ARTlantique at Azul Tierra

Durante todo el mes de julio, la tienda de Barcelona de AzulTierra de nuestro global nomad Toni Espuch, expone los muebles ARTlantique. Mesas, cómodas y sillas que esconden en cada uno de sus listones una poderosa historia, la de los pescadores senegaleses.

De viaje por África, en su paso por Yoff (Dakar), el diseñador Ramón Llonch no se pudo resistir a la belleza de las embarcaciones sobre la arena con sus vibrantes colores y sus capas de pintura desgastada. La idílica imagen evolucionó en la idea de reciclar esas barcas para hacer muebles. “Pocos saben tanto de reutilizar como los africanos: allí no es una moda, es su día a día.”

Cada una de las piezas, fabricada individualmente, es única e irrepetible y se convierte en un testimonio de la historia de los pescadores del oeste de África. Contemplando su seductora imperfección nos damos cuenta que hay vida, hay sonido y hay relato.

During all July the Barcelona store of AzulTierra, owned by our global nomad Toni Espuch, will be displaying ARTlantique furniture. Tables, chests and chairs that possesses a powerful story behind its wood strips: the one of senegalese fisherman.

Traveling through Africa, in Yoff (Dakar), designer Ramón Llonch couldn’t resist the beauty of the colorful and old textured boats over the sand. That postcard image evolved later in the idea of upcycle that boats and make with them furniture. “Nobody knows better how to reuse than Africans: there it is not a trend, it’s their daily life.”

Each piece made in Africa individually is unique and becomes a testimony of the fisherman stories from Western Africa. Looking at their seductive imperfection we realise that these furniture is full of life, sound and tales.

During all July the Barcelona store of AzulTierra, owned by our global nomad Toni Espuch, will be displaying ARTlantique furniture. Tables, chests and chairs that possesses a powerful story behind its wood strips: the one of senegalese fisherman.

Traveling through Africa, in Yoff (Dakar), designer Ramón Llonch couldn’t resist the beauty of the colorful and old textured boats over the sand. That postcard image evolved later in the idea of upcycle that boats and make with them furniture. “Nobody knows better how to reuse than Africans: there it is not a trend, it’s their daily life.”

Each piece made in Africa individually is unique and becomes a testimony of the fisherman stories from Western Africa. Looking at their seductive imperfection we realise that these furniture is full of life, sound and tales.