1927
SELF-PRODUCED
2020
A PROJECT BORN OUT OF ADVERSITY
1927 is a stool that speaks about adaptation to adversity, preservation of crafts and locally-based cooperation and sourcing. It is part of Kilómetro Zero, a project born out of the movement restriction of one-kilometre radius we underwent during the easing of lockdown in Spain. A group of designers was invited to participate, producing pieces using solely the resources found within these restricted areas each could move within.
LOCALLY HANDCRAFTED
The seat is made in collaboration with Juan Sánchez, who runs the esparto grass shop that his grandfather opened in Madrid almost a century ago. Using his know-how and the wood found at a local boards and mouldings shop, the stool was made with local materials and resources from the neighbourhood of La Latina in Madrid.
MERGING RUSTIC & NEOPLASTIC
As the stool base had to be built in a living room with only a few household tools available, its structure was inspired by the uncomplicated constructions of Rietveld's democratic DIY and the De Stijl movement, which coincidentally was becoming popular in Holland at the same time as Juan's grandfather opened his esparto grass store in La Latina in 1927. Reinterpreting the characteristic 'Rietveld union', wood battens overlap creating a structure in the form of a spatial composition. The neoplastic character of the base is complemented by the rustic nature of the seat, made by Juan in seagrass rope, a very traditional material used to make chairs, backrests, decorations and other crafts.
