Interview- Real Fábrica Española

The art of selling 'Spanish'

Entrepreneur

QUESTION: What made you start Real Fábrica?

ANSWER: The passion for Spain, its products and traditions made me start 3 years ago this adventure!

Q: 3 things that Spain has, that other countries don't?

A: Joy, authenticity and passion

Q: Happiest place/moment ever?

A: Now, Madrid 2015.

Q: 5 artisan techniques that deserve your respect?

A: 'Palmito' weaved baskets, Olive tree wood boards, Leather from Ubrique, Salt gathering in Isla Cristina, Red pottery from Extremadura, Blankets from Ezcaray.

Q: Can you describe your goals? Personal/professional:

A: To take Spain and its products with 'solera' (a word that describes Spanish character and charm) to other audiences to increase the value and position them as the treasures they are.

Interview- Helena Nicolau

Making from the Mediterranean 

Jewelry Designer

QUESTION: What concepts are behind your jewelry designs? Does it have anything in common with designing spaces?

ANSWER: The handmade concept is very important for me, I think it adds value to my designs. I love the idea of recovering the value of the traditional. The idea of making with my own hands and leaving my trace on each piece.

My father, architect, taught me three-dimensional vision, and from my French mom I inherited her aesthetic sense and her talent in all things artisanal. As a kid I would make myself dresses and embroidered table cloths and bed linens like no one else could, so there is an artistic side that has to do a lot with my parents, and their way of thinking.

Q: Does geography affect your inspiration?

A: Of course, is where my biggest inspiration comes from, but I must say I guide myself by instinct at that very moment depending on the circumstances. My work table is chaos.

Q: 5 materials that inspire you?

A: All those that come from nature, and from the sea...

Q: A place/moment that you cherish in your memory?

A: There is a lot. My Christmases in Paris, and my summers in Puerto Pollença. The birth of my kids, my wedding day. But If I must think of one place, that is the lighthouse, El Faro, it gives me peace.

Q: If you could only deign one more thing, what would it be?

A: Clothes, it drives me crazy.

Interview- María de la Lastra

Making her dream

artist and fan creator

QUESTION:  How would you describe your creative evolution?

ANSWER: Since my childhood I am learning. My head bleeds ideas.

Q: What activity gives you most satisfaction?

A: Singing, writing and always working with my hands. What's in my head now is painting.

Q: What are you most comfortable doing/making with your hands?

A: Touching wood and fabric, and to create,  to create.

Q: What place/moment are you most at peace?

A: In my workshop. The need of learning is constant.

Q: 5 most cherished materials to work with? Why?

A: Organic materials. sticks, rocks, all serves me. Because my nature asks for it.

Q: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

A: Spain or Italy.

Interview- Zubi

Mercedes and Elena Zubizarreta

Bag designers

QUESTION: What is the spirit of Zubi?

ANSWER: The spirit of Zubi is the journey, but seen more as the adventure of living. You don't have to travel far, it is something you have inside, that makes you see life and the day to day through an explorer's eye, as if it was the first time.

Q: Draw 5 things that inspire your process

A: (See below) Sisters-Travel- Food- Architecture, Film, Art, Photography- The street

Q: What is your ideal future?

A: This summer we are planning for the future a lot, and since we let our imagination fly, we are making up a great Zubi. We want to entail more, from what we are now to "infinity and beyond"!

Q: How did your past experiences led you to this moment?

A: We can say everything has led us to this moment. Everything we have learnt is now in play. Zubi is a brand tailored for us, so our strengths are its strengths.

Q: Your favorite place/moment ever?

A: Apart from each others personal moments, together since Zubi exists, we have taken incredible trips. Moments of peace when you feel the world stops, while watching a sunset at the Stahl House in L.A., or at a temple in Koyasan (Japan), surrounded by millenary cypress, walking up a cemetery.

Beers with friends and many laughs. To choose one moment is impossible, luckily we have many. 

Interview- Sabrina Praga & Nicolás Villamizar

Their creative journey from Madrid 

Actress and Artist

 

QUESTION: Nico what is your favorite thing about Sabrina? Sabrina what is your favorite thing about Nico?

ANSWER: Her sense of humor, or her good humor. And if it's something physical, her legs

His little eyes and how expressive they are. That he surprises me everyday, and makes me a better person.

Q: How have you evolved artistically in the last 5 years?

A: Sabrina: It's a constant growth, I have earned confidence an overall I have been learning with every project made.

Nico: I started painting believing in what I was doing, and I haven't stopped since.

Q: What do you find in acting that you can't find anywhere else Sabrina?

A: Freedom

Q: 5 elements that you cannot live without?

A: Sabrina: 1) Moleskine diary 2) Ice-cream 3) Tomatoes 4) Mascara 5) Thermal Face Water Avene

Nico 1) My bike 2) Beer 3) Hats 4) Pens 5) Meat

Q: Your ideal future plan?

A: Sabrina: Combine shoots with theater seasons, anywhere in the world!

Nico: travel making murals and learn how to cook better.

Q: Your favorite artistic discipline to work:

A: Sabrina: 50% cinema. 50% 

Nico: lost of colors, lots of chaos.

Interview- Pep Llambías

"The light in which I live in, is the same light I express myself with"

Artist

 

QUESTION: How do you define your art? in 5 concepts

ANSWER:  I am a communicator of my own concerns and emotions which I channel through the work I am doing. All this drives my work to be dictated by the state of mind I find myself at that very moment, and by events I consider related to the human condition.

Q: The most interesting materials that you have worked with? Which materials you would like to work with?

A:  I express myself with any material that technology makes available to me, reflecting with the medium, the above mentioned concerns, and capturing on the best support such considerations.

Q:  Most cherished Place and moment you keep in your memory?

A:  The artist is already a constant traveler with his art hand his suitcase. It is all part of one place, where I am aiming for fulfillment through persistence.

Q: Your biggest inspiration? 

A:   I try to be a witness of my time. The environment of my work is the scenario of my own life. The light in which I live in, is the same light I express myself with.

Interview- Avarcas Usa

Importing traditional shoes from Menorca

Entrepreneurs

 

QUESTION: Why Avarcas?

ANSWER: I have been wearing 'avarcas' since I was a kid, I grew up knowing they were my shoes during summers in Spain. And once we moved to San Diego, I wore the shoes a lot and people wouldn't stop asking me about them, so we decided to start distributing them

Q: The best thing about the U.S.? California?

A: California is the best, and its beaches and natural parks. Another important thing about the U.S. is that people are so pleasant. The customers that buy our shoes want to know the story of who is behind the brand.. they appreciate hand-made too.

Q: Do you see a connection between Spain and California?

A: I see connection between the Mediterranean coast and California, Its beaches, outdoors, weather,

Q: What are the goals behind bringing such a classic product?

A: We want people here in the U.S. to see the quality and craftsmanship of artisans in Spain. And that they can differentiate an original product from a copy made in China.

Q: If you could choose a perfect life, what would it be like?

A: I'm actually living the dream that I've always projected. I am passionate about what I am doing.

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