Atelier Maison Quatre is featured in the British magazine Colour Hive , a leading international publication dedicated to colour, material and design trends . Founded over twenty-five years ago, Colour Hive publishes MIX magazine each season, an essential resource for designers, style agencies, brands and trend forecasters worldwide.
Their approach is both creative and analytical: understanding how cultural, societal and aesthetic movements influence color and material.
Being mentioned in their pages is therefore much more than a press appearance — it is a recognition of the in-depth work carried out around design and chromatic research.
Color as a starting point
Since the creation of Atelier Maison Quatre, color has occupied a central place in the design of our pieces. When we started developing the mazagran , this iconic tall cup from cafes of yesteryear, we wanted to offer a refined, contemporary version, but above all, one imbued with color .
Finding the right shade is no small feat; each color stems from diverse inspirations: memories of Normandy, design, travels, and more. Each nuance required trials, adjustments, and multiple firings. Too matte, too cool, too glossy… until the material, the light, and the glaze finally conversed in a kind of perfect harmony. Our challenge was to develop colors that work together.
This process—sometimes lengthy, often intuitive—gave rise to six shades: a buttery yellow, a blue with a lavender undertone, a deep chocolate brown, a soft pink, a pale sage green, and a luminous caramel. Colors designed to complement each other, balance each other, and coexist—like a conversation between objects.
A demanding eye on design and materials
In her article for Maison & Objet – September 2025 edition , journalist Marie Rouillon highlights the return of a more sensory design, where handcraftsmanship and natural materials are regaining their rightful place. She cites Atelier Maison Quatre as one of the brands that are reimagining everyday objects with a sincere and sustainable approach, placing color at the heart of their process.
“Atelier Maison Quatre reinterpreted the traditional ceramic drinking cup Mazagran, producing streamlined versions in six shades: butter yellow, mid-blue with a red undertone, maroon, soft pink, pale sage and bright orange.”
— Colour Hive, Maison & Objet Report 2025
A description faithful to our intention: to preserve the soul of a heritage object while infusing it with a contemporary interpretation, through gesture, material and light.
Beyond recognition, a continuity
This publication is a significant milestone for us, and also an encouragement to continue our work of research and finding the balance between form, function, and emotion. Being noticed by such a prestigious publication, read by designers worldwide, confirms that color—when used with precision—can be a truly universal language.
And perhaps that's what we love most about this adventure:
to see an object born from a personal memory, handcrafted in a Portuguese workshop, travel all the way to London to be noticed by an international magazine.
