In just one year, Ima Garmendia has managed to carve a niche among the most outstanding potters of Barcelona. Its clients are restaurants with Michelin stars, design stores and individuals who know how to value a careful work of craftsmanship. The secret of your success? Adarbakar, a brand that unites its two passions: ceramics and [...]
An energetic, fighter, engineer, honest and inspiring woman. Ana Bridgewater is a ceramist and an icon of the new generation of professional craftspeople. Founder of the Abalon project, she is known for her impressive candles. Ana elaborates with care and delicacy each of her pieces, combining porcelain, gold and wax. Some of them have been [...]
Innovation through Craft. Nowadays, handmade products are a real and sustainable alternative to industrial and mass production. So, it is not surprising that a lot of people is searching for creativity and inspiration. Instagram or Pinterest can help us to find new ideas, although they are not always real cases or well documented. Therefore, today we present a selection of books [...]
Buying art today is not easy. Anyone interested in acquiring a painting, sculpture or illustration soon we will discover that there are many platforms, channels, artists, prices and options. In addition, if we want to buy art as an investment, we must take care the factors directly influence the value investing quotes. Therefore, today we present a quick and easy [...]
Wood is a surprising material, from which we often forget that it also floats. In the postindustrial era, where iron, plastic and fiberglass seem to have conquered all the waters -and markets-, a sense of happiness invades us when we discover projects like Bart Deseyn's. From his small workshop, Bart elaborates canoes and wooden oars [...]