Sentence examples for subdued designs from inspiring English sources

Just as Benedict XVI's predecessor, John Paul II, did away with the sedia gestatoria, the portable throne in which popes were traditionally transported on the shoulders of the faithful, the ornately embroidered robes, heavy silks and rich brocades favored by the clergy well into the 19th century have largely been supplanted by more subdued designs.

When the apartments came back up for sale in May, the apartments were fully decorated in subdued designs.

When visiting, you may want to take fashion cues from the insanely hot, scruffy staff running around the store, all of them styled perfectly with their Patagonia pullovers, loose-fitting tees and comfortable boots in subdued designs.

The 2008 recession reportedly led to the demise of conspicuous consumption with wealthy consumers abandoning luxury goods that prominently display their brands for more subdued designs.

Both library and map are now housed in a skillfully designed, subdued modern addition to the cloisters.

The books all share a subdued, antiquish cover design, a sepia-tone photograph, with dark brown and red graphics for the title, authors' names and blurb.

Sophie Taeuber-Arp was the primary inspiration, although her abstract work was limited to bag designs and subdued prints in measured tones.

A series of nickel complexes, 1b 3b, exhibiting subdued cytotoxicity have been designed with the intent of their use as agents for developing resistance to nickel toxicity.

By comparison, all of these designs seem strangely subdued.

Glass curtain walls on two sides open the subdued, elegant room, which was designed by Tony Chi, to sweeping views of Central Park and the Upper East and West Sides.

Brad Fiske, a Philadelphia architect, just won a contract in China by submitting a design that was uncommonly subdued.