a by arturo alvarez catalogue 2020

Product catalog summary

Overview: Arturo Álvarez is a Spanish brand known for designing and handcrafting lamps, exporting to over 80 countries. The brand focuses on innovation, customization, and emotional design, turning light into an artistic experience.

Inspiration: Designs are inspired by nature and the environment, such as forests and the sea. Art influences the creation of collections that evoke emotions through light.

Design Philosophy: The 'Emotional Light' philosophy aims to create emotional experiences through textures, shapes, and chiaroscuros. Handmade lamps add artistic and durable value, support local economies, and allow for customization.

Collections: The document lists collections like Hipatia, Virginia, Bety Eco, Clara, Aimei, Mytilus, Coral, Ura, Onn, Pili, Fluo, Luisa, Nevo, Tempo, Woods, Ballet, Tati, Shio, Gea, V, Cors, Li, Kite, Planum, and Kala, each with unique design elements and dimensions.

Projects: Arturo Álvarez has experience in commercial projects, adapting to decorative trends. Designs are used in hotels, restaurants, public spaces, and residential projects globally. A technical department supports project customization and execution.

Case Studies: Examples include the Suite Hotel Atlantis Fuerteventura Resort in Spain with a custom Coral composition, and Finca El Molino de la Venta in Segovia, Spain, featuring Fluo designs.

Key Installations:

Fluo Design: Featured in the Calpine building lobby in Houston, USA, and Natura Bistró Restaurant in Cuenca, Spain.
Caos Design: Used in VRBO offices in Austin, USA, and Motel One Berlin-Spittelmarkt, Germany.
Tempo Vivace Design: Installed in Gotthard Residences, Switzerland, and O’Fragón restaurant, Spain.
Tina Design: Central to an installation at Hostal Reyes Católicos in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Ura and Tempo Collections: Customized for Motel One Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany.
Coral Galaxea Model: Featured in Atlantica Caldera Palace Hotel, Greece, and Hotel Mirador de Chamartín, Spain.
Gea Collection: Used in a temporary installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art in A Coruña, Spain.
Onn Design: Showcased in a San Francisco showroom designed by Eden Wright.

Additional Highlights:

Woods Lamp: Illuminates the Hilton Philadelphia Penn’s Landing Hotel restaurant.
Fluo 16 Composition: Used in Fairfield Library, Virginia, USA.
Curvas Design: Special installation in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Caos Lamps: Featured in Origen Bilbao restaurant, Spain.

Company Information: Calor Color S.L. is headquartered in A Coruña, Spain, focusing on innovative lighting solutions, with designs featured in prestigious hotels, restaurants, and corporate offices worldwide.

Catalog excerpts

index indice inspiration emotional light handmade Arturo Alvarez lamps lamparas hipatia collection Virginia collection bety eco collection c lara collection a imei collection mytilus collection coral collection ura collection onn collection pili collection fluo collection luisa collection nevo collection tempo collection woods collection ballet collection tati collection sh io collection gea collection v collection cors collection li collection kite collection planum collection kala collection projects proyectos

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arturo alvarez es una marca que elabora las lámparas que diseña y desarrolla a mano, exportándolas a más de 80 países de todo el mundo. Innovar constantemente nos lleva a crear nuevos productos, lanzando al mercado diseños innovadores que den soluciones a las necesidades lumínicas de los profesionales del diseño interior. Somos especialistas en personalización y customización de proyectos. arturo alvarez is a brand that designs and develops lamps by hand, exporting them to over 80 countries around the world. Innovation constantly leads us to create new products, launching innovative designs to...

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La inspiración está en lo que nos rodea. Nuestra tierra, nuestro entorno y la naturaleza son lo que provoca que surjan los diseños. El bosque, la playa, los pájaros o la propia brisa del mar dan pie a que nazcan las ideas. Solo es necesaria la sensibilidad para captar todo esto y abstraerlo en formas que se transformarán en lámparas elaboradas artesanalmente. El arte siempre ha sido una fuente de inspiración de nuestra marca porque, nos provoca la búsqueda de emociones sensibles que puedan ser transmitidas a través de la luz. Se ha convertido en nuestra musa y en la base para la creación de las...

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Las manos son la mejor herramienta para elaborar las luminarias. Hands are the best tool to craft luminaires. Hacemos piezas únicas y exclusivas dotadas de valor emocional, artístico y que siguen procesos rigurosos de control de calidad, transformando los materiales que utilizamos en lámparas de diseño. Lo hecho a mano contribuye a generar economía local y a producir lámparas únicas dotadas de un valor artístico y duradero. Per- We make unique and exclusive lamps endowed with an artistic mite infinitas posibilidades pieces endowed with emotional and durable value. It allows infini- and artistic...

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Arturo Álvarez es un consagrado creador espa- Arturo Álvarez is an acclaimed Spanish creator ñol que desarrolla su proyecto artístico en los who develops his artistic project in the fields campos de la escultura y el diseño. De forma- of sculpture and design. Self-taught, since his ción autodidacta, desde sus inicios desarrolló early beginnings he developed his innate ta- su talento innato inspirándose en la naturaleza lent inspired by nature and human beings. His interpretation of the volumes and the lighting lúmenes y la iluminación marcan una fuerte mark a strong personality in the creation...

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