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The Inox finish is also very nice because
it picks up the tones of the elements
around it that are reflected on it. If the
house is white, the finish will look
silver-grey, if there is more wood it will
pick a tone closer to an old bronze, and if
it is more grey it will accordingly become
darker... it picks up a lot of the tones, so
I also find it very easy to use.
As for the satin brass, if it was a totally
white beach house, I love it. The same
goes for the antiqued ones, depending
on each space in each home, you can
choose between one or another.
GROËL'S MAGAZINE
What is the magic of the Espuch
model in non-varnished brass?
TONI ESPUCH
Natural brass is a noble material that lives
house near the sea, for me it's a bit too
much... I wouldn't say ostentatious but
it's less suitable for the place. It is true
that it would take on a very nice tone - I
don't mind that and that's in fact what
I'm looking for with these noble materials,
although, initially you might be a bit
surprised. If it's a city flat, the finish will
be more stable than in a beach house.
GROËL'S MAGAZINE
What finish would you choose?
TONI ESPUCH
I think the natural brass is the star of
the collection, it ages when you use it
and the tone changes over time - and I
love that. On a natural wooden door, the
handle would immediately show a patina
that would look very pretty.
Then we have the graphite finish that I
love, it looks like gun metal. On camera
you might not be able to see it, it looks
black but it's not, it's somewhere be-
tween grey and chocolate - it has a lot of
character. Besides, all the plays and shapes
show a lot and I think it's super elegant.
You can put it in any house and on any
door: whether it's a coloured door, a
contemporary door or a classic door, I
think it would look great.
MARÍA TORREGROSSA
Well Toni, thank you very much for
your time. It is quite an experience for
us to really listen to the person who has
designed the model, to know how they
feel when creating, their concerns, and
what they think of their product or what
drives them. At the end of the day, we are
the ones who then try to transmit that
magic to the clients, and talking to the
person who created it always helps us a
lot more.
TONI ESPUCH
I think that whenever I work with artists,
because we do a bit of gallery work, I
try to make sure that the artists get to
know the team. When you see a painting
sometimes you don't see its soul, right?
You may like it more or less, but when
you meet the person who has created it
each time, it may not be your criteria,
you may not like it, but you look at it
with different eyes. And you see it and
you see that it has a personality, that
it has someone behind it, that there is
a learning process, a development, a
way of expressing, so in the end you
are valuing something that even if it's
not your criteria... But you are valuing
everything that's behind this work!
Thank you very much girls!
CARMINA GOMIS
I only missed Pablito in the interview
though...
TONI ESPUCH
I thought they were going to bring him
with us!
CARMINA GOMIS
I listened to the sound of his paws
walking around and I saw him walking
over there, and said well...
with you. You have to have a bit of patience
to see the result because several factors
such as the pH of each person, how you
maintain it and how much use you give
to the handle will influence the change
of colour. The thing about natural brass
is that at first it gives you that feeling of
something very new, very shocking and
bright, and people are surprised. But as
soon as 6 months pass by, it comes to
life, it loses this fantasy and starts to take
on that patina, which is beautiful, and
allows for that famous colour change that
gives its personality. There have been
clients who have received it and when
they compare it to the one in the shop,
have said to me "hey, you've sent me the
wrong finish!".
It's also true that we are in a Medite-
rranean area, so maybe this finish in a
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