Focus on Cumulolimbo

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Cumulolimbo Studio, Hulu, ph. Javier de Paz Garcia

The Spanish design studio Cumulolimbo produces interiors; it also produces exteriors, furnishings, small objects, scenographies, installations, relationship systems, urban projects and any other type of experimentation that allows them to love and explore the world from as many angles as possible.

Name of the studio: Cumulolimbo Studio

Place where you work: Madrid, Spain

Your Instagram account: @cumulolimbo_

Describe what your studio does: we design and develop architectural projects, customised interiors and bespoke furniture.

Where did you study? Degree in Architecture at the Architecture School of Alcalá de Henares University. PhD and M.Arch in Advanced Architectural projects at Escuela Politécnica de Madrid.

What are you working on right now? We recently finished renovating a dance academy called 180grados.

Natalia Matesanz, founder of CumuloLimbo Studio, ph. Javier De Paz Garcìa

Your dream project? A kindergarten or a botanical garden.

The project that’s influenced you the most: Frank Gehry’s house in Santa Monica, California, built in 1978 and Casa Mercaders by Miralles Ragliabue (EMBT), built in 1995.

A crucial detail in all your projects: something reused, recycled or renewed.

City centre or far-flung places? City centre

Something you have at home designed by you: the whole apartment but the bespoke kitchen in particular.

What do you like to collect during walks? Stones, leaves and moulds.

Cumulolimbo Studio, Huellas, ph. Javier de Paz Garcia

If you could build a secret passage in your house, where would it lead? To a secret beach.

What do you usually do on Sundays? Reading, gardening and going to exhibitions.

Your favourite place in Milan: Fondazione Prada.

Tala Fustok would like to ask: what inspires your design decisions? I try to fit into my client´s shoes, their way of living, their needs and dreams. I also try to think as if I actually were myself the material I am using, how it can perform, in what ways the material works the better and more naturally. I like to develop a design that is useful, practical and would give me the joy of touching, seeing, hearing, smelling it every day. In my experience, when a design is good or an idea works when built, every day and every time you use it, touch it or look at it, it brings a special sense of satisfaction and happiness - this is what I look for!

Would you like to ask the next interviewee a question? What object would you most like to design: a chair, a lamp or a pencil?