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Francesc

Last Name

Gasch

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francescgasch

Studio Name

Francesc Gasch Studio

City

Barcelona

Country

Spain

Biography

Francesc Gasch design approach is intuitively engaged with the making and production process. For Gasch the relationship between the craftsperson and the designer is key to the quality and success of his objects. The studio takes advantage of the strong craft and manufacturing heritage within both Catalunya and Europe. Gasch's close collaboration with local artisans means that his work always exhibits a high level of technical resolution from production down to the final detail. The studio gives equal importance to the digitally manufactured as the hand crafted, always seeking to find new synergies between human made and computer generated. Physical prototyping and testing is vital to Gasch’s design process. This constant testing and evaluation ensures that the outcomes of the studio are to the highest standard possible.

Gasch is always aware of the impact his pieces have at an intimate level with the user and also the global impact on the world both socially and environmentally. As well as keeping production lean and local Gasch ensures that the manufacturing method leaves the smallest possible carbon footprint. With an attention to quality the studio’s products are produced to be valued and last, thus never needing to be recycled. This, Gasch believes, is the ultimate sustainable design.

Francesc Gasch was born and raised in Casa Bloc, an example of rationalist architecture produced by the G.A.T.P.A.C in Barcelona in the 1930s. Casa Bloc is a prime example of functionalism in architecture. This influenced the development of Gasch’s design ethos from an early age. Trained as both a creative designer and engineer he is passionate about finding solutions that are innovative from both a creative and technical point of view but also utilitarian and unique.

Group Shows

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3daysofdesign / Muuto Design Contest Winners Exhibition at Muuto HQ, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Milan Design Week / Alcova Milano's “Animism”, curated by Adorno at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, Milan, Italy.

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Lake Como Design Festival's “Naturalis Historia”, curated by Giovanna Massoni in partnership with Catawiki, in Como, Italy.

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FRESH*. Promoting young talent and future spanish design stars (in partnership with Room Service Design Store) Barcelona, Spain.

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Estocolmo de ida y vuelta, Galería Il·lacions, Barcelona, Spain.

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Young Designers from Barcelona. BCD. Greenhouse, Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. Stockholm, Sweden

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Pecha-Kucha night at Berns Hotel, Organized by Svensk Form, Stockholm, Sweden.

Awards & Nominations

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Winner of Muuto Design Contest 001

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Commissioned together with Darragh Casey to design new trophies for the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, through a call out from the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCI) Ireland.

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Nominated at Gandia Blasco International Design Contest

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Prize Bayer MaterialScience “Life Style”