Josep Maria Jujol (1879/1949) is one of the
greatest, yet least known, geniuses of Catalan
architecture whose imagination and creativity are
astonishing in each and every artistic discipline
he embraced. He was an architect, a painter, a
sculptor and a graphic artist to name only some
of his talents, and he was Gaudí’s closest and
keenest collaborator. After the time he spent with
his maestro he experimented with all styles until he
had established his own creative universe that was
far removed from the conventionalism of his day.
The Casa de Familia water decanter, designed
in 1912 for the orphanage of the same name, is
a simple and humble piece that magnificently
demonstrates all his artistic ability. BD has faithfully
reproduced it from the only image still in existence
of the original model, the photo was clevery taken
in front of two mirrors which clearly show the
sculptural working to the full.
Casa de Familia
JOSEP MARIA JUJOL
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