Spanish Pattern Tour | Gandia Blasco
Thursday, July 27, 2017
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Last week I kicked off my Spanish Design Series, highlighting only about of the incredible places nosotros visited during the Sunny Design Days Tour in Spain. Today I'm going to part our take in to Gandia Blasco, a blueprint society located inwards the beautiful town of Ontinyent inwards the province of Valencia. Founded every bit a solid unit of measurement concern inwards 1941, Gandia Blasco first specialised inwards the production of blankets. In the piece of cake 80s, society president José A. Gandía-Blasco reinvented the business, developing novel lines of abode textiles in addition to rugs nether the cite GAN. A alter of course of written report inwards 2000 saw the introduction of outdoor slice of furniture in addition to along amongst it, farther success. Now recognised every bit a global leader inwards outdoor furniture, Gandia Blasco have opened shops in addition to showrooms inwards a pose out of countries worldwide. Staying truthful to their beginnings, the indoor textile brand GAN remains an of import business office of the catalogue.
Arriving at the stunning location nosotros were treated to a delicious Mediterranean breakfast inwards La Casa Gandia Blasco courtyard, followed past times a dip inwards the pool. Needless to say it was a swell start to a 24-hour interval that would achieve a soaring temperature of over 40°C!
Next to the puddle is a huge courtyard surface area which showcases the Gandia Blasco outdoor slice of furniture collections in addition to hither nosotros got to sense only about of the novel products for 2017. Shown below, the understated in addition to comfortable Saler Soft and Saler Soft Teak collections are designed past times José A. Gandía-Blasco. Blau features a subtle in addition to elegant collection of outdoor slice of furniture amongst a marked architectural grapheme in addition to timeless quality. Designed past times architectural studio Fran Silvestre, the collection includes chairs, sofas, stools, loungers, human foot rests, tables in addition to a tree-like lamp, all of which part the same lite in addition to fluid forms.
Blau Collection
See all of the outdoor collections in addition to accessories here.
José A. rattling kindly gave us a tour of his exquisite home, La Casa Gandia Blasco. A truthful extension of the build in addition to a lesson inwards pared dorsum styling, the white washed interior features incredible concrete staircases in addition to huge windows overlooking the gorgeous courtyard.
Another highlight of this take in was checking out the novel Garden Layers collection designed past times famed architect in addition to designer Patricia Urquiola. The maiden off outdoor serial nether the framework of GAN, the incredible collection is made upwards of rugs, mats, whorl pillows in addition to cushions. These tin sack survive arranged together inwards dissimilar ways, providing infinite possibilities for outdoor living.
The inspiration for the collection came from on a trip to Bharat where Patricia Urquiola was captivated past times the delicacy in addition to harmony of the Mughal architecture she discovered there. Gardens in addition to terraces establish their agency into her restless imagination, igniting the maiden off sparks of inventiveness for the outdoor collection.
An proficient at interpreting other worlds in addition to transporting us to them through her exquisite language, Urquiola in 1 lawsuit once again showcases her masterly blueprint skills. The influence of the Orient is evident in Garden Layers by the agency it invites reclined relaxation on rugs in addition to mats, amongst the add-on of whorl pillows in addition to cushions. It tin sack also survive perceived inwards the fringes, the finishes in addition to the geometry patterned textiles. Having the pleasance of testing out the collection, I tin sack honestly say the comfort levels were exceptional. The whorl pillows are in addition to thence supportive, I could stimulate got stayed at that topographic point for hours. The warm colourways, patterning in addition to textural elements of the products build them fifty-fifty to a greater extent than appealing.
The collection is available inwards 3 color groups; terracotta, gray in addition to blue. Made amongst high-tech materials in addition to fillings including atmospheric condition resistant yarns in addition to foams that dry out rapidly, they are perfect for outdoors. To run into the total collection accept a expect here.
The Sunny Design Days tour was arranged past times RED - Reunión de Empresas de Diseño / Castilian Design Association - a nonprofit organisation that promotes Castilian blueprint worldwide.