Philippe Starck about Mora

Philippe Starck about Mora


“MORALAND is a country ruled by an iron hand by Sergio Mora, the severe dictator
who compels his citizens to live in extreme poetry, series lightness, totalitarianism of humor, laborious elegance, dangerous benevolence, absolutism of fun. Worse, this estate is a state of being. A state condemned to sublime happiness.
The rest of the world is worried.”
(PHILIPPE STARCK)

“MORALAND es un país gobernado con mano de hierro por Sergio Mora, el terrible dictador que obliga a sus ciudadanos a vivir en extrema poesía, mortal luminosidad, humor totalitario, laboriosa elegancia, peligrosa benevolencia y divertido absolutismo. Peor aún, ese estado es un estado del ser.
Un estado condenado a la felicidad sublime. El resto del mundo está preocupado.”
(PHILIPPE STARCK)

  • July 17, 2017

BAZAAR MAR BY JOSÉ ANDRÉS BIG OPENING


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On November 17 the restaurant “Bazaar Mar” by José Andrés in Miami was inaugurated . After more than a year working for this project.

Thanks to José Andrés, Philippe Starck, Bruno Borrione and SLS hotels, for trusting me for this wonderful job.
Thank you to Mariana Casagrande for her hard work and for her patience. Thanks also to Juli Capella for making my work known to the great Chef José Andrés.
Thanks also to the wonderful artisans of Alcora and Talavera de la Reina who have reproduced my designs in the tiles with great mastery.

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img_7048El pasado 17 de noviembre se inauguró el restaurante “Bazaar Mar” by José Andres en Miami. Después de más de un año trabajando para este proyecto.
Gracias a José Andrés, Philippe Starck, Bruno Borrione y SLS hotels, por confiar en mi para este maravilloso trabajo.
Gracias A Mariana Casagrande por su trabajo duro y por su paciencia. Gracias también a Juli Capella por dar a conocer mi trabajo al genial Chef José Andrés.
Gracias también a los maravillosos artesanos de Alcora y Talavera de la reina que han reproducido mis diseños en los azulejos con gran maestría.

 

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  • November 19, 2016

BAZAAR MAR by JOSÉ ANDRÉS


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BAZAAR MAR
Azulejos artist: Sergio Mora
Grand Opening 17th NOV 2016 MIAMI

In the spring of 2015 I received an email from Philippe Starck and Bruno Borrione studio asking me for collaborate with them on a project for the Chef José Andrés.

It was two restaurants for the SLS hotels, one in Miami and other one in New York.
On 17 November, the “Bazaar Mar” restaurant inside the hotel “SLS Brickell” Miami will be inaugurated, after more than one year working on it.

The Starck vision has been to combine tradition and modernity.
The idea was that the first feeling upon entering the restaurant makes you think that the murals of Spanish or Portuguese traditional “azulejos”
but in a second reading, you discover in the details my surreal universe, with a poetic tone and humorous.
where you can find “toreros” Jumpsuits whit sharcks, or sirens speaking by mobile phone or eating paella at the bottom of the sea.

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“Bazaar Mar” is a restaurant dedicated to fish so my proposal was to work with the language of typical sailor tattoos aesthetic Old School.
Sirens and Neptunes, and images of the sea mixed with toreros and flamencas.
Soil drawings are images of the seabed, the walls reflect the sea surface and ceiling we can see the sky and cosmic images.

Once the designs was maked, artisans of Talavera de la Reina and l´Alcora (Castellón) have played hand made my designs on tiles, under my supervision.
In the case of the restaurant “Bazaar Mar”, the company “Art Antic” of l’Alcora was responsible for the murals that cover the ground, and “Ceramics San Ginés” of Talavera de la Reina, took care of the walls.

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Special thanks for the architect and Juli Capella for recommends my work to José Andrés and thanks to Starck and Borrione for believe in me.

The opening of the restaurant is 17 November. 2016
Just the same day of the Grammy awards that I’m nominated for the design of the album “El poeta Halley” of the spanish band “Love of Lesbian”.
It will be an very exciting day.

On December 20th 2016 will be the opening of an exhibition at the “Casa Camper” Barcelona Hotel, with a sample of the designs development process of the azulejos murals, curated by Ramon Ubeda.

  • November 11, 2016