CALVET STOOL

A feat for connoisseurs

Freestanding in the living room or in a corner of the hallway, bedroom, dressing room or a previously unused niche – the Calvet Stool It is undoubtedly an eye-catcher and forms a striking contrast to modern architecture with plastered or concrete-finished walls. As a highlight and work of art in an executive office or conference room, the Calvet Stool represents understated luxury that a connoisseur recognizes and appreciates, and which immediately sparks conversation among business partners. The in TAGWERC The furniture from the Calvet collection offered by Design STORE is not merely furnishing – it is both design objects and works of art, taking the viewer and user on a journey into design history.

Artifact of Modernism

For Casa Calvet designed Antoni Gaudí A selection of tables, chairs – with and without armrests – benches, stools, shelves, mirrors, and paintings. The furnishings for Casa Calvet are undoubtedly the largest and most cohesive collection of furniture that Antoni Gaudí designed during his lifetime. Casa Calvet is Gaudí's first fully realized residential building. Located in Barcelona, it was awarded the prize for the city's best building in 1900. The Calvet Stool, along with other pieces from the Calvet Collection, is still on display today, including at the Gaudí Museum in Park Güell in Barcelona, and is admired by approximately two million visitors annually. They are unique artifacts of this grand master of Modernisme.

Historical Craftsmanship

In 1975, it was revived BD Barcelona The furniture of the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí is brought back to life. Furniture that Antoni Gaudí originally designed for his houses. Casa Batlló, The chairs designed by Casa Calvet and Casa Milà are manufactured using the exact same elaborate production processes that were originally used to produce the first pieces. In addition to the chairs named after the houses, „Batlló Chair“" and "„Calvet Armchair“, „Calvet Chair“", the "„Calvet mirror“", the "„Calvet wall-mounted coat rack“", the "„Calvet Bench“and the „Calvet Stool“, it is also stylistic elements such as door handles, door levers and peepholes, so-called „spies“, that make Gaudí’s unique and exclusive Modernisme design style from Barcelona tangible in one’s own four walls.

Sculpture and stool

The Calvet Stool undoubtedly resembles a sculpture more than a utilitarian object. Although handcrafted from solid oak, its delicate and elegant design prevents it from appearing bulky or heavy. Opulent, organically curved carvings lend the Calvet a certain dynamism and reflect the distinctive design of Casa Calvet, immortalized by the master architect Gaudí in Barcelona.

The Calvet Stool is part of BD Barcelona's Art Editions collection, which exclusively features handcrafted art objects – unique, timeless in their elegance and value. TAGWERC, as an official partner of BD Barcelona, offers the original designs from BD Barcelona's Art Editions collection both online and in stores – each piece as unique as this Calvet Stool.