ROSE QUARTZ tint for 2016

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ROSE QUARTZ
tint for 2016
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In every lifestyle sector, from fashion to
interior design and furnishing, colours, in their infinite
tones, blaze a creative trail
that draws everyone into its
wake and opens up an array of different avenues of
design potential. Every year
the American colour specialists Pantone use their knowledge of the latest trends to
elect a specific colour of the
year, and their latest report
sends out a clear message:
the warm, embracing tone
of MARSALA, identified as the
must-have colour of 2015 and
perfectly in step with the current 70s revival, has now had
its day in the sun, and will
make way for the more placid ROSE QUARTZ in 2016.
On the one hand, the ana-
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lysts' choice pays homage
to the beauty of natural resources, but on the other, Rose
Quartz boasts a string of innate peculiarities, not least its
status as the ultimate calming colour. It takes the romanticism of pastels and the rebalancing properties of quartz,
and then adds a carefree feel
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to everything it touches. Designers can use it effectively
to elicit a sense of reflection,
while at the same capturing
the essence of playful escape.
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1 - “Weekend” by Marazzi
2 - Hängelampe Koge Ball
3 - Fritz Hansen “Favn” Sofa
4 - “Nerd” by David Geckeler
5 - “IRA MADE” by made.com
6 - Fornasetti dish
7 - Smeg kettle
8 - Atlas Concorde
9 - Gucci, fashion show 2016
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So invasive visual stimuli will
give way to a gentler tone in
2016, which is symptomatic
of our shared need for a return to peace and positive
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thinking. “Colours this season
transport us to a happier, sunnier place where we feel free
to express a wittier version of
our real selves," explains LE-
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ATRICE EISEMAN, Executive Director of Pantone Color Institute™. "With our culture still
surrounded by so much uncertainty, we are continuing to
yearn for those softer shades
that offer a sense of calm and
relaxation.”
Pantone also identifies PEACH
ECHO and LILAC GRAY as essen-
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tial colours in next year's palette, alongside the top-ranked
tone. The lifestyle sector will
also be tending towards the
other, evocatively named colours on the list: Serenity, Snorkel Blue, Buttercup, Limpet
Shell, Fiesta, Iced Coffee and
Green Flash. The inspiration for
next year's colours, however, is
not all from the natural world.
Several artists, known for their
bold use of colour, have also
played an influential role in
setting the tone for next year,
from Matisse, Picasso and
Frank Stella, to Esther Stewart
and Sam Falls.
With an increasingly rule-free
approach to colour, and the
progressive fusion of different
creative segments subject to
the ebb and flow of fashion,
the infamous “colour of the
year” becomes an important
tool in the hands of designers and specifiers. Contrary
to popular belief, its versatility gets explored in full, resulting in the wide-ranging use of
all its facets, from the most obvious to the most unexpected.
We saw a bon ton version of
it on the pret à porter catwalks for Spring/Summer 2016
in the shape of Tadashi Shoji's broderie anglaise suits,
then a refined version in Gucci's ruched blouses, and an
irreverent grunge interpretation in Louis Vuitton's latest releases. In conjunction with
each other, these forces rewrite the axiological rules associated with pink itself, and
turn it into something much
more feisty. In the design arena, the most evocative fur-
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nishing complements exude
freshness through every pore,
while retaining an essence of
romance but adhering, nonetheless, to the minimalist influences of the latest interior design trends. For example, the
know-how of ERIK JØRGENSEN
and the architect ANNE BOYSEN
has spawned the Toward sofa,
which fuses the concept of a
bed, sofa bed and armchair
in an ingeniously playful, tonsur-ton piece that takes account of current colour preferences, while also focusing
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10 - Erik Jorgensen Sofa
11 - Smeg dishwasher
12 - Nicholas Kirkwood shoes
13 - Tadashi Shoji, fashion show 2016
14 - Bottega Veneta bag
15 - Atlas Concorde ceramic tiles
16 - “Opal Table Lamp”, Currey &
Company
17 - “Scaletta” by Tubes, portable radiator
18 - Elena Salmistraro, chandelier
19 - a vintage "quartz rose": John Galliano
for Dior, Gwen Stefani's wedding dress
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on craftsmanship. And it's rose
quartz that gives the fabric of
Toward its sheen, which is then
complemented by the solid
brass or aluminium feet. Kartell
has upheld its iconic status by
calling upon Eugeni Quitllet to
design a precious collection
of vases and table ornaments
decorated with transparent
polymethyl methacrylate that
is so sophisticated it looks like
crystal glass.
Nerd, the all-wood chair designed by DAVID GECKELER, reflects a pleasing Scandinavi-
an style, while the FAVN sofa
(meaning “embrace” in Danish) is a joint creation by FRITZ
HANSEN and the Spanish artist JAIME HAYON, that's not only
represents the essence of a
cosseting piece in a cosy living-room, but also embodies
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the very meaning of design, in other words painstaking use of colour, hand
craftsmanship and technical prowess.
Smeg's collection of 1950sstyle electrical appliances
makes use of the carefree
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connotations of pink to enhance its already considerable appeal.
And last but not least, the ironic but practical Scaletta radiator by Tubes, expresses its funloving spirit through a wide
range of colours. Even ceram-
ic is not impervious to the influence of trends, and bows in its
own way to the Pantone 2016
colour palette, by transposing
it onto coordinated floor and
wall tiles, designed for a range
of residential and contract settings.
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20 - “Corona” by Erik Jorgensen, armchair
21 - Chanel nail polish
22 - Dior ring
23 - Maison Du Monde, drawers
24- Erik Jørgensen Sofa
25 - ABK ceramic tiles
26 - Vivienne Westwood, pendant
27 - Handmade soap by Pelle
28 - iPhone 6
29 - “I Shine” vase by Eugeni Quitllet for Kartell
30 - “Jellies Family” by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell
31- “U Shine” centerpiece by Kartell
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