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June 8, 2011

The Power Of Cobalt

Sometimes knowing where something came from changes the way you perceive it.  I’m in love with cobalt blue right now and when I began to dig around for a bit of history I was instantly smitten with all things cobalt. Here is what I found…..

It’s a cobalt oxide-aluminum oxide. Very costly and extraordinary stable pigment of pure blue colour discovered by Thénard in 1802. It is now the most important of the cobalt pigments. Although smalt, a pigment made from cobalt blue glass has been known at least since the Middle Ages, the cobalt blue established in the nineteenth century was a greatly improved one.

The isolation of the blue color of smalt was discovered in the first half of the eighteenth century by the Swedish chemist Brandt. In 1777, Gahn and Wenzel found cobalt aluminate during research on cobalt compounds. Their discovery was made during experimentation with a soldering blowpipe. The color was not manufactured commercially until late in 1803 or 1804.

Vincent van Gogh declared to his brother Teo, ‘Cobalt [blue] is a divine colour and there is nothing so beautiful for putting atmosphere around things…”

 

 

 

Image Via: The Lennoxx

Image Via: Interiorly

Filed Under: Latest Obsessions, Trending Tagged With: cobalt blue, cobalt blue accessories, cobalt blue chandelier, cobalt blue room

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  1. Jessie says

    June 8, 2011 at 1:29 am

    Striking images, love it. I am in a cobalt blue phase now, so this post comes at the perfect timing!

    Jessie
    http://www.mixandchic.com

  2. Hilary Inspired says

    June 8, 2011 at 9:11 am

    My mother gave me her collection of cobalt blue glasses that she used in my parents cafe for years. I love them and consider them one of my most prized possessions. So interesting to know a bit more about their history!

  3. Karen Quam says

    June 8, 2011 at 9:35 am

    Very timely post today! I just moved to Southern California and Cobalt and White seems so right…can you recommend your favorite cobalt paint colors? Prefer Benjamin Moore.

  4. Farah says

    June 8, 2011 at 9:41 am

    I love the cobalt blue with the hot pink!

  5. Julianne @ Repurposed Life Designs says

    June 8, 2011 at 12:42 pm

    Thanks for sharing all of the gorgeous cobalt rooms! I recently painted my bonus room cobalt blue and love it!

    repurposedlifedesigns.blogspot.com

  6. Houses Gardens People says

    June 8, 2011 at 12:45 pm

    Love this blog post! My favorite is the first photo with the oversized hex print rug, inspired by David Hicks. It would be a very different room without that rug, wouldn’t it?

  7. Ashley @ DesignBuildLove.co says

    June 8, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    LOVE every bit of cobalt blue! Nice history lesson too! Would love to incorporate it somehow in my house… hmm… the wheels are turning…

    Particularly in love with that first picture!

  8. jonathan sinclair says

    June 16, 2011 at 12:14 pm

    The Cobalt Blue Chandelier is magic!
    GREAT POST!
    Come and visit my blog one of those days Kelly,
    Thanks, Jonathan Sinclair
    AncientSurfaces.com

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