"[…] colour must no longer be considered as a mere aesthetic-decorative element enhancing the atmosphere of a venue, but as a merger of psychological, physiological, ergonomic and sensorial implications that open up to new scenarios of design innovation. […] Starting from this concept, we created the Cromie ceramic collection, where colour is the substance of the product itself, to support all the design potential to the utmost. The collection develops over four chromatic families […] then organized by relationships between the various colours and representing the project-planning opportunities that link ceramic with other design elements. A way to re-think ceramic products using colours that is also enhanced by the decision to use the NCS - Natural Color System® © as a reference, […] to facilitate an integrated vision of the project including the chromatic component, with which ceramic tiles can fi nally express themselves."
Cristina Boeri, July 2011
The colours of the Cromie collection are vividly shown in the NCS® © colour circle that explains their chromatic relationships. It is possible to have a closer look at the tints that form the collection and the ties between them and the NCS® ©, the neutral grey shades, that have no tint, are in the centre of the circle.
**The NCS System® © is based on the six colours the human eyes identify as elementary (they are not associated to any other colour). They are White (W), Black (S), Yellow (Y), Red (R), Blue (B) and Green (G). The NCS® © notation is based on how much of a resemblance a colour has to the six elementary colours.