BARELY NEUTRAL - Jan 2022 by Lynne Meredith for MVM Custom Rugs
 Shown clockwise from left to right: Fendi Ready to Wear Collection 2022/ "Mantra" Abstract painting in oils from the MVM Art collection/ "Buonarroti Ideal Face" by Michelangelo/Hand knotted MVM custom rug in wool and silk/ Rose Quartz pink crystals. | BARELY NEUTRAL - It's power and purpose As neutrals become warmer, hues that are touched with pink emerge in fashion and Interior design. Michelangelo created many drawings using red chalk which contains clay and other mineral compounds. Rose Quartz crystal is said to have healing properties and exude positive energy, attracting harmony and peace in both life and relationships. The word “neutral” literally means non-confrontational and unbiased so it is natural that it would imbue these feelings.
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BARELY NEUTRAL - How to work the palette What is also so interesting about these "pinkish" barely neutrals is how they resonate against brighter shades. I am obsessed with recent Ready to Wear and Couture Collections from Fendi, where a soft pink vibrates beautifully with tomato red and minty sage green accents; making it contemporary and relevant.
In both modern and ancient architecture, the use of natural red clay and cement adds texture and warmth. I have long admired the play of light and shadow at the Pink Palace in Jaipur Rajasthan, which I visit during my regular work trips to India. Rajasthan is the region where many of the MVM hand knotted rugs are crafted by our skilled artisans. These "Barely there" shadowy neutrals are all around us. They inspire and work also work harmoniously in tonal palette combinations.
|  Shown clockwise from left to right: Fendi Couture collection 2022/Modern Architecture in Pink Concrete /Hawa Mahal, the Pink Palace in Jaipur/Modern geometric arches. |
