Brand GANDIA BLASCO GROUP

GANDIABLASCO 1941 – 2023
MUCH MORE THAN FURNITURE...

Family company Gandia Blasco Group was founded by José Gandía Blasco in the 1940s and reinvented by his son José A. Gandía-Blasco Canales, the current Chairman. Gandia Blasco Group is 82 years old without forgetting its roots: a long journey that began in the Valencia textile industry in 1941, moving to the design of furniture and outdoor spaces in the mid-90s and now distributed in more than 90 countries on the 5 continents as well as in its own showrooms. 

82 years later, 2 generations continue in the Gandia Blasco Group team, José and his children: Álvaro, Commercial Director and Vice President of the company; and Alejandra, Deputy Creative Director and Communications and Creative Director for Diabla.

GANDIABLASCO
GANDIABLASCO is the main brand of the Gandia Blasco Group. It specializes in outdoor furniture, accessories and outdoor spaces of architectural nature, all linked to a Mediterranean lifestyle born over 20 years ago, inspired by Ibiza’s vernacular architecture and the passion for outdoor life of the President and Creative Director of the company, José A. Gandía-Blasco.

TEAM
José redefined the company's business and creative strategy, introducing design and innovation as its philosophy. The distinctive style of GANDIABLASCO was marked by its personality and its Mediterranean roots, which gradually became the company's unique selling point.
In 2004 José decided to start working with Mapi Millet. They're old friends, with very similar tastes and sensitivities. The company's textile tradition continued with the creation of the GAN brand, the GANDIABLASCO handmade design brand, under the management of Mapi Millet, which is still growing across the world.
The move towards contemporary architecture came with the creation of the Outdoor Spaces range, with modules and pergolas that expanded the company's market niche. GANDIABLASCO brand products are manufactured by Valencian companies, which contributes to supporting the local economy.
The company is staffed by young, determined entrepreneurs who believe in their work and who contribute the essential factor for achieving success: the excitement of a team with belief in their project.

DESIGNERS
We work in tune with the sensitivity of architects and designers on the national and international scene. Among them, renowned designers as well as young talents, Patricia Urquiola, Luca Nichetto, Francesco Meda, SØren Rose, Nendo, Mario Ruiz, David Quincoces, Fran Silvestre Arquitectos … and José A. Gandía-Blasco himself.

PHILOSOPHY
The elemental and architectural geometry of the company's first outdoor furniture collection became known for its ability to respond to canons of timelessness and universality. Its streamlined, purely architectural design, made using a patented construction system of aluminum profiles combined with polyethylene, opened up market niches that had never existed before, enabling the company to expand across all 5 continents. 
Purity of design with architectural lines defines the personality of GANDIABLASCO creations, together with the idea of large collections. More than furniture, they are fresh, elegant products that complement each other to produce settings for enjoy the outdoors, Mediterranean style.

SHOWROOMS
GANDIABLASCO has grown in recent years. Its outdoor furniture collections captivated people all over the world, offering standards of quality and design never seen before. Nowadays, the brand's stores and showrooms can be found in more than 90 countries, in cities like New York, Hong Kong, Madrid, Oporto, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Miami...


TRADE FAIRS
The company has a distribution network covering all five continents. Displaying its collections at major International Design Fairs has enabled the brand to internationalise: Salone del Mobile in Milan, ICFF in New York, IMM Cologne, IFFS Singapore, HD Las Vegas and so on.


PRIZES AND AWARDS
Since embedding design in the DNA of GANDIABLASCO, making the company's added value, the high standards of quality in our collections have been distinguished with a number of prizes and AWARDs:

1990 Valencia Innovación Moda prize AWARDed by IMPIVA (Institute of Small and Medium Sized Industry in Valencia).
2003 Prize for Best Stand. Designed by Pablo Gironés for the Valencia International Furniture Fair.
2005 Selected at the Príncipe Felipe prizes for Business Excellence. 
2006 Prize for Best Stand. Habitat Valencia Fordward designed by Pablo Gironés.
2007 Delta Adi Fad Selection for the Ensombra parasol designed by Odosdesign.
2008 Wallpaper AWARD for the Flat2008 lounger. Best foreign product designed by Mario Ruiz.
2008 Red Dot Design AWARD for the Sahara planters, designed by Pablo Gironés.
2008 ICFF NewYork Editors AWARD for best rug for Mangas, designed by Patricia Urquiola.
2009 Silver AWARD from ADCV (Community of Valencia Designers' Association) for the Basic chair, designed by Odosdesign. 2009 Impulso AWARD from AECTA (Association of Advanced Tertiary Consultancy Firms, Community of Valencia). 2010 Red Dot Design AWARD for the Flat collection, designed by Mario Ruiz.

1990 Valencia Innovación Moda prize AWARDed by IMPIVA (Institute of Small and Medium Sized Industry in Valencia).
2003 Prize for Best Stand. Designed by Pablo Gironés for the Valencia International Furniture Fair.
2005 Selected at the Príncipe Felipe prizes for Business Excellence.
2006 Prize for Best Stand. Habitat Valencia Fordward designed by Pablo Gironés.
2007 Delta Adi Fad Selection for the Ensombra parasol designed by Odosdesign.
2008 Wallpaper AWARD for the Flat2008 lounger. Best foreign product designed by Mario Ruiz.
2008 Red Dot Design AWARD for the Sahara planters, designed by Pablo Gironés.
2008 ICFF NewYork Editors AWARD for best rug for Mangas, designed by Patricia Urquiola.
2009 Silver AWARD from ADCV (Community of Valencia Designers' Association) for the Basic chair, designed by Odosdesign.
2009 Impulso AWARD from AECTA (Association of Advanced Tertiary Consultancy Firms, Community of Valencia).
2010 Red Dot Design AWARD for the Flat collection, designed by Mario Ruiz.
2010 Business Leadership prize, AWARDed to Gandia Blasco by Economía 3 magazine.
2011 Prize for Best Foreign Product for the Flat collection, designed by Mario Ruiz, AWARDed by MD magazine.
2013 Wallpaper AWARD for the Tropez collection designed by Stefan Diez.
2013 Honorary Mention at the DME AWARDS, in the Medium Enterprise category.
2014 Delta AWARDs Selection for the Stack collection by Borja García.
2014 Finalist at the EDIDA Elle Decor international AWARDs for the Dozequinze collection by Francesco Sillitti for best foreign furniture collection.
2016 XIII Spanish Architecture and Urban Planning Biennale AWARD for the BLAU collection by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos.
2016 Finalist at the international Interior Design BOY AWARDS for the BLAU collection by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos.
2016 NYCxDESIGN AWARD in the Outdoor category for GANDIABLASCO for the BLAU collection by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos.
2019 NYCxDESIGN AWARD in Outdoor Seating to BUIT collection by Mayice Studio for GB.
2019 ARCHIPRODUCTS DESIGN AWARD in Outdoor to BUIT by Mayice Studio for GB.
2020 ARCHIPRODUCTS DESIGN AWARDS in the Outdoor category for GANDIABLASCO for the ONSEN Collection by David Quincoces & Francesco Meda.
2021 NYCxDESIGN finalist in the Outdoor category for GANDIABLASCO for the CAPA Collection by SØren Rose.
2022 ICONIC AWARDS in the categories “ARCHITECTURE – Innovative Material” and “ARCHITECTURE – Event/Exhibition” to the Kengo Kuma Stand for the company Gandia Blasco S.A. at the Salone del Mobile 2022
2022 ARCHIPRODUCTS DESIGN AWARDS in the Furniture category for GBModular by José A. Gandía-Blasco Canales.

2022 ARCHIPRODUCTS DESIGN AWARDS in the Furniture category to PATOSO by Alejandra Gandía-Blasco Lloret

2022 DNA PARIS DESIGN AWARDS to PATOSO Alejandra Gandía-Blasco Lloret

2022 NYCxDESIGN Awards to PATOSO Alejandra Gandía-Blasco Lloret

PROJECTS WORLDWIDE
From the Mediterranean coast to the Atlantic coast, from the cradle of the Mediterranean to the European bohemia of France, crossing the Atlantic from Asia to neuralgic New York, we get to the houses belonging to persons and cultures from all over the world.

The search for essential elegance leads GANDIABLASCO to collaborate on creative projects that understand contemporary beauty from a shared perspective. Luxury brands such as Dom Pérignon, fully confide in the quality of the GANDIABLASCO outdoor furniture collections for their unique creative.