Alacalle

Alacalle is the design studio of Maria Molsosa Fabrés and Gustavo Germain Ariello, a Catalan designer and an Argentine craftsman who met while hanging from a trapeze and decided to build a family together, their first creative project on solid ground. During the early years of parenting, the Alacalle project was born, with the idea of communicating through creative actions with a clear environmental commitment.

Currently, they work exclusively with the recovery of materials. What initially was an anecdotal feature of their work has now become their starting point, their reason for being, and their way of working. To do this, they transform materials and objects, seeking new uses and utilities to extend their life cycle, and thus, turn them back into resources. With this approach, and through design and recovery, they create pieces of furniture, lighting, decorative objects, crafts, accessories, and even communication campaigns or artistic installations.

“Transforming objects, giving them new life, is a way of also transforming the world we live in and the way we relate to it. Changing our perspective helps us gain a different awareness, give another value to things, and change the way we produce and consume. We are certain that, through small individual actions, together we can achieve great collective change.”

“We are driven by the belief that there are other ways to live, produce, and consume. That change is not only possible but urgent and necessary to survive in this world. Our personal concerns, our social and environmental commitment, our values, and our awareness have led us to embark on this creative project based on sustainable and responsible design.”