The Four Elements tiles
Marrakech Design
Year Completed: 2018
Design: Monica Förster Design Studio
Creative Director: Monica Förster
Team: Senior Designer, Monica Förster,
Junior Designer/Assistent, Riccardo Paccaloni,
Intern, Marine Le Razavet
In ‘The Four Elements’ a northern colour scheme is combined with a modernist form.
In ‘The Four Elements’ a northern colour scheme is combined with a modernist form.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/6447d49145e77193a8ad45f9_marrakech-design_four-elements_5.jpg)
In ‘The Four Elements’ a northern colour scheme is combined with a modernist form.
In ‘The Four Elements’ a northern colour scheme is combined with a modernist form.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/6447d4949ba5182ff71d9aec_marrakech-design_four-elements_6.jpg)
The starting point is the nature of Norrland: forest green, sky blue, pitch black and brick red. Yet the aesthetics are rooted in a modernist abstraction.
The starting point is the nature of Norrland: forest green, sky blue, pitch black and brick red. Yet the aesthetics are rooted in a modernist abstraction.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/6447d498d649ef408eccf81b_marrakech-design_four-elements_7.jpg)
The starting point is the nature of Norrland: forest green, sky blue, pitch black and brick red. Yet the aesthetics are rooted in a modernist abstraction.
The starting point is the nature of Norrland: forest green, sky blue, pitch black and brick red. Yet the aesthetics are rooted in a modernist abstraction.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/6447d486d1b57d7a54463321_marrakech-design_four-elements_8.jpg)
The result is a tile that unites the past and the future: nature and city. The colours under the hard surface behave like water colour: it is delicate with transitions that are soft on the eye.
The result is a tile that unites the past and the future: nature and city. The colours under the hard surface behave like water colour: it is delicate with transitions that are soft on the eye.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/6447d410e954ad2eeb186601_marrakech-design_four-elements_3.jpg)
The result is a tile that unites the past and the future: nature and city. The colours under the hard surface behave like water colour: it is delicate with transitions that are soft on the eye.
The result is a tile that unites the past and the future: nature and city. The colours under the hard surface behave like water colour: it is delicate with transitions that are soft on the eye.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/6447d483494baad6cbdcd398_marrakech-design_four-elements_1.jpg)
The Four Elements tiles
Marrakech Design
Year Completed: 2018
Design: Monica Förster Design Studio
Creative Director: Monica Förster
Team: Senior Designer, Monica Förster,
Junior Designer/Assistent, Riccardo Paccaloni,
Intern, Marine Le Razavet