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About José A. Gandía-Blasco Canales
José Antonio Gandía-Blasco Canales was born in Ontinyent, Valencia. After studying law at the Valencia University, he joined the family business Gandia Blasco, a blanket manufacturer.
After travelling throughout Spain as a business agent, he began to work on responsibilities in the company. With the help of Marisa Gallén and Sandra Figuerola, designers, Gandia Blasco reshaped the image of the company. The current logo was created, the silhouette of a graceful kitten, as well as the first reversible design carpet collection, which later received the IMPIVA Award 1990 for innovation.
The building of his summer residence in Ibiza in 1996 and the need to furnish the house with outdoor furniture that would match the architectonic concept, took José A. to take a closer look at furniture design for the first time. In close collaboration with the architect, they developed the "Na Xemena" collection which is still the outdoor furniture reference of the company Gandia Blasco. The consolidation of this new product line contributed to the diversification strategy of the company.
In 1999 he inherited the company, and started with the definitive structural change.
José A. managed to lead the activities of a solvent family business towards the international benchmark it is today. Experimenting and innovating with materials and shapes, he has been able to turn the ideas of a lover of the Mediterranean culture into a brand image and lifestyle which are well known on the five continents.
Besides being the company president, Jose A. is also its artistic director. He has designed a great majority of the furniture and textile collections that GANDIABLASCO now sells around the world: the ‘DNA’, ‘DNA Teak’, ‘Clip’, ‘Lipstick’ and ‘356’ outdoor collections, accessories such as the ‘Picnic Deckchair’ and ‘Clack! Chair’, as well as a line of lighting products. He has also designed a wide variety of pieces of furniture as part of his vast Outdoor Spaces collection: ‘Daybed’, ‘Sofa Pergola’, ‘Merendero’, ‘Tipi’, as well as their modules and enclosures. He has also designed rugs such as ‘Pack’, ‘Peineta’, ‘Hidra’, ‘Círculos’, ‘Champiñones’ and the ‘Piedras’ duvet, all of which are easily identifiable with the GANDIABLASCO lifestyle.
About Pablo Gironés
Pablo Gironés was born in Ontinyent (Valencia) in 1968. After studying Architecture for one year at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, he then studied Economics at the University of Valencia.
In 1996, together with the architect Ramón Esteve, he founded Babia Mobles, a company specialized in designing and manufacturing contemporary furniture.
In the year 2000 the company was sold to Gandia Blasco S.A., which they became shareholders in. From that moment onwards, Pablo Gironés has been part of Gandia Blasco’s management team as the Marketing and Product Director. He is responsible for the company’s image, creativity and products, including catalogues, product strategy, etc.
He has worked on and carried out the showrooms projects that the company has around the world: NYC, Belgium, Portugal, Holland, Spain, etc., as well as the stands at different trade fairs in the sector.
Since December 2011 he has been the Art Director of Punt Mobles, which belongs to the Zriser investment group, and he also works together with several companies from different sectors in the definition of their product strategies.
Ha realizado y ejecutado los proyectos de los showrooms que la compañía tiene en todo el mundo: NYC, Bélgica, Portugal, Holanda, España, etc, así como todos los stands en diferentes ferias del sector.
Desde Diciembre de 2011 es el Art Director de Punt Mobles perteneciente al grupo inversor Zriser, además de colaborar con varias compañías de diversos sectores en la definición de sus estrategias de producto.
He also teaches several subjects related to Design Management and Strategy and Branding at CEU San Pablo University and at the Escola D´Art i Superior de Disseny de València (Valencia School of Art and Design), EASD.