Photo by Claire Esparros

 

Hi! I’m Ruxandra.

I explore, research and write about color, atmosphere and beauty. Based in New York, I currently use my color knowledge at Google.

I make music too!

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Ruxandra Duru currently lives and works in NYC. She splits her time between using her color knowledge at Google and her practice.

A third culture person, she was born in Romania, spent her childhood in Morocco, moved during her teens to Canada and in her mid-twenties to Barcelona, Spain where she resided until 2021.

She worked in the editorial graphic design field until 7 years ago, when she became increasingly interested in how colors, among others properties of our surroundings, can create different atmospheres and improve our well-being in a variety of contexts including graphic design, art and architecture.

She enjoys researching, experimenting then synthesising her findings to share it with others, which she does mostly on Medium.

Additionally, she makes music and takes photographs, spaces where mood is also an important element.She devid

 

Artist residencies

Almost Perfect Tokyo
November 2019

Talks / Interviews / Workshops

ArtCenter College of Design
October 2025

Sample House “Color for Interior Design”
June 2025

Salotto “Design Shakers”
October 2024

AREA 17
April 2024

The Color Authority podcast
July 2023

Rhode Island School of Design
February 2023

Decimal
February 2022

School of Visual Arts
April 2020

Publications

Design Milk
Fast Company
Spiegel Magazine
Swiss Miss
Solo Magazine
Slanted #38 Colours
Typographica.org
Alphabettes
Yorokobu Magazine
Osso Magazine