10 Ways to Design With Purple

We’d like to congratulate purple—or rather its more showy cousin, orchid—for regaining the spotlight after Pantone’s 2014 color of the year announcement. When it comes to designing with purple, the key is to proceed with caution. Here are 10 ways, Dwell style. Slideshow

For Parisian gallery director Didier Krzentowski, a little purple goes a long way. At his Paris apartment, on either side of a photograph by Torbjorn Rodland are Elysées sconces by Pierre Paulin. A lamp channeling Magistretti sits atop a vintage Raymond Loewy storage unit. Photo by Philippe Munda.