A material study / 012
Milan: Burgundy & Chocolate
Leather, lacquer & a little travertine light.
Burgundy and chocolate settle into a low, tonal room, punctuated by cognac leather, pale stone and reflective details.
01 / The palette
Six colors, one atmosphere.
Screen colors are authored interpretations. Material photographs show surface character; they are not calibrated color samples.
02 / Play with the composition
Let the dark tones settle together.
Separate similar dark colours by finish. Leather, velvet and lacquer can share a tonal family while looking quite different. A pale stone plane gives those dense surfaces a clear boundary.
Composition balance / Total 100%
Starting points
Adjust the six palette colors
Explore the pattern and material proportions. The room views are fixed interpretations; the live composition responds to your settings.
Original palette · Sunken salon · Tonal depth: 60% · Surface finish: Satin · Dark leather: 45% · Warm wood: 35% · Pale stone: 20% · Travertine: 30%; Cognac Leather: 10%; Burgundy Leather: 15%; Walnut: 20%; Burgundy Lacquer: 15%; Chocolate Velvet: 10%
03 / Translate
From a room to an interface.
The interface
Objects, rooms & materials
Objects with a deeper tone.
Burgundy and chocolate settle into a low, tonal room, punctuated by cognac leather, pale stone and reflective details.
The same palette. Different roles.
Materials
The ingredients.
An imagined setting.
A contemporary interpretation,
with references kept beside the study.
Take away
Take the study with you.
Sources & interpretation
Triennale’s design collection provides context for the experimentation of Italian interiors and objects. This imagined Milan apartment uses low seating, glossy lacquer and tonal brown rather than reproducing a named designer’s room.
The palette follows the authored material references in this collection. Room, object and material imagery were created for this study. These are imagined settings, with no affiliation to the fictional interface brands.
The controls explore screen composition, not physical pigment recipes or material measurements. Image rights · Image permissions