“PRECIOUS” FRESCOES: A PREVIEW OF THE NEW MARIANI FRESCOES AT THE 2010 SALONE DEL MOBILE

02 Apr “PRECIOUS” FRESCOES: A PREVIEW OF THE NEW MARIANI FRESCOES AT THE 2010 SALONE DEL MOBILE

Preparations are in full swing for the most anticipated fair of Milan that, from 14 to 19 April, will transform the city into the world capital of design and decor. Like every year, Mariani Affreschi is ready to present its new collections and offer us exclusive and original ideas for decorating our homes.

The common thread that distinguishes the Mariani creations for 2010 is the perfume, lightness and colours of spring with a preference for white.

A Mariani fresco depicting a painting by the Czech painter and sculptor Alfons Maria Mucha (Ivančice, 24 July 1860 – Prague, 14 July 1939)

“We thought,” explains Laura Mariani, “of a sweet and delicate home dominated by soft relaxing colours such as powder blue, camel, gold and cream. The main colour is white. There is a desire for renewal, youth and beauty. We look for them in our everyday lives and bring them into our homes.”

“Therefore, the new features of the Mariani collections are frescoes with neutral and relaxed tones that add colour to classic or modern homes making them precious with some special touches,” continues Laura.

Mucha’s women and flowers in a fresco by Mariani

“Precious decorations are another important aspect of our Mariani pieces. Small mother-of-pearl applications that require specific handcrafted mastery will be used as jewels on the clothes and hair of Liberty subjects. This new feature is further enhanced by other applications such as Swarovski and silver leaf.”

These precious applications will ornate the Mariani works, in particular, the subjects of Liberty-style paintings, where the lightness of the graphic figures merge beautifully with the special pictorial technique, full of history and charm.

Delicate shades and refined subjects meet in a Mariani fresco depicting a work by the Dutch painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Mariani Affreschi looks forward to showing you its new collections at pavilion 4, stand F05/G06.

M.Z.