--- title: "Between neon and sorbet" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/between-neon-and-sorbet" language: "en" type: "article" description: "The current color trend in home furnishings can be described as bright neon colors and subtle pastel shades, uninterrupted and plain." published: "2012-05-16T00:00:00+02:00" modified: "2024-10-14T09:00:34+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/zwischen-neon-und-sorbet/l2_v333385_1046_237_258-1.jpg" --- # Between neon and sorbet Between neon and sorbet May 16, 2012 At this year’s Salone del Mobile the colors were dominated by contrasts, soft and harsh tones: Pale pastel was on show alongside bright neon. Upholstered furniture and carpets were in sorbet colors and recalled French macaroons in apricot, mint or vanilla. The shades are restrained, appear light and finely nuanced with a low degree of saturation. As colorful contrasts there were occasional tables and wooden chairs painted in an intensive bright red and neon yellow, which looked fluorescent in the artificial light of the trade fair halls. There were conspicuous combinations of shades previously not considered to be compatible – bright red and bright orange, turquoise and yellowish green. Both the neon and pastel tones featured as monochrome blocks of colors without any patterns superimposed on them. *est* ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_992_1411-1.jpg) ”Bahir Sofa” by Jörg Boner for Cor, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ”Bahir Sofa” by Jörg Boner for Cor, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-3.jpg) “Softbox“ by Alfredo Häberli for Moroso, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-5.jpg) Sawaya Moroni presents itself in reddish tones, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_670-7.jpg) ”Morph” by Formstelle for Zeitraum, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_753-9.jpg) Group of “Variation Vases“, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-11.jpg) “Kobi“ by Patrick Norguet for Alias, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-13.jpg) “Ziggurat Container“ by Oevffice, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-15.jpg) “404“ von Stefan Diez für Thonet, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_753-17.jpg) Pastel tones at Norman Copenhagen, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_727-19.jpg) Poltrona Frau sofa corner, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_752-21.jpg) “B Chair“ by Konstantin Grcic for BD Barcelona Design, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_360-23.jpg) Signage at Spazio Rossana Orlandi, photo © Thomas Wagner, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_747-25.jpg) Pods by Luca Nichetto, photo © Thomas Wagner, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-27.jpg) Sofa-corner by Living Divani, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_751-29.jpg) Display by Louis Vuitton, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_749-31.jpg) Sofa-detail by Philippe Nigro, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_702-33.jpg) Highheels in a Milan show window, photo © Thomas Wagner, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_711-2.jpg) Missoni Home, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-4.jpg) ”Take A Soft Line For A Walk” by Alfredo Häberli for Moroso, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-6.jpg) “Vanity Fair“ by Poltrona Frau, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_754-8.jpg) “Variation Vase“ von Patricia Urquiola für Baccarat, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-10.jpg) ”Coat” by Sebastian Herkner for Moroso, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_760-12.jpg) Porcelain in rosé, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-14.jpg) ”Colour Porcelain” by Scholten & Baijings for Arita, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-16.jpg) Blue and red tones at Sawaya Moroni, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_754-18.jpg) “Deskbox“ by Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay for Arco, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-20.jpg) Textile at Poltrona Frau, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_752-22.jpg) Side-tables by TAF for Karimoku, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_754-24.jpg) Stool "60" by Alvar Aalto, painted by Mike Meiré, for Artek, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_755-26.jpg) Furniture by "La Chance", photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_675-28.jpg) ”Corona” by Poul M. Volther for Erik Jorgensen, photo © Thomas Wagner, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-30.jpg) Calf out of expanded metal, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_373-32.jpg) Design by Johanna Grawunder for Glas Italia, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/between-neon-and-sorbet/l2_v333385_958_480_753-34.jpg) Chair-installation by Sawaya Moroni, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark