Mini Panot by Gaudí
It comes in its box with an explanatory leaflet.
Width: 10 cm
Length: 10.5cm
Height: 2 cm
Mini concrete Gaudí panot The Gaudí panot is a hexagonal tile designed by Antonio Gaudí in 1904 and designed to pave the floor of Casa Batlló.
It is currently the pavement that covers the Paseo de Gracia in the city of Barcelona.
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The tile has no colored compositions; it is monochromatic. Gaudí wanted to give it relief so that light and shadow would bring dynamism to the pavement. This also adds value: a pavement with relief without the need for color. Each tile is decorated with one-third of each of the tile's components: one-third starfish (echinoderm), one-third ammonites, and one-third seaweed of the genus
Sargassum .
Thus , seven tiles together are needed to fully appreciate the three components that make up the whole. Light, with its interplay of light and shadow, will blur the sinuosity and continuous movement characteristic of the rhythm of the sea. The marine theme remains even more prominent, generating different depths and perceptions.
The so-called Gaudí tile is a clear example of the architect's close relationship with nature when conceiving and representing his works. It perfectly illustrates how Gaudí considered even the smallest detail of nature. This piece showcases the geometric and symbolic aspects characteristic of the architect; the hexagonal shape, found in many natural environments, represents the ultimate concept of space utilization and structural reinforcement. Both the tile's shape and the imagery reflect Gaudí's meticulous observation of natural structures, "this nature that is always my teacher," as the architect himself said.
4 The architect designed it in 1904 to pave the floors of Casa Batlló. Ultimately, this paving was not installed due to production delays, and it was instead used to pave the service floors of Casa Milà. Gaudí himself defined the design of the piece in wax, demonstrating his skill in sculpture.
Gaudí's design breaks with the tradition of the square tile with its ornamental motif, as this one is hexagonal. Currently on display at MoMA, it is considered the first product of industrial design and represents a revolutionary shift in the models of its time, leading to changes in the variety of pieces used to create similar paving. Gaudí thus solved a complex, high-volume production process with a single piece.
