Alejandra Gandía-Blasco Lloret graduated in Fine Arts from the UPV in Valencia. With training in Design and Communication at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London and the University of Barcelona, she joined the company Gandia Blasco S.A. in 2012. In 2017 she took the position of Creative and Communication Deputy Director of the company and Creative Director of Diabla. An interdisciplinary creative and plastic artist, she develops her work from the visual arts and collective memory, applied to the design of objects and communication. Her work, linked to light and nature, has been part of national and international exhibitions. Her furniture and object designs have been awarded in various competitions, including NYCxDesign, DNA Paris Design Awards, European Design Awards, and German Design Awards.
The design on the rugs of the Valentina collection results from applying the chain stitch technique to a cotton fabric base. This technique makes the motifs acquire the look of hand embroidery. In addition, the rugs are unique also in their shape, with a non-traditional rounded format.
Designed by Alejandra Gandía-Blasco, the Valentina collection also includes a series of matching low chairs. The original and elegant seats are designed using only two cushions, upholstered with the same fabric of the carpets, and a light steel rod support structure.
Valentina, a GAN Spaces Collection
GAN spaces are collections meticulously constructed from innovative concepts and artisanal production methods. Suggestive proposals that, stemming from a rug, are capable of bringing to life a whole family of modules and accessories with which to design an environment or “space”. A set of designs linked together, designed to project stimulating and contemporary atmospheres with an open, flexible and casual configuration.
Manufacturing technique
Chain Stitch
Material
Fibre composition: 100% wool
Sizes
170x260 cm / 5'7"x8'6"
Approx. total height
20 mm / 0.78"
