In a world crowded with stimuli, she values how the shade offers balance: \u201cThere is a bombardment of colours\u2026 this neutral shade does not influence you, but you can influence it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shalini, too, finds it culturally familiar \u2014 visible in Kerala\u2019s saris, mundu and pottery \u2014 and emotionally uplifting, a tone that \u201ctakes away from the darkness\u201d and brings calm, much like the highlights an artist uses to create relief in a painting.<\/p>\n
Poet and academic Syam Sudhakar approaches it philosophically. \u201cThe name sounds soothing and peaceful. I believe the hue was always here among us, long before Pantone declared it,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Syam reflects on how meaning shifts for colour. \u00a0\u201cRed may symbolise danger to some, whereas a red rose symbolises love. I would stress this shade carries no racial reading. White is not a white man\u2019s colour.\u201d
In his view, its role is simple and almost meditative: a presence that can \u201crestore peace, even if briefly\u201d.<\/p>\n
Nithya Mariam John, a poet and assistant professor of English, has a different take. \u201cThe very concept of assigning one particular colour to express a fresh start may also be homogenising,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan one shade be considered an umbrella colour that paints millions of feelings about serenity, clarity, mindfulness and close reflection, all across the globe? White or not VIBGYOR, let us start afresh. That\u2019s the bottomline.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inside homes, colour certainly takes on yet another function. Designer Midhun Babu finds serenity in the cosiness the Cloud Dancer offers. \u201cIt has a soft, airy warmth that diffuses light gently,\u201d he says, noting that unlike harsher whites, it stays stable in Indian lighting.<\/p>\n
Interior designer Ebin Francis calls it \u201ca timeless colour that goes with most of the other elements\u201d, especially in Kerala homes where it pairs seamlessly with both traditional and contemporary palettes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt never overpowers a room. Textures and layering can elevate it easily \u2014 ultimately delivering what they see as a feeling of calm and comfort,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
What ties these perspectives together is the shade\u2019s ability to step back rather than stand out. Instead of demanding attention, it creates room \u2014 for interpretation, for texture, for quiet.<\/p>\n
And across fashion, art, design and culture, most voices converge on one idea: its power lies in what it allows rather than what it imposes. Maybe that\u2019s the quiet shift the world needs at this point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a world crowded with stimuli, she values how the shade offers balance: \u201cThere is a bombardment of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184728,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[307,304,305,306,93144,99995,308,93,61,60,99994,42144],"class_list":["post-184727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-cloud-dancer","tag-colour-of-the-year","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-pantone-colour-institute","tag-white"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}