Gaulino Chair

Chairs from BD Barcelona, Designed by Oscar Tusquets Blanca

Product description

The Gaulino Chair is one of the best designs by Oscar Tusquets. The chair is made integrally from wood and leather and has converted into an icon in Spanish design. Its name comes from the influences that inspired the designer: Antoni Gaudi and Carlo Mollino.
Description

Structure and back in solid ash varnished or stained. Seat with internal frame in oak and upholstered in leather.

Dimensions

51 x 55 x h.83,5 cm

Concept

Old rock fans never die and Oscar Tusquets loves to demonstrate this. This architect, artist —the drawing of the dama molliniana shows it— and writer, has designed nearly everything during his long career —his work has its own encyclopaedia, compiled by Juli Capella and published by Electa— and in particular many chairs, some of them much admired, but possibly none so beautiful as Gaulino. In this piece —says Tusquets— some critic detected his well-known admiration for Salvador Dalí but, when he saw it finished, it seemed to him that the clearest influences came from Antoni Gaudí and Carlo Mollino. This is why it is called Gaulino. He designed it in 1987 and since then it has become a point of reference in Spanish design. “I learned and enjoyed it very much and I consider it one of my best works. Although its appearance is totally artisanal, it was my first really industrial project in wood; that was when I realised what machines could do.” Nearly a quarter of a century later, BD is re-launching it, improved, accompanied by a new table design and with the knowledge of having a unique and unrepeatable chair which has a great story to tell. With it BD has begun making a series of audiovisuals —BD STORIES— on their most iconic designs.

More about this product

Part of the collection CHAIRS AND STOOLS.
Manufacturer BD Barcelona
Family Gaulino
Architonic ID 1139643
Year of Launch 2010

Similar Manufacturers

Related Projects

This product has been archived. Product information may no longer be up to date.

Similar Manufacturers

Similar products to Gaulino Chair