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Favorite Pins: Pastels

July 21, 2015 by Kate Leave a Comment

The work of Toshitaka Aoyagi

You may have noticed that pastels are kind of a thing these days, especially in the worlds of art and design! But this time around it’s not about frills. A perfect combination of candy colors and modern style has emerged. Many a Pinterest enthusiast has a board dedicated to soft hues (check out Mirror80’s pastel board here). Today I’m sharing a few of my favorite pastel pins, from the color bleeds by artist Toshitaka Aoyagi (via The Fox Is Black, shown above) to summery images of flamingos and iridescent water…

from Primary Yellow – The Pattern Project by Carlos Fernandez Sanz and Rubystar Magazine:

Pattern by Carmen Fernandez Sanz

from the Tumblr of Vince McKelvie:

from the Tumblr of Vince McKelvie

pink flamingos via Muy Molon:

Pink flamingos

iridescent quartz from Etsy shop Citizens of Bohemia:

Iridescent crystals

artwork by Zachary Norman:

Exotic Matter Archive by Zachary Norman

Check out Mirror80 on Pinterest for more retro-modern design inspiration!

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