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Florim's SensiColore Ceramics Inspired by Goethe's Italian Journey

architecture-design · 2026-05-04

Florim has launched SensiColore, a ceramic collection designed by Matteo Thun and Benedetto Fasciana, inspired by Goethe's diary 'Italian Journey'. The series translates Italy's natural landscapes into a contemporary architectural language through a palette of chalky whites, brick-rosé, ochre, greens, blues, and earthy browns. It follows the brand's previous collections Sensi and SensiTerre, continuing a sensory geography that blends raw nature with artisanal craftsmanship and technological alchemy. The porcelain stoneware uses a traditional long-kiln firing process to achieve a watercolor effect, ensuring chromatic consistency with dynamic light and shadow. The collection evokes memory and fleeting sensations, offering a tactile ode to Italy's diverse regions from Sicily to the Ligurian Sea.

Key facts

  • Florim presents SensiColore ceramic collection
  • Designed by Matteo Thun and Benedetto Fasciana
  • Inspired by Goethe's diary 'Italian Journey'
  • Palette includes whites from Sicily's Scala dei Turchi and Sardinia's shores
  • Colors shift to brick-rosé and ochre from Tuscany and Marche
  • Greens from Veneto and Trentino valleys
  • Blues from Piedmont's lakes and Ligurian Sea
  • Uses traditional long-kiln firing for watercolor effect

Entities

Artists

  • Matteo Thun
  • Benedetto Fasciana
  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Institutions

  • Florim
  • designboom

Locations

  • Italy
  • Sicily
  • Scala dei Turchi
  • Sardinia
  • Tuscany
  • Marche
  • Veneto
  • Trentino
  • Piedmont
  • Ligurian Sea

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