Feel AtHome (More Than Ever) 2021

A conversation with
Carla Bianchet
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Carla Bianchet is a colour designer. She
trained when this figure did not yet exist,
working as a stylist - an area in which
colour, and the matching of colours, is a
fundamental component. Her method is
based on observing her surroundings, but
above all on physically collecting things
that impress her with their colour - a leaf, a
piece of wood, an old toy, a bobbin of
yarn, a tennis ball. She uses these objects
to create combinations, colour variations
that she then turns into mood boards,
using samples of the materials at her
disposal.
With a passion for nature and plants, her
greatest inspiration is the land from which
she comes, with its unique colours: the
unique blue colour of the Livenza river, all
the shades of green that one encounters
during a walk in the woods, the white of
the buildings of Trieste that are reflected in
the sea. Her parents handed down this
passion to her: her father was a sportsman
and not a week passed by without him
organizing a walk for the whole family.
Carla has a connection with these places,
not only because of their beauty but also
because of their sometimes welcoming,
sometimes harsh nature - due to their
bordering position, a passage between the
West and the East. It is a melting pot of
people, languages and cultures, reflected in
everything, also in contrasts.
And it it is precisely this passage, intended as
movement, that is the basis of her nomadic
way of working. Carla thinks that being
confined to a room in front of a computer
is not in any way stimulating and prefers
to wander among nature or along city
streets, observing and collecting objects,
ideas and inspirations.
Her work for Kristalia was born and
evolved in this way, leading to five mood
boards for the indoor collection.
Neutrals or naturals: the vitality of neutral
colours, shades of white and natural hues
inspired by Nordic style.
Browns: the strength and warmth of brown
- the colour of coffee, shadows at the end of
the day, and walnut wood.
Greys: reassuring and elegant shades of
grey, including London skies, tweed
remnants and river pebbles.
Darks: black, like a second skin. The
infinite varieties of a classic reinterpreted in
a non-classical way.
Random colours: a balance of chaos, the
coherence of randomness. Colours that
simply go well together.