CHANGEANTS

Architectural Digest  - February1981

A luminous and icy aesthetic emerges as an important Macro Trend for interiors. Metallics started as an accessory trend and now are making a broader visual statement in wall coverings, fabrics, furniture and artwork. We will see many applications and development in this direction.

Painted faux onyx using acrylic glazes

The Changeant Theme is pure, clean, and ethereal. Iridescent kaleidoscopic glow effects, transparencies, luminous plasmas, and diffractions of light into a dreamlike vista of color and spectacular visual effects. Many of the Changeant colors relate to how light affects White i.e. mother-of-pearl, iridescence and reflective surfaces. There is a delicacy present in the idea of invisibility, barely there tints, crystals, moiré patterns, and glacial effects.  Changeants refer to a whole spectrum of special effect colors from opalescent finishes and moonstones to mercurial surfaces and liquid jewel shimmers.  They display a high degree of the intense personalization because how I see the color is different to how you see the color and is dependant on angle & light etc.

Hand rubbed silver chairs - V&M

I’m particular inspired in the idea of reflections, and the dance between light and shadow, creating beautifully airy, quiet, clean spaces.

TEXTURES & SURFACE FINISHES | Ice cold, smooth glacier surfaces, and hard crystalline textures are key.  Rippled, faceted, foiled.  Pitted, moon-like surface effects are seen as well as rough, oyster shells in Mother of Pearl.  Surfaces have the appearance of projecting an inner glow.

PATTERNS | Patterns are inspired by molecular structures.  Watermark effects and moiré patterns.

SHAPES | Furniture pieces have smooth rounded edges, spherical and conical shapes, and clean lines whilst accessories take on raw mineral forms and cellular structures.  Lighting is often faceted, inspired by origami.

Paolo Rizzatto - Hope suspension lamp

MATERIALS | Smooth, hard materials.  Rippled and faceted glass in pale tints and opalescent shades.  Ice-cold platinum reflects spectrums of color.  Delicate textiles are made up of metallic foils and silver threads.  Pitted and textured shell-like materials.  Mother of Pearl, Amethyst and crystal.

Glazed Ceramic Peacock Feather Chinese Garden Seat - China1980s