Blending 60s and 70s design with modern colours and a sustainable ethos, Radici’s bold Newstalgia Collection is designed to make a statement
Photography by Beppe Brancato featuring Radici and Tekla Evelina Severin’s Newstalgia Collection featuring Elliptic
Swedish designer Tekla Evelina Severin – known to her global fanbase as Teklan – looks to the past for her latest creative project. Entitled Newstalgia, the textile flooring collection is a collaboration with Italian firm Radici and a modern reinterpretation of midcentury modern aesthetics.
Filtered through Teklan’s signature lens of playful minimalism and chromatic experimentation, the collection looks to the bold patterns of the 1960s and 70s, combining Severin’s idea of “Everyday Surrealism” by blending two-dimensional geometric designs with a perception of three-dimensionality.
From straight lines and rhythmic grids to the undulating flow of zig-zags, the range exudes both balance and movement. Severin’s distinctive palette, featuring warm tones like peach, ochre and burgundy pairs beautifully with unexpected touches, including light blue, turquoise and terracotta.
Photography by Beppe Brancato featuring Radici and Tekla Evelina Severin’s Newstalgia Collection featuring Brick
Sixteen shades carefully develop a sense of harmony across eight patterns: Monogram, Elliptic, Weave, Brick, Net, Snake, Folding and Backgammon. Offering versatility for interiors ranging from retro-inspired spaces to contemporary interiors, each design comes in two colour variants. While Monogram reinterprets the repeat patterns of luxury fashion houses with flipped and mirrored symbols, Elliptic is a nod to the 1960s Op Art Movement, which employs abstract geometric patterns to create illusionary effects. The result is a collection that feels both nostalgic and unapologetically modern.
Beyond aesthetics, Newstalgia also prioritises sustainability. Using Radici’s Bloom Black textile flooring, crafted from fully recyclable Econyl yarn, the designs merge with Severin’s mission to create pieces that are as forward-thinking in production as they are visually striking. ‘Colour is never absolute,’ Severin says. ‘It’s always relative – it’s what you put next to it that defines it.’
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