 'design' over a cup of coffee. Together. In the same room.