Aqua’s Silk Color Codex
We make things that work better and last longer. Our products solve real problems with clean design and honest materials.
We make things that work better and last longer. Our products solve real problems with clean design and honest materials.
“In visual perception a color is almost never seen as it really is—as it physically is. This fact makes color the most relative medium in art.”
— Joseph Albers
Materials play a central role in how our lighting is conceived and experienced; each material is selected to balance delicacy and durability while creating distinct spatial and sensory effects. Through ongoing research and experimentation, we adapt traditional techniques and contemporary processes to create lighting objects that are both expressive and technically refined.
A nurturing feeling of warm comfort.
Dried cotton flowers.
Hushed chatter.
Timeless beauty.
Fine porcelain.
A vintage golden watch.
The first sip from sparkling champagne.
Freshly mown hay.
Shimmering sun.
An early morning beach walk.
Dash of honey.
Soothing waves rolling in.
The feeling of freshly washed linen.
Oxford stone.
Unrestrained laughter.
Sipping on a cup of tea in bustling Bombay.
Turmeric root powder.
Freshly grated ginger.
Wavelike ridges on a beach.
Fragrant cinnamon sticks.
An empty cocoon. Sunkissed skin.
Tanned leather.
Dawn on a sunny August morning.
A grand Dutchess. Energetic.
Amber stone. Powdered clay.
A smell of earthy undertones
and a tinge of sweetness.
No dread of time.
An otherworldly tree.
Majestic. Sacred.
Feeling the last sunbeams on your
face right before the sun sets.
Victorian red. Warm-heartedness.
Redolent of claystone walls in Marrakech.
Flamboyance.
Enjoying a midsummer bonfire
out in nature. An iconic red lipstick.
Blushing. An inviting warmth.
Totemic. Strength.
The strong yet delicate flower
bursting through concrete. Full-bodied
Merlot. Burgundy. Soft velvet curtains
at the theater. Fresh bouquet of roses.
A freshness that awakens your senses.
Polished silverware. A misty morning.
Crisp air. A luminous glow.
Balancing pebble stones.
An unpaved road. Concrete jungle.
A cup of strong Earl Grey tea.
Delicate ash. A gloomy cave.
A calm mood.
Unpolished pink marble stone.
Blossoming flowers. Optimism.
Walking quietly on a moonless night.
Delicately dark. Intuition.
Soft shadows. Plum.
A night walk on a warm
summer night. Bricks inside a chimney.
Iconic. A warm black. Smokey eyes.
Dense moss on a brick wall.
Whispering woods. Emerald stone.
Dewy grass on an early summer morning.