Rugs, poufs and cushions are an essential element in their nomadic life, highly valued for representing their
cultural identity, craftsmanship, connection with nature... Is that where the collection gets its name from?
The mixture of textures in NO-
MAD also seems to evoke diver-
se cultures. What experiences
or travels inspired you to create
the NOMAD collection?
This is your first production
for GAN OUTDOOR, how did you
approach this challenge?
NOMAD is a compendium of different textures woven by handloom. What are the advantages of using
recycled PET fibers for outdoor purposes? IT FACILITATES THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF CAR-
PETS, CUSHIONS AND POUFS, AND DRIES QUICKLY. NOMAD IS SUITABLE FOR OUTDOOR USE, BUT
ALSO FOR INDOOR USE.
How do you transfer the con-
cept of rugs to a GAN space?
How does it coexist with the
other two outdoor brands of the
group: GANDIABLASCO and
Diabla?
YES, NOMAD REPRESENTS THAT, 100% RECYCLED AND HANDMADE.
EVERY PLACE MAINTAINS A LEGACY, AND LOCAL CRAFTSMANS-
HIP HELPS PRESERVE IT GENERATION AFTER GENERATION, IT
IS PART OF ITS HISTORICAL AND EMOTIONAL MEMORY. IT IS
NOT THE SAME TO TRAVEL AS AN IDLE TOURIST THAN TO PAY
ATTENTION TO THIS.
NOMAD IS A COMPENDIUM OF TEXTURES AND WARPS DIS-
COVERED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF INDIA BY MAPI MILLET, WHO
WAS, UNTIL RECENTLY, THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF GAN.
BACK THEN, WE USED THIS NATIVE CRAFTSMANSHIP TO
TEST THE RECYCLED PET FABRIC FIBERS WE NOW WORK WITH, A
FIBER THAT DOES NOT BEHAVE THE SAME IN DIFFERENT WARPS
AND WEFTS OR ON DIFFERENT LOOMS. THE NOMAD COLLECTION
EMERGED FROM THESE SAMPLES.
I WAS INTERESTED IN TESTING THE EXTENT TO WHICH PET FIBERS,
IN YARNS OF DIFFERENT THICKNESSES, BEHAVE ACCORDING TO THE
WARPS, THE TENSIONS OF THE HANDLOOMS USED, OF THE HANDMADE
CLOTHING. AFTER YEARS OF TESTING, WE FOUND THAT IT VARIED.
WE KNOW THAT NOMADIC CULTURES USED TO, AND TEND TO
STILL, REMAIN IN CONSTANT MOVEMENT, NOMADISM BEING THE
OPPOSITE OF SEDENTARY. THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT, AND
CANNOT, CARRY MORE THAN LIGHT OBJECTS, THEY BASICALLY
BUILD THEIR HOME WITH FABRICS, CARPETS AND CUSHIONS.
NOMAD IS BORN FROM THIS SPIRIT. FROM THE NOMAD
RUGS, SQUARE CUSHIONS EMERGED THAT, WITH THE INSTINCTIVE
ACT OF SUPERIMPOSING THEM ON TOP OF EACH OTHER, CREATE
SEATS OR POUFS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS WHERE YOU CAN LIE
DOWN OR SIT, ACCOMPANIED BY OTHER NOMAD CUSHIONS OF
SMALL SIZE.
NOMAD IS A DISCREET COLLECTION. THE VARIOUS HANDCRAFTED
RUGS AND CUSHIONS ARE BASED ON CLASSIC MOTIFS THAT ARE
EASY TO ADAPT TO ANY ENVIRONMENT AND COMPLEMENT THE MORE
SOBER, SEMI-INDUSTRIAL COLLECTIONS OF GANDIABLASCO FURNI-
TURE AND THE MORE EXPRESSIVE COLLECTIONS OF DIABLA. NOMAD
BRINGS THE IDEA OF "OUTDOOR CRAFTSMANSHIP".
THEY DO NOT LOOK LIKE OUTDOOR RUGS, THE RESULT IS QUITE SIMILAR TO A WOOL KI-
LIM, BUT OF COURSE SYNTHETIC AND RECYCLED. IT IS MORE RESISTANT THAN NATURAL FIBER,
AND REQUIRES OTHER CARE.
I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF COMPLETING THE SPACE BY APPLYING THE SAME RUGS TO
ONE OF THE MOST HISTORICAL ELEMENTS RELATED TO SO MANY CULTURES, PART OF EVERYONE'S
IMAGINATION, THE CUSHIONS. AND FROM THERE CAME A POUF MADE OF OVERLAPPING CUSHIONS
WHOSE INNER FOAM HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ENSURE THE FUNCTIONALITY AND ERGONOMICS OF
THE SEAT.
NOMAD IS LIGHT AND EASY TO MOVE. WITH ONLY 2 ELEMENTS, ITS RUGS AND CUSHIONS OF
DIFFERENT SIZES ARE DESIGNED TO SIT UNDER THE CEILING OR LIE UNDER THE STARS, BUT ALSO
TO BE USED INSIDE THE HOUSE.
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