COLOR TREND: NEL BLU DIPINTO DI BLU!

Pantone 2020: Classic Blue is the new “must” of style and design

We were waiting with anticipation and have not been disappointed; the new colour palette for 2020 is original, particular and full of significance. As in every year, the experts of the Color Institute have chosen the colour for the new year: it’s called Classic Blue 19-4052, a reassuring and positive shade of blue. Emboldened by this new flourish of colour, stylists, designers and everyone involved in the creative process are taking their cue from such effervescence in order to create innovative designs inspired by nature and elegance.

Presenting Classic Blue 19-4052!

The colour for 2020 has a strong visual impact; it’s an intense shade of blue approaching indigo

“We live in an era that requires faith and hope. PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, a stable shade of blue that we can rely on, transmitting a sense of constancy and trust. Having a strong character, it forms a solid foundation on which to build on. It’s an endless blue that recalls the vast infinity of the evening sky, encouraging us to look beyond the obvious and to think more deeply and outside the box, to expand our horizons and foster communication” according to Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of Pantone Color Institute.

What is the meaning of Classic Blue?

“It instils calm, trust and a sense of connection, and reinforces our desire for a stable and reliable base from which to venture out as we are about to cross the threshold of a new era. Fixed in our minds as a relaxing colour, it offers refuge and instils in the human spirit a sense of peace and tranquillity. It enables us to refocus our thoughts, facilitating concentration and providing excellent clarity. A reflective blue tone, Classic Blue fosters resilience.”(-cit- store.pantone.com)

The versatility of the 2020 Palette

Classic Blue is a very versatile, albeit basic colour, which combines well and could even take over from black, at least for 2020. It’s no coincidence that a shade of blue was also chosen in 2000 (Cerulean) to celebrate the arrival of the new millennium. This colour is perfect for bringing a breath of fresh air into the living room or into the bedroom or kitchen: refined in its simplicity, it will certainly lend great character to all the rooms of the home, whether used on the walls or in the floorings, or chosen for furnishing accessories such as sofas and bookcases.

Thousands of original colour combinations

Classic Blue is perfect for developing new designs, also together with contrasting nuances. Taking inspiration from dusk, blue blends magnificently with classic marine colours such as rope, white and red, but also a beautiful green can create an unusual and very relaxing combination. Light colours such as white, beige or cream, are very suitable because they create a particularly elegant contrast. Do you prefer to be more minimalist and monochrome? Blue is the perfect colour for lending interiors an elegant touch of timeless colour.

Intense blue: a contemporary reinterpretation

Blue in floorings can be used in various, also particularly modern, solutions, and don’t impinge unnecessarily on the look and feel of the living spaces.
FIO.Ghiaia, the collection created by the architect Luigi Romanelli for Ceramica Fioranese’s FIO. line, is an excellent example of inserting the colour blue while still obtaining a striking and bright floor. This collection gives life to a story of stones that become precious rock, with which small pebbles become chips of precious stone such as marble. A “terrazzo” idea is used, with a background available in fine and coarse grain, and with the possibility of very modern large/small combinations of great decorative potential. There is no problem of combinations with the nuances of the furnishings, thanks to the three colours of the background in the range – Bianco, Grigio and Grafite. Blue, however, remains the fil-rouge running through these surfaces in porcelain stoneware. It’s an intense marine blue, welcoming and a little dreamlike, which enters rooms resonating with the same lightness as water.