BD Barcelona has partnered with Giancarlo Valle and Jane Keltner de Valle’s CASA VALLE to breed a 50-piece run of architect Antoni Gaudí‘s Batlló Chair, initially designed for the Casa Batlló eating room in the course of the interval of 1904-1906. The particular launch, rendered in a timeless ebony stain, is on view now with different items from BD’s Gaudí Assortment at gallery CASA VALLE for NYCxDesign.
Although born within the early twentieth century, the placing design exemplifies the language of Catalan’s “Modernisme,” carefully related to the then-innovative Artwork Nouveau aesthetic. Gaudí’s whimsical and awe-inspiring designs are foundational to the motion, additionally characterised by the dramatic curves, tapered silhouettes, and naturalistic inspiration seen within the well-known chair. In tandem with selling the legacy of Gaudí’s design language, the chair’s darkened end injects it with contemporaneity.
In line with BD Barcelona, every chair is an “precise replica of the unique, handcrafted by artisans in Barcelona,” full with a certificates signed by the Gaudí Cathedra to ensure authenticity. The Spanish furnishings purveyor’s Gaudí Assortment joins its Artwork Editions initiative, which focuses on collectable restricted editions like the enduring designs of Salvador Dalí.
CASA VALLE highlights the importance of the famed architect as we speak, saying “Gaudí’s work and model of modernism feels extremely related as we speak. We needed to retell this wealthy story within the context of what’s taking place now, and join it to the power and concepts popping out of New York and what may come subsequent,” in a press release.
events can enquire with BD Barcelona for extra info on the limited-edition launch. The 50 ebony editions might be on view at CASA VALLE’s at 50 Lispenard Avenue location from Might 15-21.
