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We’re heading back to Milan with two new exhibitions featuring mirocomachiko, curated by Li Edelkoort, and Marta Minujín
From April 7 to 13, we return to Milan to take part in the world’s most renowned Design Week. This time, we’ll be presenting two new collections that blend contemporary art and textile craftsmanship. For the second year in a row, we’ve developed a new collection in collaboration with the esteemed Lidewij Edelkoort. Based on…
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Marta Minujín in a new dimension. El Espartano Editor anticipates a new collection with the artist.
Infinite, playful and always surprising, Marta Minujín’s work transcends conventional limits to question, activate and transform the observer. On this occasion, once again, Marta invites us to leave the mind and free the body, to play like children on a large wool carpet that projects her work and becomes a habitable stage in everyday life.…
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Furoshiki collection created with Luciana Gonzalez Franco selected for the Ibero-American Design Biennial in Madrid
Furoshiki, the collection of objects designed by Luciana González Franco from remnants of our carpets, was selected to be part of the ninth edition of the Ibero-American Design Biennial (BID) in Madrid, the most important event of contemporary design in the Ibero-American region. The collection includes seating and containers for everyday use inspired by the…
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Turing by Guto Requena, nature, science and diversity
Depicted as “one of Brazil’s fab five” in the Queer Eye series, architect and designer Guto Requena emerges as a leading figure of the new generation of architects and designers in Brazil and on the international scene. From his studio, new digital technologies, cyberculture and hybrid realities are themes that run through all his projects.…
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Reinos: the new collection of rugs from El Espartano and Cabinet Óseo
Nature seen through a microscopic lens came to life in “Kingdoms”. This collection of rugs from El Espartano, created in collaboration with Cabinet Óseo, explores the hidden beauty of the plant and animal kingdoms, fusing art and textile design in three unique pieces. The collection consists of Crisálida, Irupé and Banano, three rugs that invite…
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El Espartano expands its universe: now also textiles
To create a space that is pleasing to the eye, the key is to achieve harmony among all the elements that compose it. Knowing how to combine colors, shapes and textures in a coherent way and that at the same time these represent us, make us feel “at home”. With this premise in mind, El…
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El Espartano and Lidewij Edelkoort together at Milan Design Week 2024
El Espartano will participate in the Milan Design Week. From April 15 to 21, under the curatorship of renowned trend expert Lidewij Edelkoort, it will present the “Garden” collection at the prestigious Rossana Orlandi gallery. The collection, composed of 10 pieces, is an expression of hope inspired by nature. There are 9 rugs and an…
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Archiving, preservation and enhancement with IDA Foundation
As part of our 80th anniversary, IDA invited us to participate in its collection and made a selection of more than 150 pieces from our archive, including woven and color system samples, brochures, carpets and company documents that show our evolution through the years. The IDA Foundation (Research in Argentine Design) treasures more than 1…
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Sculpture Furniture: much more than a carpet
Under the direction and curatorship of Lucila García de Onrubia (Deon Rubi) and Cinthia Kazez, the second edition of Mueble Escultura (Sculpture Furniture), an independent initiative that explores the synergy between design and contemporary art through group exhibitions, was held. The exhibition, open to the public from October 28 to November 11, 2023, was presented…
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Interview with Hella Jongerius: creating to find meaning
Sustainable innovation, craftsmanship, responsible manufacturing, and the relationship with nature and objects have been, for three decades, the topics that industrial designer Hella Jongerius from her studio located in Berlin. Her works question us from the exploration of color, materials and textures, in an attempt to reconnect with the other, with the objects that surround…
