No. 8 Texture
Interior Design is a very tactile industry, designers like to touch and feel – we have pay special attention to texture and carefully balance them, there is thought and purpose to our composition.
Everything has a visual and physical texture. We touch first with our eyes then with our hands. Our ability to articulate texture is important, we need to know how to utilize and describe textures.
How do we describe a visual and tactile element through words? Choosing our words carefully, we can convey varied connotations which can promote or dismiss options. Looks can be deceiving… and offer some playful serendipitous results!
Texture words: abrasive, aged, biting, boiling, bubbly, bumpy, burning, bushy, chapped, chiseled, cheap, clammy, coarse, cold, cool, corduroy, corrugated, cottony, creamy, curdled, cushioned, danger, damp, dank, dirty, downy, dry, dusty, embedded, engraved, fiery, fine, fluffy, fluted, foamy, freezing, furry, fuzzy, glassy, glossy, grainy, greasy, grimy, gripped, gritty, grooved, hairy, hard, harsh, hot, icy, inlaid, itching, lacy, loose, matte, matted, metallic, moist, nubbed, patina, pebbly, pierced, pocked, polished, plush, pressed, prickly, pulpy, raw, rich, rocking, rusty, rutted, sandy, scalding, scaled, scarred, scorching, scratchy, sculptured, searing, shaggy, sharp, sheen, sheer, shiny, silky, sleek, slick, slimy, slippery, smooth, soft, sopping, spiky, splintered, steely, sterile, stinging, slubbed, stubbly, tangled, tickling, tight, tweedy, velvety, warm, waxy, wet, woolly
How would you describe these textures:
Stone
, 
Wool
Wood
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