A ceramic glaze manufacturer such as Ferro is constantly pushing the boundaries of ceramic technology.
However, technology and technical developments in ceramics by themselves have less and less appeal to the consumer - the ultimate end user of fashion trends.

But it is the combination of the latest ceramic glaze technology and fashion trends together, which is interesting for both the premier tile manufacturers and consumers alike.

Ferro's new technology, when applied with the latest designs and colors, enables the premier tile manufacturers to reach new heights with their products, and allows them to follow the latest fashion trends in ceramics, when previously perhaps, only wallpaper or textiles could follow these trends.

MOODS 2004, Ferro's trend publication issued in 2003, represents a key to understand social changes and new ideas. At the same time it introduces materials and colors that will last beyond any single season and go hand in hand with the cultural revolution already under way.

• WINTER GARDEN (pdf 407k)
  Delicate and luminous pastel shades inspired by magic winter gardens and tasteful sugary tones: ivory, light blue, ancient pink, celadon green.
  
  
• UNDER GLASS (pdf 332k)
  Bold colors that acquire depth through the transparency of vitreous surfaces: silver, red, violet, myrtle.
  
  
• HAMMAM (pdf 343k)
  Suffused, relaxing tones that play with light and shadow to create shifting color effects, enhanced by metal touches: grey, ochre, dark blue, brown.
  
  
• STONE…… (pdf 313k)
  The greyish colors of stone and rock. Cold tones with a slight tint of blue: stone, rock, pinkish beige, mud brown.
  
  
• ……and WOOD (pdf 291k)
  The warm tones of wood, golden or reddish brown, sandy beige to accompany  warm parchment white: beige, golden, reddish, cocoa.
  
  
• DRESS YOUR HOME (pdf 448k)
  The colors are those of masculine fabrics, flannel and felt with a delavé, worn look. They are also the colors of denim, transferred from clothing to the home: fog grey, dull blue, khaki, pewter. Complemented by tar black, asphalt and pitch.
  
  
• Moods 2004: Color tables (pdf 19k)
  A brief resume of the Ferro colors suggested for the next year.
  

Who is Ornella Bignami?

Elementi Moda - Milan, Italy
Backed by more than twenty years of uninterrupted dialogue with the industry and trained to interpret the most important trends and social changes, Ornella Bignami has acquired enormous experience and authority in the textile and fashion industry.

She co-operates with numerous companies that have made creativity an essential component of their production process, in fields ranging from fibres to yarns, from colors to fabrics, from clothing to accessories and cosmetics.

A member of prestigious Trend Committees including Première Vision, Moda In, Expofil and Pitti Filati, for a number of years she has been co-ordinating the Trend Forum at Pitti Filati.

Since 1979 Ornella Bignami has been running her own Milan-based design studio, Elementi Moda, which has a staff of about 15 people. Starting out from an initial idea, she first draws up the design, then goes on to create products and innovative initiatives in co-operation with customers.

Download the publication in English, Italian and Spanish.

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