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Psychology of colour

Iittala is known around the world for its expertise as a producer of coloured glass. We have over 100 years of experience in producing this type of glass and are committed to further developing our capabilities in this area. Getting the most out of glass and developing an extensive colour palette calls for a thorough understanding of the materials used and a willingness to experiment. Colour know-how is part of the heritage of our glassworks.

Since the early days of modernism in the 1930s and 1940s, the artists working at Iittala’s glassworks have designed pieces that have challenged the skills and capabilities of the craftsmen there and the techniques they use.

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Ruutu vase 115x140mm aqua

Alvar Aalto Collection vase 220 mm rain

Ruutu vase 115x140mm aqua Alvar Aalto Collection vase 220 mm rain

Blue is non-threatening, yet confident and stable. Many police uniforms are blue because the color says confidence and security, while being non-threatening. Weightlifters have proven to lift heavier weights in blue rooms. Blue can also signify depression. You’ve got the blues is a nod to this attribute.

Blue is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, confidence, intelligence and truth.

Blue is considered beneficial to the mind and body. It slows human metabolism and produces a calming effect. Blue is strongly associated with tranquility and calmness. In heraldry, blue is used to symbolize piety and sincerity.

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Iittala X Issey Miyake napkin 51 x 40 cm pink

Teema plate 21 cm red

Mariskooli bowl 155 mm cranberry

Iittala X Issey Miyake napkin 51 x 40 cm pink Teema plate 21 cm red Mariskooli bowl 155 mm cranberry

Red strikes a chord with more cultures than many other colors because of its intensity, passion and invocation of an inherent physiological response. Red is the color of celebration and good luck (China), purity and integrity (India), and mourning (South Africa).

Red is associated with energy and power, as well as passion and love.

Red is a very emotionally intense color. It enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure. It has very high visibility, which is why stop signs, stoplights, and fire equipment are usually painted red. In heraldry, red is used to indicate courage. In contemporary culture red is the color of romantic love.

Orange increases oxygen supply to the brain, produces an invigorating effect, and stimulates mental activity. It is highly accepted among young people. As a citrus color, orange is associated with healthy food and stimulates appetite. Orange is the color of fall and harvest.

Yellow and orange are the colors of sunshine. They are associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy.

Yellow produces a warming effect, arouses cheerfulness, stimulates mental activity, and generates muscle energy. Yellow is often associated with food. Bright, pure yellow is an attention getter, which is the reason taxicabs are painted this color. When overused, yellow may have a disturbing effect; it is known that babies cry more in yellow rooms. Yellow is seen before other colors when placed against black; this combination is often used to issue a warning.

Orange combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow. It is associated with joy, sunshine, and the tropics. Orange represents enthusiasm, happiness, creativity, determination, and success.

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Claritas vase 150 mm moss green

Alvar Aalto Collection vase 220 mm moss green

Iittala Graphics mug Anemone 0,4L

Iittala X Issey Miyake platter 21 x 20 cm dark green

Claritas vase 150 mm moss green Alvar Aalto Collection vase 220 mm moss green Iittala Graphics mug Anemone 0,4L Iittala X Issey Miyake platter 21 x 20 cm dark green

Green is a color that soothes the eyes and produces a calming effect when seen. It’s also the color of spring, a time of rebirth and renewal.

Green symbolizes growth, harmony, freshness, and fertility.

Green has great healing power. It is the most restful color for the human eye; it can improve vision. Green suggests stability and endurance. Green has strong emotional correspondence-with safety. Dark green is also commonly associated with money.

Green says "nature", which explains why it is such a powerful symbol in the eco-friendly movement, as well as "initiative" and "wealth", but just as it symbols good, the extremes of green are considered to be bad as in “green with envy” or its association with money which is sometimes deemed as “the root of all evil.”

Psychology of colour

Blue is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, confidence, intelligence and truth.

Blue is the color of the sky and sea

Ultima Thule o.f. 20 cl rain 2 pcs

Nappula candleholder 183 mm aqua

Valkea votive 60 mm rain

Alvar Aalto Collection vase 160 mm aqua

Red is associated with energy and power, as well as passion and love.

Red is the color of fire and blood

Ruutu vase 115 x 140 mm cranberry

Kivi votive 60 mm cranberry

Alvar Aalto Collection vase 160 mm cranberry

Birds by Toikka Little Tern 75 x 110 mm cranberry

Yellow and orange are the colors of sunshine. They are associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy.

Yellow to orange

Iittala X Issey Miyake cushion cover 50 cm harvest

Birds by Toikka Summer Grouse 110 x 150 mm

Kivi votive 60 mm lemon

Alvar Aalto Collection bowl 50 x 182 mm

Green symbolizes growth, harmony, freshness, and fertility.

Green is the color of nature

Leimu lamp 240 x 165 mm moss green

Birds by Toikka Little Kiwi 100 x 50 mm white-green

Nappula candleholder 183 mm moss green

Kastehelmi plate 170mm moss green

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Blue is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, confidence, intelligence and truth.

Blue is the color of the sky and sea

Red is associated with energy and power, as well as passion and love.

Red is the color of fire and blood

Yellow and orange are the colors of sunshine. They are associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy.

Yellow to orange

Green symbolizes growth, harmony, freshness, and fertility.

Green is the color of nature

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