We have re-edited this design by Antoni Gaudí dating back from 1903 and is now part of our Art Editions catalogue.
Perhaps this is the smallest piece of furniture ever made by Gaudí with its longest side measuring 25 centimetres. However this piece reveals the complexity inherent in his other major works. A central rectangular wooden body with curved edges. A surface crossed by three elongated openings, joined at the middle with two brass plated steel ribbons to another couple of wooden elements. Fixed together with rounded shapes, one being the perietal support and the other aptly called, the hanger.
The Calvet hanger is numbered and accompanied by a certificate, signed by the director of the Gaudí Cathedra, certifying that they are a faithful and exact reproduction of the original designed by Antoni Gaudí.
measurements
23 x 22 x h.25 cm
materials and finishes
Waxed natural solid oak wood. Forged iron structure with a burnished copper and varnished finish.
A company that has always attributed such great importance to the author of the designs could never forget the great figures in history. That is why the BD catalogue of contemporary creations has always included those by admired classical masters.
Antoni Gaudí (1852/1926) is, without doubt, the most internationally well-known Spanish architect. But is not only his buildings and brilliant architectural solutions that have travelled the globe. His integrated conception of architecture led him to pay attention, not only to structural calculations, but also to all the decorative elements, including furniture, that would form part of the building. The admiration felt by modern designers for the furniture designed by Gaudí has not gone unnoticed by BD which was the first company to rescue them from history by embarking on their serial production using traditional art and craft techniques and the same materials –varnished solid oak– in order to reproduce all the rich detail displayed by the originals when they were first produced.
