White Textiles & Wallpaper

White: Pure and calm

Colour in its own right or value? Theories clash from Leonardo da Vinci to Goethe via the chemist Chevreul .

Yet, before the 17th century, white was undeniably a color. From Antiquity to the heart of the Middle Ages, it formed, along with red and black, a triad rooted in representations of daily life. During this period, it was not opposed to black, but to red.

White and its variations (cream, off-white, beige, grey…) are also used in contemporary architecture and design , which value it for its clarity, its light, its absoluteness, which allows for the creation of striking contrasts.

Who doesn't have in mind the Cycladic houses of an immaculate white blending with the blue of the sky and the sea?

Thanks to its very positive, pure and calm symbolism, white is the preferred color for a cozy decoration.