NERJA
“Bringing the 80s Costa del Sol aesthetics back”
The firm todobarro presented to designers Damián López, founder of Leblume, in Málaga and Carlos Jiménez this project. The main goal was to design two new collections that, while keeping the philosophy of the brand, would present a new and different style from the rest of the existing catalogue. Each designer should find his own perspective and concept proposal.
Nerja was the collection designed by Carlos Jiménez and it was inspired by the city of Nerja.
“When we started looking for inspiration, we both decided that we could think about Málaga, where todobarro was born and where all the pieces are handcrafted.”
MEDITERRANEAN VIBES
Photography: Product J.A. Partal Process: Marina M Luna
Work: Product design
Art Direction: Leblume & Carlos Jiménez
“When looking for inspiration about this, I was always ending up in references to the TV show Verano Azul, which was filmed in Nerja by that time. I watched some episodes and I started thinking about the idea of terrazzo, really common in those days.”
BRINGING THE 80s COSTA DEL SOL AESTHETICS BACK.
JUST FOUR TERRACOTA TILES
All patterns are created by playing with just four different terracotta tiles. When adding the different colors of the clay, the possibilities of creating interesting terracota floors are endless.
Versatile and with endless compositions
This irregular structure is perfect when trying to simulate the randomness of terrazzo. Apart from these tessellations, these pieces allow people to create many other patterns, that go from geometric compositions with vintage feelings to others more classic ones with new details.
SOME PATTERNS CAN BE CREATED USING JUST ONE OF THE TILES
THE PROCESS
After the first sketches, molds for the prototype phase were 3d printed. Then, the terracotta is prepared and the artisans make the pieces by hand. After that, pieces need to dry for several weeks before they are fired for 7 days in an Arabian oven. This means that, to see the first prototypes, we need to wait around 40 days. With these pieces we could check that we could make the pieces but we had to change some small details.
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