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ItalIan InspIratIon









EnLIGHTenment Magazine:
What were the top color trends
you observed?
Sergio Orozco: Milan is a garden
of hues, visual delights, and
colorful feelings most of them
presented in bright white booths.
Strong, bold colors gave a touch
of freshness to timeless, classic
looks. I also noticed that earthy
tones and natural paletes were
widely represented, some with
the color more saturated than
others to highlight the more
unique product. Cool hues were
used to either create contrast
or to unexpectedly provide a
relaxed look in a lof seting.
The common denominator in
color seemed to be in a range of
greens, with subtle tints of yellow,
petroleum hues, and vanishing
blues. My favorites were those
provided by the materials
themselves or interwoven.











EM: Was incandescent still being
featured?
SO: Italian design is passionately
in love with technology and both
incandescent and LED seem to
enjoy, fourish, and co-exist beauti-
fully. The king [light source] of Milan
was truly LED in every combination
or format possible but halogen is
still abundant. The nostalgic Edison
flament bulb [which is so popular
lately in the U.S.] was surprisingly
in evidence and used in contrast
with so much LED and halogen. It is
obvious that the Early Electric look
is echoed internationally, as it adds a
romantic touch that recalls a lost era.



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