In his new book, "Spectrum," John Pawson explores color. Swipe through the gallery for the story behind each photo: <br /><br />"The owners of this house that I walk past on my way to the tube haven't got round to tiling their front steps and the raw concrete makes a graphic context for the pattern of shadow cast by the railings"
In his new book, "Spectrum," John Pawson explores color. Swipe through the gallery for the story behind each photo:

"The owners of this house that I walk past on my way to the tube haven't got round to tiling their front steps and the raw concrete makes a graphic context for the pattern of shadow cast by the railings"
John Pawson
"I saw many statues of the Buddha when I was in Myanmar. What struck me about this one was not so much its massive scale, but the way it is located in contained space."
"I saw many statues of the Buddha when I was in Myanmar. What struck me about this one was not so much its massive scale, but the way it is located in contained space."
John Pawson
"I took this photograph from one of a small flotilla of hot air balloons flying over the temples at dawn. There was a bit of jockeying in the basket for best position: the sides for those interested in an unobstructed view and the center for those susceptible to vertigo."
"I took this photograph from one of a small flotilla of hot air balloons flying over the temples at dawn. There was a bit of jockeying in the basket for best position: the sides for those interested in an unobstructed view and the center for those susceptible to vertigo."
John Pawson
"This building faces the Edition Hotel we were involved with in Miami. Projecting balconies don't count to planning, but can be rather elegant."
"This building faces the Edition Hotel we were involved with in Miami. Projecting balconies don't count to planning, but can be rather elegant."
John Pawson
"It's rare to see the tool that creates the raked patterns in a Kyoto temple, but this Zen garden is in Utah."
"It's rare to see the tool that creates the raked patterns in a Kyoto temple, but this Zen garden is in Utah."
John Pawson
"While we were working on the details of a temporary installation, a shroud-like image appeared on the Dean's Staircase inside one of the west towers of St. Paul's Cathedral."
"While we were working on the details of a temporary installation, a shroud-like image appeared on the Dean's Staircase inside one of the west towers of St. Paul's Cathedral."
John Pawson
"This was the view on leaving a hilltop site in Tuscany. The project never went ahead, but spending a summer day with (my wife) Catherine on a picturesquely derelict farm with a picnic more than justified the journey."
"This was the view on leaving a hilltop site in Tuscany. The project never went ahead, but spending a summer day with (my wife) Catherine on a picturesquely derelict farm with a picnic more than justified the journey."
John Pawson
"The tarpaulin erected to protect this barn during renovation work acted as a blue filter for the light."
"The tarpaulin erected to protect this barn during renovation work acted as a blue filter for the light."
John Pawson
"Amongst all that is grand in terms of form and proportion, the geometric clarity of this detailing caught my eye at the British Museum."
"Amongst all that is grand in terms of form and proportion, the geometric clarity of this detailing caught my eye at the British Museum."
John Pawson
"Without the figures of the swimmers, it would be impossible to read the scale of this lagoon on the island of Miniloc, off the coast of Palawan."
"Without the figures of the swimmers, it would be impossible to read the scale of this lagoon on the island of Miniloc, off the coast of Palawan."
John Pawson
"I took many photographs of this view through the small openings above the stalls in the nags' stables, recording different light conditions, before the heating system was put in."
"I took many photographs of this view through the small openings above the stalls in the nags' stables, recording different light conditions, before the heating system was put in."
John Pawson
"Nothing sinister has happened here. These body parts are simply awaiting dressing in the Christopher Kane store I designed."
"Nothing sinister has happened here. These body parts are simply awaiting dressing in the Christopher Kane store I designed."
John Pawson
"Initially we were told that ours would be the last plane permitted to fly out of Tokyo's Narita airport. In the event we were stranded at end of the runway for four hours until the typhoon had passed. Fortunately the stewardess never came back for the bottle of wine."
"Initially we were told that ours would be the last plane permitted to fly out of Tokyo's Narita airport. In the event we were stranded at end of the runway for four hours until the typhoon had passed. Fortunately the stewardess never came back for the bottle of wine."
John Pawson
"One of the great privileges of working on an exhibition at Le Thoronet Abbey was the time it allowed me to spend on site, watching the light travel around the architecture over the course of a day, transforming the spaces and surfaces."
"One of the great privileges of working on an exhibition at Le Thoronet Abbey was the time it allowed me to spend on site, watching the light travel around the architecture over the course of a day, transforming the spaces and surfaces."
John Pawson