254 - Josep Vila Capdevila

Josep Vila Capdevila Portico Side Table Gray Marble Year of creation: 2019 W30 H45 D30 cm 73 kg Portico is a sturdy, brutalist, and minimalist stool/side table. The arches on either side focus light toward a central point, creating a poetic and minimalist sense of illumination. JOSEP VILA CAPDEVILA Founder and lead designer at Aparentment, he earned his degree in Industrial Design from Elisava University in 2001. He then pursued graduate studies in Photography at Elisava, as well as in 3D Design Engineering at the UPC. His wide-ranging interests have led him to work in advertising, fashion, photojournalism, and even music. In addition to his work at Aparentment, he has taught Industrial Design at the Terrassa School of Art and Design and won a bronze LUX Award for “Best Advertising Photography.” Founder and lead designer of the Barcelona-based studio Aparentment, Josep Vila Capdevila graduated with a degree in industrial design from Elisava in 2001; his interests have led him toward photography, advertising, fashion, and music, and he has taught industrial design at the Terrassa School of Art and Design. Portico, whether used as a stool or a side table, features a brutalist and minimalist aesthetic: arches carved into each side direct light toward a central point. Carved from a 73-kilogram block of gray marble, the piece combines a sense of mass with the poetry of light.