Gango Editions Design Lab

Product designers have produced an explosion of new objects for the home thanks to new production techniques in recent years.  As we know, good design springs from well-known design principles, not just new techniques.  Thankfully, faux bois takes advantage of both.

Faux bois, or the use of wood shape, pattern, or texture in design incorporates classic principles bringing natural elements into our interior spaces.  In many spaces, we already employ real wood in flooring, furniture, and furnishings.  Faux bois, or “fake” wood allows us to use the inspiration of wood in new ways—applying it to fabrics, ceramics, wall décor, among others.

We have always molded wood to fit our interior spaces.  Faux bois continues that long tradition with new materials.  In much the same way that we have carved and stained wood in the past, we now use fabric, ceramics, metal, and print to express our inspiration in vastly expanded ways.  Gango Editions artist John Kime skillfully paints red and black wood panels in “Urban Ginkgo” showing how faux bois can be incorporated into wall décor.  In a similar way, we can see a wood grain pattern on table lamps featured at www.design-milk.com and available at www.lekkerhome.com.

Whether we apply faux bois in subtle ways or as a focal point in a space, the use of natural inspiration in creative ways innovates our designs.  Faux bois is a traditional technique with new life thanks to new materials and our application of color in fresh and bold ways.

Gold Shimmer links together metallic gold and silver with warm yellow-based neutrals. Natural elements like gilded leaves, bark, and branches provide complex forms to the modern industrial metallic elements. Look also for traditional and nostalgic images or objects featured in gold and then presented in a clean modern space accented with warm neutrals. Animal skins, rustic logs, and leaves work beautifully to inject a global and ethnic feel. Gango Editions ColourSheen provides an excellent metallic base to images suited for the Gold Shimmer palette.

Coco Blush blends soft neutral tan, taupe, and brown hues with warm colors heavily influenced by fuchsia and pink. The demure and feminine feel fits naturally with floral subjects, whether they are used in a traditional or contemporary style. Coco Blush is a beautifully elevated style.

Neutrals, including grey and black, together with color contrast form the elegant flowing shapes within the color-filled pallet. Endlessly versatile, this pallet can be expressed in natural textures like animal skin patterns, textured stone, architectural forms, or the ever-popular floral. Ultimately, color and sophistication are the hallmarks of Coco Blush.

Jaded Bayou moves from the aqua-chocolate pallet into cleaner blues. The soft, calm pallet was derived from the natural elements of sky and water, offering a healing and restful appeal.

Perfect for clean and sophisticated designs, this pallet has found a home in coastal art. As the pallet has become more popular, it has expanded into abstract art and other art employing a comfortable, retro feel. Jaded Bayou works well in both traditional and contemporary designs due to its strong cross-generational appeal.

Moon Shadow provides a distinctly sophisticated masculine palette. Often Mood Shadow is accented with metallic undertones and a color range from neutral black and grey to warm grey and taupe.

Look for modern silhouette patterns within the color palette along with traditional floral elements in smart modern backgrounds. Gango Editions ColourSheen truly shines in the Moon Shadow palette, showing off both the metallic base and the rich colors. This palette instantly brings confidence and wealth to any design.

Fern Root is inspired by the earthy organic colors of nature. Mossy green, warm blue, and rich brown are natural fits in traditional or lodge design, but use of the color palette in reserved, clean ways allow for more contemporary applications as well.

Gango Editions has a wealth of rich brown and green colors in the art collection featuring leaves, palm fronds, landscapes, and other natural elements. Fern Root allows the designer to create a natural preserve, a restful retreat from the busy industrial world.

Spice Bazaar rests at the core of a hugely successful movement in color. Designers render styles including Tuscan, Bohemian, African, and Latin out of this one palette alone. The rich, inviting, earth-bound colors have driven products and interior design for over ten years, allowing consumers to become deeply invested in their personal spaces. The depth and range of Spice Bazaar provide ample momentum to keep it central to design going forward, even as hues slowly clean and liven. Spice Bazaar is all about amazing color with the ability to please.