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Coinciding with the 2008 ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair), 16th May saw the opening of the monographic exhibition of Spanish design entitled Rojo (Red), which ran until 8th June in one of Manhattan’s most emblematic stores, The Conran Shop.

The exhibition, which pays tribute to the colour red, was commissioned by Nani Marquina and designed by Luis Eslava, one of Spanish design’s young talents. Eslava created a space presenting a selection of Spanish pieces which, while being both classic and modern, had a common denominator: RED.

ROJO is an exhibition designed to promote both emerging and established Spanish designers. The selected pieces constitute a small sample of the best that Spanish design has to offer and the most representative “Made in Spain” brands.

Nineteen Spanish design firms took part with a total of twenty-one top quality products, some designed by Luis Eslava himself, Jaime Hayón and Emiliana Studio, amongst others. The following companies were represented: ABR, Almerich, Andreu World, Arturo Álvarez, B.Lux, BD Barcelona Design, Concepta, Capdell, Gandía Blasco, Fambuena, Luzifer, Marset, MO, nanimarquina, Perobell, Punt Mobles, RS, Santa & Cole and Vibia.

In order to provide some atmosphere in the square where The Conran Shop is located, Luis Eslava produced six king-size versions of nanimarquina's mythic Tomato poufs. Inside, a floor carpeted in white gave warmth and light to the exhibition and helped to highlight the various pieces on display, all of which were red.

Inside the store, the products could be discovered behind original curtains made of Velcro, a material that characterises Eslava’s designs and montages. The space was made up of a variety of environments comprising rugs by nanimarquina and several decorative pieces in red. Straight after entering we came across BD Barcelona’s well-known Showtime chair designed by Jaime Hayón, the La Cosa casual chair by Concepta and the Guau wall lamp, produced by Arturo Álvarez and designed by El Último Grito.

The central area housed several of ABR’s Cul Is Cool chairs, designed by Ramón Úbeda and Otto Canalda, placed on nanimarquina’s Flying Carpet rug, designed by Ana Mir and Emili Padrós. We then came to Gandía Blasco’s parasols, placed on three of nanimarquina’s News rugs, designed by Martí Guixé. Meanwhile, pieces such as MO’s Twist tables by Martínez Otero, Gandía Blasco’s 356 lounger and the Dedal stools by Punt Mobles were located at the sides.

The lamps on display included the following: Trípode by Santa & Cole, Olivia by Marset, Mikado by Luzifer, face to face and Boomerang by Almerich, Clea by Marset, Infinity by Vibia, and Làszlò by Fambuena.