The art of transcending time.
November arrives with a touch of melancholy. The days grow shorter, the landscape takes on a more subdued tone and the end of the year begins to appear on the horizon. It is a time to slow down, seek shelter and revisit memories. In his illustration, Federico Sáez Anchorena captures this quiet nostalgia in a dreamlike scene where past and present coexist effortlessly.
At the heart of this setting are Vibe sofas, designed by Estudio Sancal as a tribute to the brand’s earliest designs from the 1970s. Their shapes and retro spirit bring back an aesthetic deeply rooted in Sancal’s history, reinterpreted through a contemporary lens.
Alongside Vibe, the Vesper table, designed by Sebastian Herkner, introduces a more contemporary note. Although born in a different era, its distinctive design has already earned it a place among the classics of the Sancal collection.
Two pieces from different times, showing how design can transcend trends and retain its appeal over the years.
As the year draws to a close, design invites us to pause and look afresh at the things that remain. Because melancholy is not always about sadness. Sometimes, it is a way of cherishing what we have lived through and finding beauty in the things that time may transform, but never quite erase.
A Dreamlike melancholy.
“The boundary between dream and reality begins to blur as we reach the penultimate act of the year. A quiet melancholy settles over the landscape, where classical architecture frames the deep night beneath the watchful gaze of a full moon. A month to look back on the journey so far, surrounded by the timeless comfort of design.” Federico Sáez Anchorena.
