Ceramic Trends Galleries : MOODS 2005

We feel the need to hope for a better world, a world that is prepared to take positive steps ahead.

We want to rediscover our own rhythms and unveil our "joie de vie".
Only natural simplicity and the quality of life's essentials will win us over and lead the way.

Materials and colors used in new ways, to convince consumers with sophisticated tastes, consumers that are ready to personalize their own universe.

Color is the story of human society, the evolution of thought and the expression of self. Awareness of color symbolism began in the age of the romantics: Schiller and Goethe attributed the polarity of color to four basic personality types (phlegmatic, melancholic, sanguine and choleric).

Over time techniques were refined and color became the most immediate way to communicate our thoughts and emotions.

Color is used increasingly in mass communication and considered one of the most sophisticated tools of seduction.

Today color is used to create environments that are health-giving, environments that benefit our psycho-physical well-being.

The 2005 range takes advantage from a variety of shades that allow you to play with harmony and contrast.

A cool light illuminates tones that balance on the verge of white, tones that are impenetrably opaque or glow with the brilliance of satin. Ivory white, pearl gray, cool beige, shadow gray.
Calming colors of absolute purity.

Ivory: see the trend colors

Start again with black, opaque, polished, wet or lacquered. Tones that are almost black are highlighted by the contrast of ivory white. Night blue, caviar gray, slate gray, ebony.
Obscure colors in enigmatic settings.

Ebony: see the trend colors

The cloudy shadows of neutral dusty tones. Ancient shades that add flavor to the contemporary. Chalk, marble, clay, mastic.
Tones that exude ecological elegance.

Clay: see the trend colors

Vivacious colors with diminished intensity: white-washed or stained. Pink, yellow, burnt red, cornflower blue.
Lived-in shades that have been manually modified.

Chalk: see the trend colors

The ingenious mimicry of mother nature. Nature dominated by the blue shades of water and the greens of leaves and foliage. Leaf green, aqua green, aquamarine, emerald green, orchid violet, marine blue.
Contrasting colors give dynamic effect.

Camouflage: see the trend colors

HIGH VISIBILITY

A range of vibrant and luminous tones. Bright red, orange, lacquered black, solar yellow, bright green, electric blue.
Colors that are euphoric and energetic.

High Visibility: see the trend colors

Ferro base glaze stains useful to develop the trends colors described above

CK 10900	CK 11015	CK 11020	CK 11702
CK 11508	CK 11040	CK 10134	CK 12032
CK 12021	CK 270542	CK 13103	CK 13074
CK 15090	CK 14028	CK 14002	CK 15063

Code	Description	Composition	Transparent Base
CK 10900	Yellow	ZrPrSi	4%
CK 11015	Coral	ZrFeSi	4%
CK 11020	Coral	ZrFeSi	4%
CK 11702	Light Brown	FeCrZnAl	4%
CK 11508	Brown	FeCrZnAl	4%
CK 11040	Reddish brown	FeCrZn	4%
CK 10134	Dark brown	FeCrZnNi	4%
CK 12032	Maroon	SnCrCaSi	4%
CK 12021	Light Maroon	SnCrCaSi	4%
CK 270542	Red	ZrCdSi	4%
CK 13103	Grey	SnSb	4%
CK 13074	Black	FeCrCoNi	4%
CK 15090	Turquoise	ZrVSi	4%
CK 14028	Green	CrCoZn	4%
CK 14002	Green	CrAl	4%
CK 15063	Blue	CoSi	4%

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.

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