MAGNIFICAT
PUIFORCAT
PUIFORCAT, 2013
Reinforcing decades-long partnership and tying legacies of two legendary houses of silver, GARRIDO and Puiforcat have collaboratively developed an opulent Magnificat Puiforcat collection, featuring seven limited edition household objects monumental in scale and minimal in design. Truly remarkable Magnificat pieces signed by Juan and Paloma Garrido are the ultimate examples of modern elegance and sophistication. Here you will discover seven magnificent objects of art crafted by seven different artisans which reaffirm GARRIDO’s longstanding devotion to the world of decoration and tradition of silverwork.
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Magnificat Puiforcat, New Collection of Sculptural Pieces:
Borrowed from Latin, the lyrical name of this new collection represents Puiforcat's everlasting quest for excellence. With Magnificat Puiforcat, the master silversmith has not only drawn from the etymological idea of "magnificence" by offering unprecedented, monumental decorative objects but has also magnified its expertise.
Composed of seven exceptional pieces, this new, resolutely contemporary line stands out through its size and its uses, through its style and the virtuosity with which each piece is crafted. An extraordinary declarative collection, Magnificat Puiforcat draws its inspiration from the sculptural, geometric and timeless spirit of Jean Puiforcat. As the strong edges and polished surfaces of Patrick Jouin's Zermatt knife come alive in the light, each piece marries taught lines with smooth curves in a skilful architecture of flexible geometry, echoing the Puiforcat universe. "The combination of verticality and elongated surfaces lends a feminine elegance to the pieces, which nevertheless remain very masculine in their volume and lines," explained Juan and Paloma Garrido, responsible for these creations. "Horizontal and vertical lines, as well as the intertwining curves, continuously play with the eye to create a sense of movement.”
7 Objects, 7 Artists, 7 Techniques:
Each of the seven pieces in this unprecedented collection requires four to ten weeks of handcrafting by expert artisans. Seven different artists, each of whom masters various traditional silversmithing techniques (cold forging, hammering, planing, assembly, welding, deburring, polishing, chiselling), intervene in turn to achieve a perfect finished product. The seven objects are crafted in nickel-plated brass, which was chosen for its warm tones, visual quality and adaptability for use, as it does not rust. This material is also conducive to mirror-polished finishes of exceptional quality. Each piece is available upon request in a limited series of 20 numbered copies.
Juan & Paloma Garrido, Magnificat Puiforcat Designer-Silversmiths:
When Spanish silversmith Damian Garrido passed away in 2002, he left behind a great legacy. His children, Juan and Paloma, became heirs to a long tradition of working "La Plata" using a typically Spanish method of hammering linked to the conquest of the New World and its silver mines. Trained from childhood in the silversmith's techniques at the family workshop, the brother and his younger sister were nourished with their father's passion for the discipline and its leading innovators, including Jean Puiforcat. "As we learned, we sought inspiration in the work of artists of times past that we discovered in books and museums. Among them, Jean Puiforcat was always a model and an extremely important reference in our creative process," explained Juan and Paloma. With their technical mastery, their aesthetic culture and their intimate link to the history of the trade, the two heirs have for the past ten years established a unique contemporary register, whose main features resonate with the house of Puiforcat.
The Garridos' formal language easily communes with that of Puiforcat: the constant pursuit of balance and harmony among arcs, curves and structured lines; a sense of composition; and bold geometric combinations. The house thus naturally called upon their talent to imagine the declarative Magnificat Puiforcat collection. "To create this line, we drew from the work of Jean Puiforcat and then looked to incorporate a new architectural dimension," said Juan and Paloma. “It took a year to develop this collection, as we sought to offer shapes that are entirely new to the world of silversmithing.”