25 episodes

Color is the foundation of great design. It can settle a building into its landscape. It can make an unattractive structural detail just disappear and it can change the mood in a room, instantly.  Host Amy Krane,  Architectural Color Consultant at Amy Krane Color is an award winning paint color specialist.  In each episode she'll introduce you to  masters of color whose varied experiences in their fields will help unravel the mystery of choosing color for built environments. 
 
In Episodes 1 -20 Architectural Color Experts Amy Krane & Amy Woolf discuss how to choose color for your home or business, interior and exterior in a rousing conversation which spans all aspects of color in architectural design.

Let's Talk (paint) Color Amy Krane & Amy Woolf

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Color is the foundation of great design. It can settle a building into its landscape. It can make an unattractive structural detail just disappear and it can change the mood in a room, instantly.  Host Amy Krane,  Architectural Color Consultant at Amy Krane Color is an award winning paint color specialist.  In each episode she'll introduce you to  masters of color whose varied experiences in their fields will help unravel the mystery of choosing color for built environments. 
 
In Episodes 1 -20 Architectural Color Experts Amy Krane & Amy Woolf discuss how to choose color for your home or business, interior and exterior in a rousing conversation which spans all aspects of color in architectural design.

    Andrea Magno at Benjamin Moore

    Andrea Magno at Benjamin Moore

    What do Barbra Streisand, The LA Dodgers and Larry David have in common with one of America's most revered companies? Did you guess? They were all born in Brooklyn! In 1883 The Moore Brothers released their first coatings product and the paint world hasn't been the same since. Benjamin Moore's products and colors are perceived as the pinnacle of good taste and quality. Their color lines have expanded over the years to include 3500 colors adding a world of choice which deligh...

    • 36 min
    Uncommon Kitchens with Sophie Donelson

    Uncommon Kitchens with Sophie Donelson

    While this episode began as an interview based on a book about kitchens, it became something much more - A treatise about how we live in our homes, how to make a kitchen your own in ways which acknowledge who you are, how you live and what you love. Sophie Donelson is a former Editor-in- Chief of House Beautiful Magazine. She is a design journalist, speaker, and strategist whose work celebrates the connection between people and their homes. Her 2023 book Uncommon Kitchens: A Revol...

    • 52 min
    Mind the Gap

    Mind the Gap

    What do jazz, communism, Dracula and wallpaper have in common? Tune into this episode to hear how they all converge. My guest is Stefan Ormenisan, the founder and creative director of one of the most unique lifestyle brands, Mind the Gap. Conceived in Transylvania and sold all over the world, MTG offers wallpapers and textile patterns spun from tales of folklore and global cultures. Their products are a color lovers dream. Learn how this amazing company got...

    • 37 min
    Color for Museum Walls

    Color for Museum Walls

    Ever walk into an art museum and find yourself just as mesmerized and transported by the color of the exhibition walls as you were by the art? Well, that wouldn't have been the ultimate goal of the exhibit designers but it does speak to the power of wall paint color, even in a museum setting. My guest in this episode is Kathleen Morris, the Director of Collections and Exhibitions at The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA and the Curator of Decorative Arts there, as well. Kathy shar...

    • 36 min
    The Hidden Dimensions of Color

    The Hidden Dimensions of Color

    Think there's nothing more to a color than whether it's blue, red or green? If so, hold onto your hat. On this, the first episode of our new interview based format, Architectural Color Consultant Amy Krane introduces our listeners to trained Color Consultant and Interior Designer, Ellen Divers, who has spent the better part of the last decade studying how humans perceive color. Her findings will change the way you choose colors for your space forever.

    • 21 min
    Choosing Color for Commercial Interiors: Retail, Office and Health Care

    Choosing Color for Commercial Interiors: Retail, Office and Health Care

    There are so many functional and aesthetic factors to consider when designing color for non-residential interiors. Your color choices must support a range of branding, comfort, productivity, and /or way finding goals, to name a few. Tens, hundreds or thousands of people may be users of this space and the color decision makers can be a plurality of people. Done well you can soothe an anxious patient, inspire a creative maker or focus a leader. The list goes on... All achieved by the thoughtful...

    • 31 min

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Great Color Advice from the Amy’s!

I am a fan of both Amy Krane’s and Amy Woolf’s architectural color work and I am grateful that they have joined forces to share their love and knowledge of color to the world. If you love architectural color, whether you are fellow architectural color consultant, a color lover, or even a homeowner who wants to understand architectural color better, you will find something new to learn in every episode. Amy and Amy are both easy to listen to as well.

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