This is a story of love at first sight.
I believe this screen was the first thing that I saw when I entered this house, more than 3 years ago. It had a cruel, forgotten and very dirty life at the basement. Actually, because of this Modernist screen, I started an old furniture restoration course.
Luckily it wasn't broken, it was only dirt. As you can imagine, the 3 pieces of cloth were the first to go straight to the garbage can. They were also the most complicated thing to substitute.
After a little looking, I found the most gorgeous piece of cloth ever, embroidered by hand.
You're probably thinking when does the "but" appear... alright... it's right now!! Of course, the price!! Only 205€/m (266$/meter)!! ... and of course I had to find a B Plan!!
I went to the finest cloth store in Catalonia, which is without any doubt Ribes & Casals, downtown Barcelona, and I bought a piece of pink silk. I used my mum's advice and I had it hand painted, similar to the first cloth I had found.
Don't you think it was a wonderful job?
Results? A unique and exclusive design for a unique piece of Modernist furniture.
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