May 2019

Lladró presents Boldblue and Fierce Portraits on tribute to the animal kingdom

Presented to resounding critical acclaim at the latest edition of Maison et Objet by the brand’s creative director, Pierre Favresse, the new Boldblue collection pays tribute to the intensity of Klein blue–a color created and patented by the French artist Yves Klein in the 1950s– exploring new applications for the expressive strength of this saturated deep blue by replacing canvas with porcelain.

Lladró puts all the creativity of its expert artisans at the service of contemporary sculpture to give life to one of the most aesthetically ground-breaking launches in its catalogue of innovate designer pieces.

The Boldblue collection reinterprets three depictions of the animal kingdom by submerging them completely in a deep Klein blue of lasting beauty in matte and satin finish, masterfully combined with delicate touches of polished golden luster to create a striking impression that breaks the otherwise complete monochrome of the sculptures.

Courting Cranes, Macaw and Leading the Way focus our attention on the great versatility of something as unique and exquisite as porcelain. Bold and innovative creations with a surprising decoration that enhances designs that are here to stay.

FIERCE PORTRAITS: UNTAMED CHARACTER BEHIND THE MASK

Lladró also introduces Fierce Portraits, its first collection of animal masks. This totally innovative launch gives a contemporary twist to wall decoration in porcelain, a field the brand already explored with classical pieces inspired by floral elements.

Fierce Portraits contains references to ancient African tribal masks those representing ancestor spirits, mythological heroes and animal spirits. The masks, depending on which areas of Africa, are of great importance in the ceremonies of countries of that continent. Tiger, Mandrill and Owl, decorated with black and white geometric patterns with sophisticated details in golden luster, are given a sculptural treatment between realism and conceptual and can be hung on the wall or placed on a table thanks to a specially designed support. Inspired by African traditions.

Lladró, the 21st-century art porcelain brand

For more than sixty years, Lladró has deployed its unparalleled know-how in the field of porcelain in its only factory in the world, in Valencia. Each piece is delicately made by sculptors and artisans in an entirely handcrafted process that combines age-old techniques with its own unmistakable palette of colors. Lladró also explores the vast creative potential of porcelain in collaborative projects with renowned contemporary artist and designers. The brand’s universe embraces sculptures, lighting, objects for the home and interior design as well as fashion accessories. Famous all over the world, Lladró is an ambassador for Spain in the over 120 countries to which it exports its porcelains through a select network of its own boutiques and distributors.

www.lladro.com

For more information:

Alicia González Head of Communication Tel.: +34 96 318 70 00 - Ext.: 2005 agonzalez@es.lladro.com

March 2019

New lights in porcelain The innovative Ice Cream and the latest releases in the Firefly and Ivy&Seed collections unveiled in exclusive at Euroluce

in Milan, from 9 through 14 April

For the upcoming Euroluce 2019, Lladró announces the launch of new designs combining aesthetics and functionality to explore new paths in the decorative potential of porcelain lighting.

ICE CREAM: COOL REFRESHING REFLECTIONS FOR THE LIGHT&SCENT SERIES

Lladró Light&Scent, a groundbreaking new product line full of warmth and originality, combines the delicate, exquisite porcelain with lighting in its most recent introduction, the Ice Cream collection. Original pendant and table lamps with eye-catching designs, borrowed from the wavy rhythms of a smooth creamy ice cream.

The texture and the incomparable characteristics of white matte porcelain make these new lamps highly versatile and perfect for any interior style. The LED lighting smoothly bathes the inside of these creations, lighting the surface with a faint glow while bringing out the exquisite modeling that invites you to touch the surface. The pendant version can be easily hung thanks to the hook on top, a knowing nod to chōchin, the traditional Japanese paper lanterns. Thanks to the mobility afforded by the rechargeable battery, they are perfects to light any room or space in the home.

STAGE PRESENCE AND VERSATILITY IN THE NEW VERSIONS OF FIREFLY AND IVY&SEED

The increasingly more extensive Lladró Lighting category is now adding new introductions to its existing Firefly and Ivy&Seed collections, successfully presented at previous editions of this Italian fair.

Composed of colorful fragments and crowned by a translucent porcelain lampshade evokes the magic and movement of fireflies, the proportions and aesthetic power of the Firefly cordless lamps are maximized in the two new versions launched this season. On one hand, the 80 cm high table lamp combines design, functionality and technology thanks to the cordless rechargeable USB system. On the other, the striking 1.75 m high floor lamp attracts all eyes thanks to the artisanal charm of the pieces’ decorative structure, with patterns inspired by plants such as sunflowers and lotus flowers that fill any room with a colorful palette of glazed tones.

On another note, the versatility of the Ivy&Seed series, adaptable to the individual tastes of private customers as well as to decorative contract projects with a wide range of models, sizes and colors, is even further enhanced with the launch of a new model. On this occasion, a wall lamp is added to the existing customizable chandeliers and hanging lamps, also inspired by nature –harmonious geometric patterns reminiscent of bulbs, leaves and petals…– and conveying the warm language of porcelain through smooth undulating forms in an elegant white matte and golden luster finish.

Like all the brand’s creations, each one of the pieces on show in Milan has been handcrafted in Valencia (Spain), in the brand’s only factory in the world. Ever since 1953 this entirely handmade process is carried out in this factory of dreams where a great team of expert artists and technicians create the pieces that the company then exports to over 120 countries on the five continents. Lladró, the 21st-century art porcelain brand

For more than sixty years, Lladró has deployed its unparalleled know-how in the field of porcelain in its only factory in the world, in Valencia. Each piece is delicately made by sculptors and artisans in an entirely handcrafted process that combines age-old techniques with its own unmistakable palette of colors. Lladró also explores the vast creative potential of porcelain in collaborative projects with renowned contemporary artist and designers. The brand’s universe embraces sculptures, lighting, objects for the home and interior design as well as fashion accessories. Famous all over the world, Lladró is an ambassador for Spain in the over 120 countries to which it exports its porcelains through a select network of its own boutiques and distributors. www.lladro.com

April 2019

Lladró presents Nightbloom by Marcel Wanders A nature-inspired lighting collection by Marcel Wanders in partnership with the iconic Spanish brand April 2019. Coinciding with Euroluce, Lladró announces the launch of Nightbloom in collaboration with renowned Dutch design studio Marcel Wanders. This collection of white porcelain chandeliers is inspired by the way the petals of a flower delicately dance in the wind. Sculpted by hand, with a sense of natural fluidity, each element of the bouquet lamp is a unique and unrepeatable handcrafted creation. As a world leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of artistic porcelain creations, Lladró has partnered with Marcel Wanders to marry the ethereal matte quality of porcelain with the distinctive beauty of flower petals. “Working with Lladró, we were able to combine its unique craft processes with our goal of bringing the past into the contemporary moment to make something exquisite and beautiful for the home,” states Marcel Wanders. The Nightbloom collection includes a ceiling pendant lamp, a floor lamp, a desk lamp and a wall lamp, each offering a three-dimensional relief pattern. The lamps project a soft gold glow that recalls the ancient Kintsugi Japanese technique. Creating a mesmerizing pattern, each petal is purposefully positioned to take advantage of LED light technology emitting from within. The gently placed petals and all its details are enhanced through the light at its center. “The true loveliness of these pieces comes from the light that finds its way through the 3D-relief petals to create a color gradient from the inside to the outside,” adds Gabriele Chiave, Creative Director at Marcel Wanders. Lladró keeps innovating in its mastery with this new addition to its extensive Lighting catalogue, full of inspiration to create a lifestyle around porcelain. The items in the Nightbloom collection will be available at Lladró boutiques, at the brand’s authorized points of sale and at the online boutique www.lladro.com.

Every inspiration has a natural origin. An origin that gives life to new ideas.

Nourishment to grow. Shaping beauty. Bound by craftsmanship… connected with a

human touch. A shape so unique in nature. Delicate.

Wondrous. Perfect. In a world of splendid colour, the matte and the unglossy, at times, outshine a diamond.

Light from within… radiates effortlessly… softly…

Connecting its people around the table. Delicate petals make time stand still. Creating inspiration, all over again.

A bouquet that delights allows beauty to be experienced in full.

About Marcel Wanders

Marcel Wanders is a leading product and interior design studio located in the creative capital of Amsterdam, with over 1,900 + iconic product and interior design experiences all around the globe for private clients and premium brands such as Alessi, Baccarat, Bisazza, Christofle, Kosé Corporation/ Decorté, Flos, KLM, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, LH&E Group, Louis Vuitton, Miramar Group, Morgans Hotel Group, Puma among scores of others. Under Marcel Wanders’ creative leadership and creative direction, and with the support of Gabriele Chiave as creative director since 2014, Marcel Wanders employs 52 design and communication experts. In an environment where everyone perceives, breathes and lives creativity across a multitude of projects from in-flight tableware to cosmetics packaging and hospitality interiors. Marcel Wanders’ 30 years of design are celebrated in some of the most renowned art and design museums, including Centre Pompidou FR; Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, US; Metropolitan Museum of Art, US; Museum of Arts and Design, New York, US; Museum of Modern Art, US; Pinakotheke der Moderne, Munich, DE; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL; Oita Prefectural Art Museum, JP among others. Regarded by many as an anomaly in the design world, Marcel Wanders has made it his mission to “create an environment of love, live with passion and make our most exciting dreams come true.” This work excites, provokes, and polarizes, but never fails to surprise for its ingenuity, daring and singular quest to uplift the human spirit, and entertain. Marcel Wanders’ chief concern is bringing the human touch back to design, ushering in what he calls design’s ‘new age;’ in which designer, craftsperson and user are reunited. In his process, Marcel Wanders defies design dogma, preferring instead to focus on holistic solutions rather than the technocratic. In this universe, the coldness of industrialism is replaced instead by the poetry, fantasy and romance of different ages, vividly brought to life in the contemporary moment. www.marcelwanders.com Lladró, the 21st-century artistic porcelain brand

For more than sixty years, Lladró has deployed its unparalleled know-how in the field of porcelain in its only factory in the world, in Valencia. Each piece is delicately made by sculptors and artisans in an entirely handcrafted process that combines age-old techniques with its own unmistakable palette of colors. Lladró also explores the vast creative potential of porcelain in collaborative projects with renowned contemporary artists and designers. The brand’s universe embraces sculptures, lighting, objects for the home and interior design as well as fashion accessories. Famous all over the world, Lladró is an ambassador for Spain in the over 100 countries to which it exports its porcelains through a select network of its own boutiques and distributors. www.lladro.com For more information: Alicia González Head of Communication Tel.: +34 96 318 70 00 - Ext.: 2005 agonzalez@es.lladro.com