The Souvenir as value
The term souvenir is generally associated to topical concepts with very diverse implications:
From the emotional (evoking trips, personal gifts, attachment to a determined culture, country or region) to the aesthetic (popular taste, the bane, the decorative, etc)…
The tradition of taking a souvenir from places which the tourist, or visitor has traveled to as an ornamental piece (aside from images and home videos) is a practice which definitely has allowed to fulfill that person’s status as a traveler: the object is a permanent and physical memory of the trip; yet it need not be capricious or inconsequential.
Sunset in Hondarribia
Why was Cultural Memories conceived?
CULTURAL MEMORIES is a project which was conceived as a comercial proposal with aesthetic intentions and with a concept which differentiates it from the rest within its sector. For CULTURAL MEMORIES, the fact that one can appreciate the idea of a souvenir as an attractive, contemporary article, is a challenge we chose to approach from many different angles. Making our work a product which transcends the superficial interpretation of the term souvenir, and redefining its habitual perception, verging upon Art and Design, and acquiring thus, a cultural dimension all on its own.
Figure Golf of Côte Basque Collection
Oak pieces for the assembly of our figures
Best Souvenir from the Basque Country?
- We make use of the evocative and elegant nature of the silhouette as a formal expression.
- We nourish ourselves from the stories and we tell them: the figures represent the depth of our rich Cultural stream.
- The manufacturing process is of vocational artistry, as our pieces are carefully crafted from their conceptual approach, through their artistic crafting and into their final commercial presentation.
- Projects are crafted through all of their phases by local agents: made in Euskal Herria
Cultural Memories video presentation
CULTURAL MEMORIES is a global project and a Cultural multimedia platform. We offer our blog content not only as literary content but as reference, photographic and informative content as well, offering the user an added didactic experience.We translate our philosophy and our own understanding of the concept souvenir in our development of items related to other places and cultures: the world as a great depository of memories and experiences.
Figures from Côte Ouest collection, soon in our online shop
