“When I paint the skin of a beautiful peach with soft touches of paint, I glimpse in its reflections the same soft shadow of renunciation, the same love of the sun, the same memory of dew.” Paul Cézanne, the French painter who reinvented the still life and turned the landscapes of Provence into a unique leitmotif, thus defined the color that this fruit exhibits on the outside and treasures in its soul. A warm, welcoming, endearing color… and often ignored in the palette of pastel tones, practically without its own entity in the decoration until the Pantone Color Institute decided to establish it as the color of 2024.
“Peach fuzz is a kind of soft peach color that makes spaces its own. Since its launch as color of the year, and especially after the emergence of spring, it has begun to give life to countless accessories, as well as interior design proposals that revolve around the sumptuousness that this color evokes,” explains Rebecca Atwood for Magazine. , author of the book Living with color.
“When choosing this color we have taken into account that the fundamental thing to live a full life is to have the health and strength necessary to enjoy it. In a world that often places great importance on productivity, competitiveness and achievement, it is essential that we also look inward and realize the importance of taking care of ourselves, of finding moments for ourselves, and from there promoting creativity and connection with others,” adds the vice president of the Pantone Color Institute, Laurie Pressman, when defining the meaning that the firm gives to this color.
Because after the striking viva magenta chosen by Pantone last year thinking of an explosive return to a lost vitality, the peach fuzz connects us again with romanticism and that velvety and protective aura that reminds us of the peaceful sunsets that the spring.
In this drenching color, what would be a color immersion, grays, beiges or slate blues are left behind. Obviously it is not about applying the peach fuzz on all the walls or even covering the ceiling, but we can play with letting this tone clearly rule the chosen elements. Bedrooms, dining rooms and living rooms are the spaces where peach fuzz can best create a warm and friendly atmosphere, complementing it with other decorative elements. For the dining rooms, we find the Bloom and Rug rugs from Nanimarquina, as well as the printed options with that distinctive floral seal from the Milanese Lisa Corti, which expands to cushions and tablecloths.
Several furniture brands have also opted for this tone, both for indoor use and to start enjoying our terraces and gardens, from Dedon and Roche Bobois to the iconic 720 Lady armchair by Marco Zanuso. The proposals for serving the table from Maisons du Monde, Bordallo Pinheiro and Vista Alegre will make any agape a feast.
Fashion has not been left behind. Emma Stone did not hesitate to wear a Louis Vuitton dress in this color for the Bafta awards ceremony, while other celebrities such as Lily Allen or Florence Pugh have preferred to play with contrasts, but always with this delicate peach color that so much Lady Di carried in life. Hence, this season we see peach fuzz and its associated chromaticism in proposals from Schiaparelli, Erdem, Simone Rocha, Antik Batik or, in our country, Designers Society and Yerse. And, as accessories, nothing like the Hereu or Guess bags. As the famous painter Claude Monet, who gave its name to the Impressionist movement in 1872 with his exquisite painting Impression, soleil levant, said during his lifetime, orange light is the best way to reflect joy on a canvas.
