She thought for a moment, then said, “Warmth. I want warmth.”
When I asked what color warmth looked like to her, she smiled, almost surprised by her own answer.
“Yellow. Not the lemon kind. The one that glows, like late afternoon in Paris.”
Somewhere along the way, timeless stopped meaning lasting and started meaning safe.
It became a marketing word, not a design principle. The idea was simple: if you choose the “right” neutral, the “right” brass faucet, and the “right” curved sofa, you’ll never have to change again.