Anna explica la inspiraci贸n detr谩s de la instalaci贸n textil Woven City, para Madrid Design Festival 2023
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Woven City es la instalaci贸n de Anna Champeney creada in-situ para Madrid Design Festival al Palacio de Santa Barbara, en Madrid, 9-18 de febrero 2023.
Se abre al p煤blico, como parte de un expo del colectivo SACo, en colaboraci贸n con Mazda, para Madrid Design Festival 2023.
La intenci贸n de la instalaci贸n es la creaci贸n de un paisaje urbano en miniatura, convertiendo un “cityscape” dura, y sin parques o 谩rboles, lejos del mundo natural, en algo reconfortante y suave.聽 As铆, tambi茅n, es una met谩fora para las cualidades sanodras de la artesan铆a y la naturaleza, y el tejido como met谩fora de la sociedad, y la vida en s铆.
Los colores, inspirados en paletas de tintes naturales, recuerda los paisajes y estaciones de la Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, donde Anna vivia y trabajaba durante m谩s de 20 a帽os.
La colecci贸n de plaids de lana merina, Blok, Bump y Optic Stripe, de Anna Champeney est谩n a la venta durante la exposici贸n, en la tienda PopUp en el Palacio de Santa Barbara, junto a otros productos de dise帽o artesanal de calidad de miembros de SACo.
English translation:聽 Woven City is the installation by Anna Champeney, to be created in situ for Madrid Design Week at the Santa Barbara Palacio in Madrid later this week.聽
It will open to the public as part of the group show, Rasgos Intangibles, a collaboration between SACo and Mazda, between 9-18 February 2023.
The intention behind the installation is to create a miniature cityscape, with soft merino wool replacing concrete and steel; the desire to bring a softness to urban landscapes that can feel unrelentingly harsh.聽 In turn, this becomes a metaphor for the healing qualities of craft and weave, of the unique satisfaction inherent in the act of creating with hands and mind working together.聽聽
Brutalist architecture and the typical post-war high-rise estates which symbolised rapid urban expansion – as much in London as in Madrid – then became unpopular and dysfunctional.
Anna麓s Woven City re-imagines the typical architecture of mid-century and 1960s urban arquitecture, with colours recalling the natural dyes and landscapes of Galicia, where she lived and worked until 2020.
Anna麓s signature collection of throws, comprising 3 designs, Blok, Bump and Optic Stripe, which mirror the installation, are available for sale to customers in Spain, the rest of mainland Europe and the USA.聽聽
