Twelve exquisite design pieces blooming in pastel colours

Pastel Grooved Coaster/ Pen Holder by Martha Brook – Photo by Martha Brook.

Design – Like oxytocin for light-hearted souls, pastel nuances infuse optimism and serenity. Imagine when they take over the living environment. From Karim Rashid’s eclectic fragrances to marshmallow-looking seats by Roche Bobois, check out what our design contributor Antonella Galimberti fell in love with.

Photo by Roche Bobois.

Organic shapes define Bombom, Roche Bobois’ soft and curvaceous outdoor collection for idle dreaming moments. Designed by Portuguese visual artist Joana Vasconcelos, the collection is inspired by the sunset melange of colours of Lisboa. Bombom comprises sofas and seats recalling candies and marshmallows.

Zanotta celebrates the 50th anniversary of its Sciangai coat hanger with a pastel-hued limited edition. Inspired by the famous Chinese table game Shangai, the iconic and playful furniture was designed by De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi in 1974.

Photo by Zanotta.

“I designed this perfume in 1995, but it never went into production. Maybe it’s about time!” Karim Rashid told our Antonella Galimberti. The histrionic designer created exquisite packaging for an Estée Lauder scent. The design plays with pastel colours and transparencies that overlap when you open or close it.

Perfume by Karim Rashid x Estée Lauder - Photo by Estée Lauder.

Courtesy of Karim Rashid.

Draga &Aurel explored the power of colour and light refraction through the craftsmanship of an original acrylic material, Lucite. Their FLARE collection comprises seven variants of a coffee table and a totemic sculpture. The multifaceted objects change from every angle, expressing the emotional journey of a flare: intuition, revelation, and discovery.

Flare Collection by Draga & Aurel – Courtesy of Todd Merrill Studio, NYC.

Finnish design firm Iittala launches PLAY, a brand-new collection of playful home items that are easy to mix and match. The warm colours glowing in the sun and Matisse’s cut-out art inspired the collection. Light green, lilac, and salmon pink make a party-pleasing crew! Play vases and bowls, mouth-blown at the Iittala glass factory in Finland, are always ready for a celebration, be it a Monday night disco, a breakfast club gathering, or even a solo drawing party.

Photo by Iittala

The Pastel Grooved Coaster/ Pen Holder by Martha Brook is a humble and elegant companion for the office desk. Handmade in the UK by artist Emily Marlyn, it is made of Jesmonite, an innovative, sustainable material available in mint green, peachy pink, and light lilac.

Pastel Grooved Coaster: Pen Holder by Martha Brook – Photo by Martha Brook.

Danish lighting design brand Louis Poulsen celebrates its 150th anniversary with limited editions of some of its iconic designs. The PH5 Suspension Lamp, originally designed by Poul Henningsen in 1958, is now available in a new version that injects fresh and contemporary hues into a classic that calibrates light diffusion by stacking metallic shades.

Photo by Louis Poulsen.

Young Korean designer Yoonmo Koo has created monolithic wood benches and stools with a vibrant texture that plays with light and shadow. The series takes inspiration from the Dansaekhwa artistic avant-garde from the ‘70s, which aimed to bridge traditional Korean style with more contemporary Western modernism.

Dansaek furniturr collection by Yoonmo Koo – Photo by Yeonjung Woo.

For his Aqua Collection SO, Davide Vercelli has designed glamorous knobs for Fima Carlo Frattini, a leading Italian company manufacturing bathroom fittings and accessories. The handles come in pastel colours and are covered with a glossy or satin glass cap, recalling perfumes or nail polish containers.

Design by Davide Vercelli x Fima Carlo Frattini – Photo by Fima Carlo Frattini.

Vent de Printemps – springtime wind – dishes are produced in Murano, Venice, and feature flower-shaped murrines, traditional Venetian jewels made from molten glass. Designed by Paolo Cappello for Ercole Moretti and certified as original Venetian Artistic Glass.

Piatto by Ercole Moretti.

The Timeless Gem Colors capsule collection by Turkish glassware brand Pasabahce Leonardi & C. Tumbler brings a springtime good mood to the table by combining vintage design with a delicate palette of quartz pink, blue sapphire, and amethyst purple. Conical, twisted or spiralling, the MÆGEN candleholders by Idyll Home are made of refined and glossy coloured glass.