The Retro Renovation 2012 Color of the Year is Bitossi Rimini Blu, a shade named after the famous, rich, deep glaze on Italian-made Bitossi pottery designed by Aldo Londi around 1959. Also known as Cobalt Blue, this is a classy, retro color that “plays well” with a wide variety of other shades, including orange, gold, avocado, brown, red — it’s very versatile. To demonstrate, I roamed all around my house on Saturday and took photos of art and accessories that that incorporate this color. Note, in this study, I have been pretty liberal about the what goes in this color family. It’s all good. Read on for a festival of blue — 28 photos in all.
Michele says
Oh I see now it’s third from the top too… hmmm pillow cover? It looks like entrelac but I dunno :/
pam kueber says
Yes, it’s a close of up the bargello stitching that you can also see on the actual pillow near the top…
Michele says
Thank you. The crazy thing is I just learned what bargello stitching is… I haven’t seen much of it though, so I didn’t recognize it 🙂
Michele says
We love this color in my house! Love the photo inspiration post too. I have to admit, I’m kind of freaking out about the yarn-thing third pic from the bottom… What is it??? I’m in love with the pattern, and I can’t figure out if it’s crocheted or knit or something else! I would love to see more pictures of that too… srsly obsessed, it has some kind of spell over me 😀
Laura says
Somewhere in my life I remember upholstery in this blue shade. I loved it. Maybe the late 60s early 70s. It seems like it came before harvest gold and avocado green. Maybe along with orange.
Jay says
Pam, thanks for sharing the “blues”. Especially liked your WOT vases. I’m a sucker for cobalt blue and dark green glass & pottery. Always on the lookout at antique malls. You have a great eye for color!
Brian GadgetSponge says
Love cobalt! It’s hard to keep it at bay sometimes when picking color palettes.