Oscar Tusquets. Minivarius Stool

ÓSCAR TUSQUETS I BLANCA (Barcelona, 1941) for BD Barcelona.
Minivarius" stool.
Steel structure. Seat and back in natural oak.
BD edition, Barcelona.
Measurements: 80 cm.
The "Minivarius" is a stool with a steel tube structure, gently curved, which gives shape to the four legs, the base of the seat and the support of the backrest. The latter forms a unit with the seat, in natural oak wood.
Óscar Tusquets is an architect, painter and designer, trained at the Escuela de La Lonja in Barcelona and the ETSAB. In 1964 he founded Studio PER together with Lluís Clotet, with whom he collaborated regularly until 1984. During this period he participated in the extension of the Faculty of Medicine in Barcelona (1980) and in the remodelling of the Palau de la Música Catalana (1982). In 1987 he teamed up with the architect Carlos Díaz, with whom he carried out projects in various countries, including Japan and Germany. He has been awarded the FAD's Delta de Oro prize on several occasions, and in 1987 he received the Sant Jordi Cross.