CORIAN® AUCTION. MORE THAN 50 PRODUCTS AND INSTALLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL DESIGN



 Ximo Roca / Trencat / 2007 / for CORIAN®: 40 Years - 40 Designers  previous next 
The table decoration Trencat is a colouristic element that is transformed by the light, which in formal terms, is reminiscent of the basin-helmet worn by Don Quijote. Trencat means “broken” in Valencian language, and takes us back to the use of the trencadis technique (split tiles) in popular architecture that was developed in Valencia during the Modernist period. This type of architecture, known as Popular Modernism, appears as a free, original interpretation thereof, and is characterised by a quality and uniformity that give it immense value. It is filled with unusual characteristics and poetic ingenuity, and these characteristics are conveyed to us through the piece. Trencadis, a technique that consists of creating mosaics using the remains of broken ceramic, was widely used during that period, and was given a boost as a decorative method by Gaudí. Today, famous architects such as Santiago Calatrava, use the trencadis technique in their works. In conceptual terms, this technique has been the basis for this project.
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