Antoni Gaudí collection

Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) was a Catalan artist and architect that struck an ethereal balance between art, architecture and design. A leader and icon of Modernisme (also known as the Catalan art nouveau), Gaudí’s stunning forms reflected his individualistic style, his faith, and his passion for nature.

Since 1975, BD has played a pioneering role in preserving and reintroducing Gaudí’s furniture into contemporary design culture, producing the pieces originally created for Casa Batlló (1904–1906), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Casa Calvet (1898–1899), Gaudí’s first major residential project and winner of the Barcelona City Council’s Best Building award in 1900. BD was the first company to recover and re-edit these designs, faithfully reproducing them using traditional techniques and materials such as solid varnished oak. Production follows strict criteria of craftsmanship and material fidelity and remains entrusted to the same lineage of artisans. Each piece bears Gaudí’s signature and is certified by the Real Cátedra Gaudí as an authentic reproduction.

For over 50 years, BD has preserved the furniture Gaudí conceived for these interiors, where furniture was designed as a direct extension of architecture and the human body. Rather than decorative objects, these pieces are inhabitable structures shaped by movement and daily use. The BD Gaudí Collection includes chairs, benches, stools, a coat hanger, a mirror, and metal fittings. Handcrafted in solid varnished oak, the furniture is defined by softly contoured forms that adapt to the body: subtly twisted legs, backrests that follow the spine, and seats that widen where weight rests. Positioned between object and sculpture, Gaudí’s furniture is functional, structural, and expressive, with a modernity rooted in form emerging from use and the human body rather than ornament.

ANTONI GAUDÍ COLLECTION CATALOGUE