The Present Table is almost 100% made from reused paper. The structure is made of paper tubes, joint with small wooden sticks and linen cord. The cover is made by braiding paper strips with tubes that work as wicker, becoming a combination that allows strength and aesthetic value. The legs were reinforced with sisal cord and covered with an external decorative layer.

The Present Table shows very clearly the material that is made from and plays with it. Collages of images are present all over the object. The creation of the object produces the external visual aspect at the same time, generating a color mosaic derived from the own material. The top is a collage that represents the author’s vision about the different creation phases of the object.

The unions are hidden with paper that has printed figures in it, those figures return our gaze to the curious and protect the union. The Present Table makes an evolution of the visual language generated by the material reuse, as it did the ﾃ》omo Stool.

La Mesa Present estﾃ｡ realizada casi al 100% con papel reusado. La estructura estﾃ｡ hecha con tubos de papel, unidos ﾃｩstos con finas varillas de madera y cuerda de lino. La cubierta estﾃ｡ realizada trenzando tiras de papel con tubos que funcionan a modo de mimbre, combinaciﾃｳn que promete una gran resistencia y elevado valor estﾃｩtico. Las patas se reforzaron con cuerda de sisal y se decoraron exteriormente con papel.

La Mesa Present muestra muy claramente el material del cual estﾃ｡ hecho y juega con ﾃｩl. El collage de imﾃ｡genes estﾃ｡ presente en todo el objeto. La creaciﾃｳn del objeto produce a su vez el aspecto visual externo del mismo, generando un mosaico de colores derivados del propio material. La parte superior es un collage intencionado que representa la visiﾃｳn del autor sobre las diferentes fases de creaciﾃｳn del objeto.

Las uniones se han ocultado con papel con figuras impresas en ﾃｩl, que devuelven la mirada a los curiosos y protegen la uniﾃｳn. La Mesa Present evoluciona el lenguaje visual generado por el reuso del material, al igual que hizo el Taburete ﾃ》omo.

Here there are some pictures about the making of the Present Table:

Aquﾃｭ se muestran algunas fotografﾃｭas sobre la construcciﾃｳn de la Mesa Present:

The atomo stool is an almost 100% reused paper object. All the components are made with paper, a few wooden sticks, linen cord and some glue.

The seat is made by braiding paper. It has similar properties as wicker, and a impressive visual aspect. All the stool is reinforced by a thin glue layer, which is needed to fix and protect the object.

Paper tubes are made with the wooden core technique, and exterior graphic design is a result of choosing the most attractive and colorful sheets available on the printed newspapers and magazines used to make this stool.

The strength and visual aspect of the object is surprising. The atomo stool spread the forces by its structure, avoiding weak points. The central structure with the ball-shaped union is the secret of its strenght, and gives the name to the stool due to the analogy with an atom shape.

Below these lines there are some photos that may help you to understand how the structure was made. They also show the unions and some of the materials used. The atomo stool is unique, and shows the potential of reused paper.

El taburete ﾃ｡tomo es un objeto casi 100% papel reusado. Todos los componentes estﾃ｡n hechos de papel, unos cuantos palitos de madera, cuerda de lino y algo de cola.

El asiento estﾃ｡ hecho tenzando papel. Tiene propiedades similares al mimbre, y un aspecto visual impresionante. Todo el taburete estﾃ｡ reforzado por una fina capa de cola, necesaria para fijar y proteger el objeto.

Los tubos de papel estﾃ｡n hechos con la tﾃｩcnica del nﾃｺcleo de madera, y el diseﾃｱo grﾃ｡fico exterior es el resultado de escoger las hojas mﾃ｡s atractivas y coloridas disponibles en los periﾃｳdicos y revistas impresos usados para hacer este taburete.

La fortaleza y el aspecto visual del objeto es sorprendente. El taburete ﾃ｡tomo reparte los esfuerzos por su estructura, evitando puntos dﾃｩbiles. La estructura central con la uniﾃｳn en forma de bola es el secreto de su resistencia, y da el nombre al taburete debido a su analogﾃｭa con la forma de un ﾃ｡tomo.

Here there are some pictures about the making of the Atomo Stool:

Aquﾃｭ se muestran algunas fotografﾃｭas sobre la construcciﾃｳn del Taburete ﾃ》omo:

I wondered to go one step further with the use of paper as a structure by building a chair, as an ironic sign of the waiting to get the SOFI number, that was becoming eternal to me.

The sofi chair was possible by mixing paper techniques. The braiding was evolved, by adding to the core of the braids flax strings; which increases the strenght of it. This was necessary because of the weight that the braiding supports. The flex ropes help to distribute the weight to avoid breakage of the braided paper.

To make the sofi chair there were used newspapers and packages with magazines and advertisements inside. All this paper is left on my mailbox. The amount of publicity received during the manufacture of the chair is enough to make at least another one.

That allowed me to feel free to choose between textures, strenghts and final aesthetics of the paper use on each component. As an example, paper used on the legs came from full color magazines, with smooth and strong paper; whereas paper used on the braiding came from newspapers, with high flexibility and absorption.

The sofi chair has a wood-like external finish due to the varnish layer, and its legs are topped with cotton string coated with a thin layer of glue which further compresses paper and embellish the whole. The structure is bound with ropes and using thin wooden blocks as a reinforcement in weak unions.

Me planteﾃｩ entonces dar un paso mﾃ｡s allﾃ｡ con el uso del papel como estructura y fabricar una silla, como muestra irﾃｳnica de la espera por obtener el nﾃｺmero SOFI, que para entonces me parecﾃｭa eterna.

La silla sofi es el resultado de combinar las tﾃｩcnicas aprendidas y evolucionar el trenzado del papel, incorporando en el corazﾃｳn de cada trenza dos cuerdas longitudinales de lino que ayudarﾃｭan a dar mﾃ｡s consistencia. Esto es necesario puesto que el trenzado es el que soporta en primer lugar el peso del cuerpo, y las cuerdas ayudan a repartir el peso para evitar roturas del papel trenzado.

Para su fabricaciﾃｳn se usaron periﾃｳdicos y paquetes con revistas y folletos publicitarios de diferentes tamaﾃｱos que llegaban a mi buzﾃｳn. La cantidad de publicidad recibida durante la fabricaciﾃｳn de la silla es suficiente para haber podido hacer como mﾃｭnimo otra igual.

Eso me permitiﾃｳ escoger la textura, resistencia y acabado del papel que usaba en cada componente. El papel usado en las patas, por ejemplo, proviene de revistas a todo color con papel resistente y satinado; en cambio, el papel usado en el trenzado proviene de periﾃｳdicos con papel flexible y muy absorbente (para ser despuﾃｩs barnizado).

La silla sofi muestra un acabado parecido a la madera gracias al barniz, y sus patas estﾃ｡n rematadas con cuerda de algodﾃｳn barnizada con una fina capa de cola que comprime mﾃ｡s el papel y embellece el conjunto. La estructura estﾃ｡ unida con cuerdas y usando tacos finos de madera como refuerzo en las uniones mﾃ｡s dﾃｩbiles.

Here there are some pictures about the making of the Sofi Chair:

Aquﾃｭ se muestran algunas fotografﾃｭas sobre la construcciﾃｳn de la Silla Sofi: