FOLIAGE

The Foliage Collection, designed by Studio Romani Saccani Architetti Associati, consists of four carpets dedicated to the seasons of the year. Leaves are the inspiration of the designs, from botanical cataloging to their actual form. Stylized profiles trace the contours of the rugs, different from each other in their margins, geometry, sizes and colors. The central axis, like a leaf’s median vein, becomes a border for two different methods of workmanship, which is necessary to give two opposing textures in New Zealand Wool. The contrast between the softness of one and the consistency of the other, recalls the tactile experience as when you touch a leaf, smooth on the top and rough or rippled on the back.

Summer rug is a lively and bright homage to summer. The profile of the rug is reminiscent of the typical leaves found in lush virgin forests, and its saturated and contrasting colors recall the warm climate of summer.

Colors of Autumn rug are intense and enchanting: an elegant juxtaposition of warm red, brown, green and yellow tones, it evokes the feeling of walking on a real carpet of leaves in a park or in the woods.

Winter evokes, in its form, the angular silhouettes of typically “winter” leaves, like holly or ivy. The color palette is in cool tones, which recall snowy winter vistas. From white to green, with various grey and taupe tones, the colors are soft and sober, never intrusive.

Spring rug has a series of degrading shades of orange and green. Bright and delicate colors harmonize throughout the rug, recalling a varied and fresh palette typical of spring blossoms encompassing the buds, flowers and leaves that bloom on plants.

A story, therefore, that follows the natural cycle of the succession of the four seasons. A tribute to the authenticity of simple things, capable of giving emotions.