Curro Claret & Arrels Fundació

Shoelaces is a Curro Claret project arising from his collaboration with the company Camper and the foundations Arrels in Barcelona and San Martín de Porres in Madrid. It is the result of a chain of actions carried out with the idea of involving a group of people at risk of social exclusion –who have lived on the street in the past– in a design process, as an opportunity to help them with their recovery. It started in 2010 when Curro participated in the Design Against Poverty contest held by the Spanish ministries of Culture and Health. He designed a simple metal element intended to join parts...

Hanging Cono

Hanging Billar

The Shoelaces collection is made up of five models of hanging lamps and two table lamps. They are made by hand in the workshops of the foundations Arrels and San Martín de Porres. They come in single colours (red, black, grey and fluor and multi-colour combinations that can also be personalised. Each one of them is different. They are unique pieces. Because of how they are made and because they have been made with the participation of many people who believe that design can also be used to build a better society. This is not charity, but rather a chance to offer more disadvantaged people new...

Curro Claret (Barcelona, 1968) studied at the Elisava School in Barcelona and finished his training at the exclusive Central Saint Martins College of Art in London, but he is the antithesis of the typical image of a designer, a rarity which if it didn’t exist would have to be invented. In 2013 he received the Ciutat de Barcelona Award for his work, which is full of meaning and considers design a tool at the service of society.

Shoelaces Technical information Hanging lamps Table lamps The Shoelaces collection is made up of five models of hanging lamps and two table lamps handmade. Shades made with shoelaces in different colors (black, grey, red, fluor green and multi-colour). Design Curro Claret Steel structure painted in black. Shoelaces in different colors. Black electrical cable in fabrics, length 2 m. Hanging versions with metal ceiling rose of 0 8 cm or 0 12 cm depending on the luminaire, painted in black that includes fixing system and electrical connection. Adjustable self-locking stainless-steel suspension cables (only...