We often mistakenly consider grey an unemotional color, detached and neutral, impartial and indecisive: in fact, the contrary is true. A principal color in Nordic design, grey gives off an aura of calm, its presence both solid and grounding. With a poetic narrative and strength of character, the color grey connects on an emotional level, alleviating tension and anxiety. Grey is smoky and translucent, bold and light, emphatic and understated. More than a dismal rainy day or dull concrete block, grey has a formative influence on the use of other colors. Promoting stability and harmony, grey is undoubtedly one of the design world?s foremost color foundations. Dare I say that grey denotes good taste: design aficionados covet its urbane lure, its confident presence and unassuming air.In furniture, objects and lighting, grey is a truly noble choice.The Elegant Ant?Arne Jacobsen’s Ant? is Danish manufacturer Fritz Hansen‘s Choice 2016. For a limited time, the classic chair is available in an elegant dyed grey oak veneer with powder-coated bronze legs.RELATED: Fifty Shades of Gray: Design Ideas and InspirationAnt? chair. Photo by Peter Bangsbo © Republic of Fritz Hansen 2016.Ant? chair. Photo by Peter Bangsbo © Republic of Fritz Hansen 2016.Concrete HideawayRefugi Lieptgas is a concrete Alpine hideaway in Flims in the Swiss Alps. Built on the site of an antiquated log cabin, architects Nickisch Sano Walder made use of the old cabin’...