What is Favini Prisma?

Prisma is the felt-marked paper in the Favini portfolio, recognizable for its texture and wide range of applications. It is available in four versions: One-sided, Two-sided, Prisma Metallic, and also a version for digital printing.

This depth of offering makes Prisma a paper suitable for projects across a wide range of fields. One-sided paper (printed on the front and smooth on the reverse) has always been used for products within Favini’s School, Office, and Creativity division. Whilst the two-sided version meets the demands of the graphic design and communications industries. It is the perfect paper for greeting cards, cosmetic boxes, and all applications where texture plays a complementary role in communication.

What is felt-marked paper?

Before presenting Prisma’s new features, it is important to highlight its distinctive characteristic: the felt marking on the surface. This finish is achieved using special cylinders during production, while the sheet is still wet, giving the paper a pleasant, natural texture.

The result is a paper with microreliefs and impressions that create a play of light and shadow, evoking the imagery of an optical prism and the paper’s ability to capture white light, refract it, and break it down into new shades.

Quali sono le novità di Prisma?

Despite the brand’s long history and distinctive character, Favini Prisma has recently undergone a process of study and refinement, a journey that has breathed new life into this classic paper and strengthened its identity. The goal was to create versatile shades capable of complementing various print techniques and coordinating with other papers and colours.

Four new shades have been introduced: Sage, Ecru, Dusky Blue and Powder. These new colours add versatility and personality to creative projects and are available in various weights:

• 350 g/m², designed for cards, clothing tags, and applications requiring presence and structure
• 220 g/m one-sided, ideal for contemporary creative projects
• 120 g/m² two-sided, for print communications, even in black-and-white, thanks to its excellent contrast
• 250 g/m², the classic board for folders, covers, and stationery sets

A refreshed, more robust, and more versatile collection that takes Prisma to the next level and opens new design possibilities with colours that captivate at first glance.

Where does the inspiration come from for Prisma’s new colours?

The inspiration for Prisma Favini’s new colours comes from an analysis of emerging trends across various sectors: fashion, with a particular focus on packaging and clothing tags, events, and the wedding industry; the fragrance sector, where the presentation box plays a key aesthetic role; the hospitality industry, with its welcome and party gift bags; and the communications sector, which requires high-quality brochures and materials.

Pantone Cloud Dancer 2026 and the new Prisma colours: how do they align with the latest trends?

Confirmation that we were on the right track came at the end of the year, when we discovered that the new Prisma shades are perfectly in line with Pantone Cloud Dancer 2026. Both belong to the same colour family, characterized by soft, dusty, and desaturated tones.

• Sage is a soft, velvety green with a grey undertone that gives it a subtle, natural look, perfectly complementing the delicacy of Pantone Cloud Dancer.
• Ecru evokes organic fabrics and materials; it is a neutral, warm, and dusty shade that enhances the clean lines of Cloud Dancer.
• Dusky Blue is a desaturated blue—elegant and measured—that shares with Cloud Dancer balanced and luminous character
• Powder is a non-pink pink—versatile and perfectly complementary to Cloud Dancer thanks to its ethereal, velvety texture.

A palette of soft, natural, and balanced tones that enhances the lightness of Pantone Cloud without overwhelming it, offering creatives a trendy and versatile range for designing packaging, stationery, and marketing materials.

Why choose the new Favini Prisma?

With its revamped colour palette and alignment with Pantone Cloud Dancer 2026, Prisma Favini remains a versatile, elegant, and contemporary paper. The updated range offers designers, brands, and professionals the practical tools for high-end packaging, stationery, events, and communications. Choosing Prisma means opting for papers with versatile, on-trend colours, enhanced by its pleasant texture.

Chi è Collanine Colorate?

Before going into the details of the collaboration, it’s important to introduce Collanine Colorate, an Italian artisanal brand specialising in handmade choker necklaces crafted from high-quality natural materials.

In selecting components, surplus deadstock elements are prioritised, with the aim of giving new life to existing resources. Each creation is designed to bring colour and lightness into everyday life, becoming a small story to wear, carefully crafted by the Milan-based social Francis Today cooperative.

How did the collaboration between Collanine Colorate and Favini come about?

Colour, quality, sustainability, and attention to detail are values shared with Favini, and it is from this affinity that the collaboration was born. The project took shape starting from the new Prisma shades, interpreted by Collanine Colorate into a three-dimensional object that combines contemporary craftsmanship and material culture.

The result is a versatile accessory, designed as a keyring or bag charm, where beads, cords, and materials interact to create a balance of textures and colours. Each element contributes to telling a story and invites exploration through both sight and touch, just like the surface of Prisma paper.

Packaging: an important element of this gift

In this project, packaging is not just a container but an integral part of the story. The beads of the keyring were selected to harmonise with the packaging and shopper, both made using the new Prisma shades, creating visual and tactile continuity.

Each piece is housed in a box entirely made of Prisma paper, with an internal support and lid, all designed without the use of glue. It is accompanied by a mini shopper with raw-cut edges and pure frayed cotton ties. The set is completed with a card and an explanatory tag, also made from Prisma paper.

Accordingly, each keyring expresses the most recent chapter of Prisma’s story, while also carrying the legacy of a paper designed to be seen and touched. The three-dimensionality of the object enhances its potential, transforming it into a natural extension of the paper world; packaging, shopper, and printed materials become part of a single narrative.

The packaging and shopper are embellished with a transparent hot foil stamp, while the card and tag are digitally printed: a coordinated system in which object and paper interact and enhance each other, turning the experience into something coherent and memorable.

Conclusion

Collanine Colorate have successfully interpreted the essence of paper—made of light, texture, and material—transforming it into an accessory that retains the same ability to be observed and touched. Produced in limited quantities, the project stands as a small collectible object where colour, craftsmanship, and contemporary design come together.

Special thanks to Centro Digitale for their support in the creation of the packaging.