CORIAN® AUCTION. MORE THAN 50 PRODUCTS AND INSTALLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL DESIGN |
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Ximo Roca / Trencat / 2007 / for CORIAN®: 40 Years - 40 Designers |
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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