Downtown Design
redazione 11/09/2026

Métaphores | Belle Étoile

From the flight of birds to interstellar rocket launches, each Belle Étoile creation tells the story of exploring a world in continuous motion, between sky and earth, vision and matter
Métaphores presents the new Belle Étoile collection, designed by Creative and Image Director, Emilie Paralitici, which draws inspiration from celestial themes. Mineral tones and luminous accents, like nebulae, converge, giving rise to a world that traverses the cosmos. The patterns interpret different perspectives: the sky observed from afar, Earth seen from above. Among the inspirations are soft clouds, northern lights, magnetic storms, and asteroid dust: each fabric captures a fragment of the sky to transform it into matter.

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