News 2016
Since its origins in the 1970’s, BD Barcelona Design has always been an atypical company. Its founders and still current owners, who come from an architectural background rather than the business field, have oriented BD’s production from the very start by cultivating beauty, in some cases above function. Accompanied with artisanal processes instead of mass production, the new products always have more proximity to art than industrial design. Characterised by superior quality, short-series productions (and on occasion limited editions), and unique pieces due to crafted manufacturing. In the 80’s, BD pleasantly surprised by editing Gaudí’s furniture for his famous buildings and in the early 90’s, BD again astounded by introducing an exclusive first collection of furniture and lamps designed by Dalí. More recently, Collections and Designers with an accentuated artistic profile such as Jaime Hayon, Oscar Tusquets, Färg & Blanche and Campana Brothers continue to point the way where design and art meet together. Design meets art. Since 1972
BD Barcelona Design News 2016 Campana Brothers2 Färg & Blanche6 Jaime Hayon10 Oscar Tusquets14 Pepe CortÊs14 Measurements16
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Campana Brothers Aquรกrio cabinet
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Aquรกrio cabinet
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Färg & Blanche Couture armchair
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Wood Tailoring TM
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Couture armchair
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Wood Tailoring TM
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Jaime Hayon Showtime 10 Collection
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Showtime 10
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Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Showtime Collection.
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Oscar Tusquets Pepe CortĂŠs Gaulino easy chair and table Olvidada double, triple and chandelier
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New Gaulino square table.
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Measurements Aquรกrio cabinet 48
Couture armchair 182
News 2016 Art Direction and layout Ramรณn ร beda Beatriz Hernรกndez
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Photos Eugeni Aguilรณ
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Printed by Nova Era Publications
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Gaulino easy chair and table 70
Olvidada double, triple and chandelier 150
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Showtime 10 Collection 110
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Multileg cabinet
Mirror King 90 / 120
Mirror Kong 90 / 120
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Poltrona, armchair and sofa
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Showtime vases
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Multileg low table All the measurements are in cm.
The “BD phenomenon” started many years ago with an unusual and original utopia of design, aesthetic, functional and commercial. Barcelona had a well prepared groundwork, which I have demonstrated to be so, fertile, available, appropriate and elegant. BD fully extended the search for its own perspective, moving from modern teachers to experimental language, materials and the most refined craftsman. The commercial objective was not obscured but integrated the theoretical hypothesis. Ignited discussions ensued at BD’s table for this very reason, accumulating many heterogeneous objects, designs, proposals and models – slowly converting into museum pieces. Alessandro Mendini
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