Sansó’s ‘happiest’ works, reimagined into Filipino homeware

Juvenal Sansó’s brightest and most colourful items are making it out of museums and into eating tables and residential cabinets via CASA JUAN

MANILA, Philippines — The works of late multi-awarded artist Juvenal Sansó don’t finish on the canvas or in museums — Sansó’s artwork extends into on a regular basis areas with CASA JUAN, a homeware model centered on showcasing Filipino design.

This limited-edition collaboration brings Sansó’s paintings onto practical residence objects, making his artwork extra accessible and a part of every day life. It additionally continues CASA JUAN’s ongoing effort to spotlight native artists via their collections since 2020. In 2024, modern painter Dominic Rubio’s works had been featured.

Owned by Michelle Fontelera, CASA JUAN is a homeware model pushed by one mission: to carry a contact of the Philippines to each residence with handmade plate units, tabletop equipment, and others.

A legacy of Philippine artwork

Juvenal Sansó was born in Spain, however spent most of his life within the Philippines, which tremendously formed his 70-year creative journey. All through the years, he explored totally different artwork kinds, from darker themes post-World Struggle II to extra vibrant colours by mid-Twentieth century. 

His colourful journey via work, prints, pictures, textiles, and even costume design is what CASA JUAN needs to embody and hold related for a youthful technology.

The collaboration is especially particular for Fontelera, not solely as a result of it’s the model’s largest assortment, but additionally as a result of it means so much to her personally.

“I at all times dreamt of getting a Sansó. I suppose with this collaboration and this assortment, my objects are the closest to a Sansó I can get,” she shared with Rappler. 

Out of the artist’s works, Fontelera deliberately selected vibrant items that spark pleasure. These embrace work from the En Vas Collection, which had been mentioned to had been made through the happiest occasions of Sansó’s life. 

CASA JUAN’s plate and coaster set options the artist’s vibrant bouquet work, that are a basic a part of his work. 

Fontelera additionally curated A Cerulean Daydream, Endearing Allure, and Of Light Reminiscences as works displayed within the assortment’s trays, jewellery packing containers, and trinket dishes. These work spotlight idyllic landscapes. 

Although Sansó’s artwork will be arduous to amass, even for collectors like Fontelera, the CASA JUAN assortment has made it attainable for his works to be a part of on a regular basis life. 

“We actually need [people] to make use of them for the eating desk, and never simply on the shelf or body,” she defined.

Nonetheless, the exclusivity stays given the restricted nature of the gathering. Fontelera mentioned that primarily based on experiences with previous collections, the Sansó assortment is predicted to promote out inside a month or two. 

The limited-edition assortment is on the market on CASA JUAN’s on-line retailer. 

This assortment is without doubt one of the many initiatives Fundación Sansó has taken in supporting native artwork, as it’s identified for investing in younger expertise and collaborating with native manufacturers. 

Whereas CASA JUAN continues to be holding its future collaborations with native artists and trend designers below wraps, it continues with its mission to create homeware that blends artwork with practicality. — Alyana Fabella/Rappler.com

Alyana Fabella is a Rappler intern finding out Bachelor of Arts in Communication on the Ateneo de Manila College.