Summer Trends: Asparagus

Asparagus tones are sprouting up this year, filling the home with fresh grassiness as well as a tender side. A mid-level green that balances herbaceousness with subtlety, Asparagus is more vibrant than sage but more placid than forest green, making it refreshing – and flexible.

Asparagus-tinted interiors feel light and clean, offering a quietude that brings the dewy verdance of summer indoors. It connects us to the outdoors effortlessly, its organic mood both lively and innately soothing

Think of how asparagus grows and follow its lead indoors – stalks appearing here or there, generally standing alone from each other. Sprinkle a few statement items around, objects that’ll visually connect to and support each other from across the space, while bringing some fizz. Plant larger Asparagus pieces such as armchairs or sofas for standalone statements, or cultivate a collection of smaller items more closely together to form a provocative and playful patch.

Combine with natural finishes like untreated wood or woven accents to highlight the hue’s understated, rustic charm and bring a crisp yet grounded touch.

The colour of the Z24 collection by Muller Van Severen for Zanotta says nothing if not ‘healthy lunchtime vegetable,’ the iconic zig-zag motif creating stalk-style layers and casting linear three-dimensional shadows. How about a portion of Molteni&C’s Pénélope console by Christophe Delcourt? Its top is a slice of marble or timber, while underneath waits the smoothly formed legs resplendent in Asparagus-toned glossy lacquer.

Sauté alongside the Marcuso Table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, its tubular legs a minimal interpretation of Asparagus itself, and sprinkle in Foscarini’s Aplomb mini wall lamp by Lucidi Pevere, its concrete shade coloured with zesty Asparagus-toned pigment.