Getting closer to Estudi Manel Molina
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(Above) The Estudi Manel Molina with Treku news
Manuel Molina has been involved in the world of design and décor for more than forty years. In 2016, he founded his own studio in partnershvip with Ramon Monsarro, Daniel Castro and Blanca Roigé. This collaboration has resulted in the Hiru tables, Leku chair and Goi coat rack, which they have created for Treku.
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(Above) The Leku lounge chair
Design is like trying to dance well with your feet tied together. You have to feel the function – such as comfort – and draw its shapes, taking into account the techniques and processes that are involved in its creation. You also have to find the simplest route, to achieve the right cost. It is not easy to work with as well-established a brand as Treku, because its catalogue is thoroughly studied and its style is very distinctive.
The most sustainable furniture is well-designed furniture. Fashion is an increasingly prominent variable in the world of design, but it’s like an epidemic: it makes everything transient and strident. The furniture we design is discreet and calm. It uses few materials, includes a lot of colour, and its shapes are coherent and timeless, so they will last over time.
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(Above) Hiru Coffee Tables
Hiru Coffee Table
I have long legs – I like to sit on the sofa and stretch them out. hat’s why I don’t have a table at home that would get in the way. I mentioned to Gorka that I was looking for a small side table for a whisky glass, book or remote control… and before we knew it, we were designing a new family of tables.
Leku Lounge Chair
The Leku armchair is a very versatile chair that can work in the home or the contract sector, which we call the ‘public home’: communal areas and rooms in hotels, modern offices and so on. We like to say that Treku is ‘home-ifying’ hotels.
The initial idea was for the Leku armchair to form part of the Bisell family, a collection we had already designed for Treku and which, thanks to its simplicity, was performing very well on the market. But as the design evolved, we could see that Leku had its own character. We then decided to truly embrace comfort, so we added simple armrests and gave it wider proportions and high-density foam over the whole seat.
Goi Coat Rack
It’s like seasoning for the Treku environment. We wanted to design something fun, so that the brand could offer end customers the possibility of playing around with Treku’s different lacquers and woods. An attractive and lighthearted item.
Homes are getting smaller and smaller, with less storage space, and that is a factor too (or a benefit, depending on how you look at it) when it comes to designing things. Apartments have less and less floor space and it is essential to find a practical use for every little corner, whether it’s a place to hang clothes, store your motorbike helmet or stand an umbrella.
