Art and Artisan Traditions

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SACo: Showcasing Contemporary Spanish Artisanship

By Spain for Design / March 22, 2021 / Comments Off on SACo: Showcasing Contemporary Spanish Artisanship

“SACo’s genesis arises from the experience of a group of artisan firms in Spain that sensed the need to come together to improve their exposure and commercialization capacity inside and, especially, outside Spain. As an organization, we will promote artisans that create contemporary designs, who make their products mainly by hand with a high level…

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YUKIKO-TALL CUP

Profile: Yukiko Kitahara: Eastern Influence

By Spain for Design / February 22, 2021 / Comments Off on Profile: Yukiko Kitahara: Eastern Influence

“I am the daughter of a family of sushi chefs in Tokyo. I have been taught the importance of tableware since childhood and that it must be enjoyed with all five senses, First, with the look, the composition, the relationship of the plate with the food. Since then, I have always liked porcelain. My grandfather…

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SISLEY MUG

2020 Made in Spain Gift Ideas from the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza Shop

By Spain for Design / November 30, 2020 / Comments Off on 2020 Made in Spain Gift Ideas from the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza Shop

Before the confinement due to COVID 19, online shopping was growing in popularity during the holiday season. It has become essential for many businesses during the pandemic and led to an increase in the number of e-commerce websites. Although the virtual experience does not have the sensory delights that many find to be the most…

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RFC NUMBER 7 BY MAYICE STUDIO

Profile: Mayice Studio: Illuminating Artisanal Traditions with Technology

By Spain for Design / October 5, 2020 / Comments Off on Profile: Mayice Studio: Illuminating Artisanal Traditions with Technology

I recently saw an interview with renowned French decorator Jacques García who, speaking about his maximalist design tendencies, surmised that minimalism is easy if one has nothing in one’s head, but difficult to achieve if it is full. Far from being the former, the minimalist designs of Madrid-based studio Mayice Studio is a complex interplay…

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Ebonized chestnut wood

Espiral de Virutas: Nature’s Art

By Spain for Design / September 28, 2020 / Comments Off on Espiral de Virutas: Nature’s Art

“Before I began to work with wood in 2000, I did a bit of everything. I studied fashion design at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. I designed for others, sold insurance, sold underwear, was a gas station attendant, ran a family car washing and mechanics business, activities that led me to slow down, to take…

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COCOL

Cocol: Things de toda la vida

By Spain for Design / September 21, 2020 / Comments Off on Cocol: Things de toda la vida

The Spanish expression de toda la vida is one I have recently come to know and appreciate. It can refer to something familiar, something that has not changed; maybe a friend, a situation, an object, a recipe, a tradition, or that little shop around the corner. I do not think there is an equivalent in the English…

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Masquespacio Mas Creations - 1- Cookie Pot Family + Block Chair Down

New Pieces for Mas Creations collection by Masquespacio

By Spain for Design / September 19, 2020 / Comments Off on New Pieces for Mas Creations collection by Masquespacio

Ana Hernández and Christophe Penasse, co-founders of Valencia-based studio Masquespacio, have launched several new pieces to add to the collections of their new brand Mas Creations. Block Chairs is a family of dining chairs that is notable for its particular form, contrast of materials, and color. Composed of marble, stainless steel, wood, velvet fabrics, it…

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Graphic Design by Santamarina Design

José Santamarina: El Maestro

By Spain for Design / August 31, 2020 / Comments Off on José Santamarina: El Maestro

With over 50 years in the industry, Oviedo-born José Santamarina Laviada, the co-founder of Santamarina Diseñadores, is a reference in the field of graphic art in Spain. Throughout his career, he has designed graphic and logo design, brand identity, signage, brochures, books, packaging, and illustration. From 1961 to 1963, he worked as a teacher at…

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Tadanori

Tadanori Yamaguchi: Shaped by Nature

By Spain for Design / August 23, 2020 / Comments Off on Tadanori Yamaguchi: Shaped by Nature

Sculptor Tadanori Yamaguchi completed studies in painting in his native Japan. During the year before graduation, he accepted an offer of an internship with a sculptor and thus began his dedication to this art form. He has lived and worked in Asturias since 1998, after receiving a grant to study in Spain from the Spanish Ministry of…

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Butternipple Pieces by Woodic

Woodic: Bringing Technology to the Traditional

By Spain for Design / August 17, 2020 / Comments Off on Woodic: Bringing Technology to the Traditional

Woodic -a contraction of wood + ceramic- is the ceramic art studio that Natalia Suarez opened in 2018. A graduate of the University of Barcelona in Fine Arts with a specialty in design, she pursued further education in Artistic Ceramics at the Barcelona Arts and Crafts School in Llotja, San Andreu. Natalia’s work reflects her…

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UN NIDO PENS

Un Nido de Culebras: Innovative Leather Art

By Spain for Design / August 10, 2020 / Comments Off on Un Nido de Culebras: Innovative Leather Art

“Where do ideas come from, ways of making…? Well, from the world, from all those who made in the past and those who make in the present. What do I know?” Narciso Galan Narciso Galan (Somines, Grado, Asturias) The story of Narciso Galan’s studio Un Nido de Culebras began in 1987. “I have never worked…

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CERAMICA SOLUNA

Ceramica Soluna: Faces and Masks

By Spain for Design / August 3, 2020 / Comments Off on Ceramica Soluna: Faces and Masks

Originally from Madrid, María Tejada (“Marietta”) creates ceramics from her studio, Cerámica Soluna, in Cudillero, Asturias. She came to the craft by chance, through a friend who was studying it in Madrid. She took courses to learn more about it and moved to Asturias in 2006, where she continued to perfect her technique. Her pieces-…

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