Continue the game of geometric patterns in neutral shades of green-gray, in extra fine merino carded wool with a silver lurex yarn… I wanted to insert with my blankets ‘Checked + Stripes’ and ‘Wavy Line’ illustrations by Francesca Zoboli, from the book ‘The blue flowers’ that inspired me and that I found in tune with patterns and nuances of colors

3-color jacquard knit blankets and a silver lurex wire cm 160 x 190

Design as a factor of transformation and change between research and experimentation

It’s a relatively young discipline, linked to the industrial world and has as its reference our daily life with its relational, cultural, economic, ecological implications. It has a great responsibility: to improve the contexts in which it acts.

Victor Papanek … ‘Everything we do is almost always design, because design is the basis of every human activity. Design is not recognized as a specialized activity but as an essential character of the human being, the ability to make the world, to transform it, to adapt it to its needs. A practice of sharing, of cooperation, which assumes a socially and ecologically responsible dimension

Generate ideas and solutions ‘tailored’, remembering that the creative process is like a journey, a new ability to think and bring a change to experience, suitable for you! A testimony for those who love design, in the search for the original object that inspires…

Simply search and be surprised by the encounter where Made in Italy grows. Redesign a way of living the blanket: we learn to consider it as an object of value linked to our tradition. A small object to be desired: the feeling of nostalgia, the search for comfort, the safety of a valid product, all reconciles your well-being: the attention of colors linked to pleasant sensations, soothing, in a warm lightness of moments that rekindle the desire to relax for a true well-being! The specific need of your needs responds to a search and needs for solutions, to live better.

How to add a ‘special touch‘ in your home. What needs do you want and research, without finding them? My accessories can represent you with the conscious choice of an unconventional blanket that can happen to look for it and not find it, just in the mix of features that you want or that you may not know but that can be interesting for you. The importance of colors that accompany soft colors in geometric patterns, for an elegant and lively style that stands out…a trusted companion!

The green

Artwork’ Gnoli + collage of blanket

Green is vibrant, lush, vital. As pigment it is not a primary color: it can be obtained by mixing blue and yellow. In some contexts it becomes a color with a primary meaning: from politics to the environment, the use of the name for some disciplines (engineering and green architecture). It makes us think of bucolic scenes in favor of the environment, perceiving it as a quiet nuance of economic well-being and good taste, of trust. It represents the color of the balance, being at the center of the visible spectrum.

It’s the symbol of perseverance and knowledge. This color exudes a sense of balance, compassion and harmony. It conveys love for all that pertains to the natural kingdom by promoting the right contact with the laws of nature and with respect for traditions. It has a calming effect, instills a sense of justice and greatness of mind. It gives tenacity and perseverance. On the other hand, it creates a kind of resistance to change and tension. It is the color of the self of the hope of vitality, often of the accumulated energy that leads to self-control and the need to dominate both people and events. It symbolizes the need to start over, to turn around, to resist. The color of rebirth.

Green indicates a stable and calm personality that does not like the unexpected, despite being taken by the achievement of ambitious goals. He prefers to follow projects in solitude, since he hardly adapts to the group. Those who prefer this color tend to exalt themselves feeling superior to others, wanting to make a good impression. Feeling the best, he does not accept changes in his ways of acting. Conservative, habitual, sometimes insecure. Those who reject this color are often trapped by the grip of obligations, feeling forced to do unwanted actions and sometimes frustrated because they believe they are not up to their high expectations.

In chromotherapy, it instills the calm needed to achieve your goals. The same green stones give the sense of balance and rooting with the environment. In the human aura it represents that “extra” energy, which leads to the tendency to want to control others, regardless of their real will. In its negative connotation, it brings tension to the moment of change. According to Buddhists, it is the color that best represents life. It is connected to the heart chakra, so pure feelings and love. According to Indian philosophy it is capable of positively stimulating thoughts through harmonic vibrations.

And the green in the decor? It is able to give the environment great brightness and is one of the colors that most easily lends itself to be combined with both modern and classic environments. When considering the palette of greens (bright and lush) should be focused and essential: focus on decorations for a single wall or for the ceiling, with the intention of giving depth to the room. Comfortable and inviting color in medium and light shades for the living room and bedrooms.

It is important to choose and insert fabrics (cotton satin, silk, velvet) accompanied by vintage objects, ceramic accessories, glass: various textures for interesting contrasts! I find very dark green sophisticated, intriguing and dramatic an intense and timeless color. The soft shades of sage (see blankets) mint and olive, are in tune with a certain well-being and balance. The presence of plants is a necessary enrichment to make the spaces inviting. But how many elements accompany the description of this color: emerald, avogado, clover…

Short historical mention: in the history of the West, unlike the East (with a positive symbolic meaning as in the Koran and in the figure of Muhammad) is also a color with controversial acceptance in its definition. In the Hellenic civilization, prejudice already exists with Plato: no to the color resulting from the mixture of two or more colors. Suspicion continued in the Middle Ages, especially in textiles, with the restrictions imposed by the guilds limiting the field of action to the use of only specific colors.

The problem in the Renaissance concerns the art of painting and the use of poor quality of green pigments, which are not very flexible to remain fixed in the background. After the introduction of oil painting (which by its nature is suitable for mixing) the taboo lapses. Painters such as Tiziano and then Veronese (colorist experimenting with unusual techniques) will be able to give that touch of brilliance in the use of copper-based greens (tendency to brown).

Late 19th-century artists also struggle to find reliability in various tones (see Seurat’s study and use in many of his works). Several elements of history have contributed to make green a color symbolically associated with volubility, envy (green with envy) with evil and poison, as evidenced by the use at the beginning of the twentieth century of new pigments based on arsenic copper, used in different materials. Wrongly it has been associated with demons and superstitions.

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