The Art of Design Issue 63 2023 | Page 34

34 thoughts with the sweet smells and sounds of summer . Soft pastels are reminiscent of organic Ortensia hues , whilst a simple monochrome accentuates the delicately detailed linework of this expansive design .
VISTA MEDITERRANEA
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Ortensia
A flight beyond the limits of the imagination lead Fornasetti to an enchanted , hypnotic Jerusalem . Multiple points of view overlap , with different architectural styles chasing each other in a continuous pattern . The precise black line of the buildings interprets a boundless imagination , creating an intriguing texture . The first dreamlike journey of this design took place on the ‘ Gerusalemme ’ wallpaper designed by Piero Fornasetti for the entrance hall of his Milan residence at the end of the 1940s . It was then later extended to trays , magazine racks , lamps , and pieces of furniture . A shining sun , peeking through the clouds , was added to the landscape in the early 90s , adding another fanciful element to this sprawling print .
A bright cerulean sky gives way to a deep tanzanite as the scene is taken from day to night , with the introduction of a lustred mica for this midnight palette bringing the most subtle details to the fore .
SOLI
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Vista Mediterranea
A classic of the Atelier ’ s portfolio , the sun occupies a privileged position in the Fornasetti repertoire of natural forms and is one of the major motifs in the Atelier ’ s