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clearSuch details are present in the esparto grass strands, in the hard working hands of the women of the region of Murcia, in the hidden smell of barley behind the rough fabric plaits.
In this way, the piece suggests that we take a break from the city’s frenetic pace, and it joins other esparto grass pieces that Martín Azúa currently has in the Barcelona Design Museum's permanent collection. This piece is a gift to the city's pedestrians; an invitation to rest and relax.
Martin Azúa’s invitation to stop arises from testing, making mistakes, searching for the origin of things and cherishing the details. In the shape of an esparto grass carpet, it covered Plaza Born in Barcelona in february 2017.