Paperblanks Gaudi’s Sun Cotton Tote Bag

Carry your journals, books and everyday essentials in style with this Gaudi’s Sun cotton tote bag from Paperblanks, featuring a handy inner zip pocket.

Antoni Gaudí’s use of colourful mosaics and organic forms created exceptional patterns on his sculptures all across Barcelona. We celebrate Gaudi’s vision with a reproduction of a mosaic sun on the ceiling of the Park Güell’s Hypostyle Room, alongside the abstract lines from his chimney pots at the Casa Milà building.

The Story Behind the Design

Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), a Spanish architect from Catalonia, was one of the greatest pioneers of 19th-century architecture. Gaudí’s works have a highly individualised style, defined by his unique compositions, organic shapes, and kaleidoscopic designs. They transcend not only mainstream modernism, but traditional art forms. Gaudí was particularly admired by surrealist and abstract expressionist painters, as well as sculptors.

His use of colourful mosaics was part of his trademark style and created unique patterns on his sculptures all across the city of Barcelona. Perhaps Gaudí’s most-loved contribution is Park Güell, a vibrant garden filled with his art. Reproduced here is a section of a mosaic sun on the ceiling of the park’s Hypostyle Room, alongside the abstract lines from his chimney pots at the Casa Milà building. Gaudí’s last work of civic architecture, Casa Milà (also known as La Pedrera) represented a break with the conventions of his day, designed as a totally undulating building with a beating heart like a living being.

Gaudí’s fascination with the geometry of nature stemmed from his deep religious devotion, seeing the organic lines as a form of divine creation. As Gaudi said: “Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.” With this design, we celebrate Gaudí’s vision and the sense of heaven on earth he created for us all to enjoy.

• Original artwork: Detail from ceiling with mosaic sun (Park Güell) and chimney pots (Casa Milà building)
• Era: 1900-1912
• Region: Spain

Product Details

• Dimensions: 380 × 380 × 90 mm
• Design: Gaudi’s Sun
• Series: Gaudi’s Mosaics
• Collection: Antoni Gaudi Collection
• Material: Cotton
• Inner zipper pocket size: 220 × 155 mm
• Strap Colour: Black
• Holds up to 7 kilograms (approximately 15.5 lbs)
• Durable strap for carrying the bag over one's shoulder
• Branded Paperblanks tag
• Artwork credit printed on inside of the bag
• Weight: 260 g
• Product code: PA9848-5 | ISBN: 9781439798485

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