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Daniele Iotti, finish designer at Arcobalenocolorlab, explains how the combination of flooring and wall finishes has become a process of listening and personalization.<\/p>\n
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In the world of interior design, the pairing of floors and wall finishes has stopped following predetermined rules and has instead become a process of attentive listening and customization. A shift that reflects a new awareness: spaces are environments to be lived emotionally, not just functionally.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere is no longer a trend or fashion dictating which colours to use; there is instead an awareness of wanting to design them,\u201d <\/em>explains finish designer Daniele Iotti. \u201cColour becomes something truly subjective, to be integrated into spaces based on many personal values<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n This evolution marks the end of simplistic, generic statements such as \u201cgreen is relaxing\u201d or \u201cred is agitating.\u201d Each person carries an unconscious set of chromatic associations that can overturn conventions. For this reason, Daniele adopts an approach that begins with dialogue and observation: \u201cIt\u2019s as though the project is born naturally through conversation. You talk with the client and try to understand\u2014beyond technical needs\u2014what they are really looking for<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/skema.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Daniele-Iotti-designer-2.jpg” alt=”Daniele Iotti designer” title_text=”Daniele Iotti designer” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”5%||1%||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”||||on||||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”18px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In this process, flooring plays a key role. It is not just a surface but an element that communicates through its material qualities. \u201cThe floor is a colour as well as a material: a stone-effect floor has one aesthetic, white wood another, dark wood yet another<\/em>,\u201d Daniele points out.<\/p>\n When a client expresses the desire to walk barefoot on parquet, what may seem like a detail becomes a crucial clue. \u201cI begin to understand that this person loves materials. I can probably propose wall finishes that aren\u2019t just paints but material products with their own textures, linking the warmth of the floor to the warmth of lime-based finishes<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”5%||1%||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”||||on||||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”18px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Choosing solutions such as Skema flooring offers unprecedented compositional freedom. Thanks to reduced thickness and quick installation, these floors allow interventions in existing spaces without invasive demolition, opening design possibilities that once required complex construction sites.<\/p>\n \u201cA light oak floor pairs beautifully with beige, blue, rust, or green,\u201d <\/em>says Daniele. \u201cWood is a natural essence, and when authentic materials like iron, glass, and wood are combined, the result is always harmonious<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”50%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_phone=”80%” max_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”5%||1%||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”||||on||||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”18px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The era of the \u201ctaupe dictatorship\u201d seems to be over. \u201cHomes, once finished, were beautiful to photograph, but people felt they were living in something bare, requiring a lot of personalization<\/em>,\u201d the designer recalls. \u201cIf I have a very strong personality, a neutral home may be enough because I\u2019m already \u2018a lot\u2019. But if I need a home that comforts me or supports me, a neutral house will feel empty and cold<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n The post-Covid period accelerated this awareness. Confined in our homes, we realized how much domestic spaces influence our well-being. This led to a renewed desire for colour.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/skema.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fuaje-boutique-hotel-v2.jpg” alt=”Fuaje\u0300 boutique hotel” title_text=”Fuaje\u0300 boutique hotel v2″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_padding=”||0px|||” locked=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ width=”100%” max_width=”50%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_phone=”80%” max_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”||1%||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”||||on||||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”18px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Another crucial aspect is the change in mindset regarding durability. \u201cWe no longer feel the need to create a colour that must last twenty years\u2014or forever<\/em>,\u201d Daniele observes. \u201cToday I\u2019m attracted to this colour, so I use it\u2026 and tomorrow I\u2019ll change it. It\u2019s doable and easy to achieve<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Floating-installation floors support this transformative mindset: \u201cA floor that costs a little less, is quick to install, requires no glue, no dust, no debris to dispose of, and is also quick to replace. It doesn\u2019t need to last a lifetime. If in ten years I feel like it, I can empty a couple of cabinets and lay a new floor<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn a recent 60-square-metre project I followed, installation was completed in a single day, while other works had been going on for weeks\u201d\u2014an efficiency unthinkable with traditional floors<\/em>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”5.1%||1%||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”||||on||||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”18px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Daniele\u2019s work stands out for an approach that goes beyond aesthetic consulting, touching on psychological dimensions. He also uses tools such as the RAH Color test, based on neuroscience, to identify the palette most suited to each person.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes I\u2019ve proposed bold choices, thinking I had gone too far. Then those clients have come back to thank me\u2014even five years later\u2014when redesigning other parts of the home, saying: you gave us that colour in such an unusual way, and here we are again<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n In one particularly delicate project, he helped a client transform furniture inherited from her late mother, repainting it to preserve the memory without letting it become overwhelming. \u201cAt first glance I don\u2019t always remember, but when I want to, I recall that it was the piece I used with my mother<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n This integrated approach\u2014considering floors, walls, ceilings, and furnishings as parts of one system\u2014gives spaces a soul that no render, no matter how sophisticated, can capture. Because in the end, as Daniele reminds us, \u201cdesigning colour means designing emotions, memories, connections. <\/em>It means creating homes that truly resemble us<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Daniele Iotti, finish designer at Arcobalenocolorlab, explains how the combination of flooring and wall finishes has become a process of listening and personalization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9986,"featured_media":20833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Come da tradizione, Skema \u00e8 presente anche quest'anno alla design week. 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