Lightning proyect
Services: Product Design, Visual Research
Year: 2024
Partners: Barbany Artesans
Photography: Manel Cano, Nerea Beunza
Location: Barcelona
(ENG)
In search of cozy environments that fostered closer conversations, I remembered the moments around the fire where knowledge and traditions were shared in the past. “Harria da Argia,” gives name to this project: the stone is light. The stone is friction, the stone is love.
With these pieces, the aim is to create emotional connections with handmade objects, promoting interaction with tangible elements. This collection of luminaires is based on visual research on Basque rural sports, which, in conversation with other traditions from around the world, culminates in a synthesis of four forms.
They are produced in two versions: on a large scale in alabaster, on a small scale in porcelain.
The porcelain pieces are made by Anas Rifi-Zinati in the Espai Alfar workshop he co-founded in Barcelona, very close to the Arco de Triunfo.
The alabaster pieces are produced by the Barbany family of artisans, who have been working with stone since 1884. They continue to do so as they did when they started, now also incorporating new production processes.
This project focuses on the value of listening, as opposed to a digital world of incessant noise. The importance of friction and rubbing in our lives: the touch of skin equated to the texture of one of these pieces; the embrace offered by a warm and welcoming light.
Looking into the eyes and listening with the soul.
(ES)
En busca de ambientes acogedores que fomentasen conversaciones más cercanas, recordé los momentos alrededor del fuego donde antaño se compartía conocimiento y tradiciones. Harria da Argia, da nombre a este proyecto: la piedra es luz. La piedra es fricción, la piedra es amor.
Con estas piezas se busca generar conexiones emocionales con objetos hechos a mano, promoviendo la interacción con elementos tangibles.
Esta colección de luminarias tiene como base una investigación visual sobre el deporte rural vasco, que en conversación con otras tradiciones del mundo, concluye en una síntesis de cuatro formas.
Se realizan en dos versiones: en gran escala en alabastro, en pequeña escala en porcelana.
Las piezas de porcelana las realiza Anas Rifi-Zinati en el taller Espai Alfar que ha cofundado en Barcelona, muy cerca de Arco de Triunfo.
Las piezas de alabastro las produce la familia de artesanos Barbany, que lleva trabajando la piedra desde 1884. Sigue haciéndolo como cuando empezaron, aunando ahora también nuevos procesos productivos.
Este proyecto pone el foco en el valor de la escucha, como antítesis a un mundo digital de ruido incesante. La importancia de la fricción y el rozamiento en nuestras vidas: el tacto de una piel equiparado a la textura de una de estas piezas; el abrazo que ofrece una luz cálida y acogedora.
Mirarnos a los ojos y escuchar con el alma.
Photography by Manel Cano Merino.
Alabaster pieces:
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Photography by Manel Cano Merino.
Porcelain pieces:
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Photography by Joshua Linacisoro:
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Photography by Nerea Beunza:
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Editorial design by Patricia Cárdenas:
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