Ailanto joins the dendAZ store design community

Ailanto, the fashion brand recognized for its unique prints, handcrafted designs and use of noble materials, will be present at dendAZ. This is Basque Design. In collaboration with the Centre, an exclusive print textile design inspired by Azkuna Zentroa and its architecture has been created as the leitmotif of the store's new merchandising line, which will be presented in November. Ailanto - an ornamental tree known as "tree of heaven" -, is the brand created by the twins Iñaki and Aitor Muñoz in 1995, after graduating from the University of Fine Arts in Barcelona, where Iñaki specialized in fashion design and Aitor in landscaping and botany. Their passion for art and beauty reflects the exquisite worlds of painters, sculptors, and landscapers of the art movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. As they explain, their creative process begins with the design of the prints, which have been developed using various pictorial techniques such as collage, tempera, watercolor and oil. "From here, the pieces of the collection are composed, where the prints -thanks to the modeling techniques- draw out their volumes," as they detail their creative process. The result is exclusive designs and a creative authenticity "defined by our ability to investigate, surprise, innovate and at the same time recover in order to reinvent." They give special value to details and quality work throughout the design: from the selection of materials to the processes, both technical and manual, giving great importance to finishes.

This company of the twins from Bilbao is committed to local production and works "to improve respect for the environment and nature, guaranteeing sustainability with our suppliers and collaborators in the proper use of materials and their production processes."

This Is Basque Design Merkatua in the Atrium

This Is Basque Design Merkatua in December

DendAZ. This is Basque Design, the Azkuna Zentroa store has become a reference space for design since its opening in July 2019. It represents a new concept of a dynamic and lively showroom, where the work of local and international artists is materialized. It puts in value the work and the creation process of designers, and promotes the concept of creative shopping. This quarter, dendAZ. This is Basque Design expands to the Atrium on December 10, 11 and 12, generating a larger and more comfortable space to meet designers as part of this community in Azkuna Zentroa. We will also see the personal and professional project behind each product, its creative processes and the local, artisan production committed to each artist's sustainability.

This Is Basque Design Merkatua

Friday, 10th December, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 11th December, from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, 12th December, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.