The new Quadrille Collection designed by Clara von Zweigbergk for Decoratori Bassanesi explores the relationship between formal balance and chromatic vibrancy. The designer’s background in graphic design brings a refined sensibility to a collection of tiles that feel light and graceful, intense yet meticulously composed.
The collection takes its name from the dance that originated in France and gained popularity across Europe in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Based on intricately choreographed interaction between four couples, the quadrille creates geometric formations when viewed from above. In a similar way, the collection builds visual rhythm through the repetition of graphic elements, marrying a delicate aesthetic with a deep appreciation for geometry and symmetry.
Every tile was designed to dialogue with the others, to create unexpected combinations and fluid scenarios that gracefully define spaces. Quadrille is a collection that encourages variation and personalized composition, generating surfaces that are both structured and dynamic.
Modernist patterns and retro motifs are interpreted in a color palette specifically tailored by the designer, combining velvety burgundy with shades of forest green and dusty blue. Clara von Zweigbergk’s signature style – feminine but not frilly, exacting but not austere – resonates in the collection’s uncontrived colors. The result: a design that takes cues from a classic pattern, reprising the heritage of some elements from Decoratori Bassanesi’s historic production archive, and updates it with dynamic, contemporary tones and laying arrangement.
Six designs generate a visual interplay to decorate interior spaces with boldness and grace, using color as a key element of expression. Crafted in glazed porcelain, the tiles in the Quadrille Collection come in the classic 15-by-15 cm format in a nod to the heritage of Italian tilemaking tradition.
