New materials, finishes or colours; growing product families; pieces that have become consolidated and a new collection by Mario Ruiz. With nearly 300 products by major Spanish and international designers, POINT is writing the next chapter in the history of this 100-year-old company with its catalogue for 2022-23.
POINT’s pieces can be found in projects all over the world, from Australia to Mexico, Dubai, London, Paris and Miami. The brand’s new proposals are based on more than a hundred years of experience in furniture making, respect for craftsmanship –each of POINT’s woven sofas takes forty hours of painstaking hand crafting and each chair, no less than six hours–, innovation and commitment to sustainability at the heart of the creative process.
The new catalogue features new collections, such as Heritage by the winner of the 2016 National Design Award, Mario Ruiz, which takes the famous hand weaving of this brand from Alicante as its reference. He also adapts traditional materials and formats to softer, more modern and fluid languages. Other new collections include Bay, with its teak finish from sustainable forests that captures the seafaring spirit of a yacht club, and Lis, versatile table bases that can be harmoniously combined with different collections and materials. Some of the brand’s most legendary collections, like Paralel by Gabriel Teixido, now include new pieces too (sun loungers, tables, etc.). Vicent Martínez’s Weave collection, which has always been POINT’s most award-winning collection, has also been expanded with new furniture, accessories and a black finish. Arc and Pal are other collections that include new elements. For its part, Khai, from POINT Studio, proposes a Mediterranean-inspired journey featuring woven pieces. This new catalogue is enhanced by new materials, finishes and techniques, which is why POINT remains one of the leading outdoor furniture brands.
“We wanted this book to be a useful tool for discovering or choosing our products. Each collection has its own chapter, and the information and images are presented in an orderly and practical way, making it inspiring and easy to consult,” explains Itsasne Miren, Design & Brand Manager at POINT.
It has been 100 years since POINT was founded, and the brand’s new collections carry the painstaking skill of traditional artisan techniques in their DNA, as well as innovation – which has allowed the company to develop new materials, even patenting its own fibres and carrying out research into future materials – and a firm commitment to design and sustainability.
In 2020, POINT received the 2019 National Design Award from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities for its contribution to improving society and people’s quality of life. The artisan wicker weaving workshop that was founded in 1920 by the young José Pons Pedro has now become an international brand and one of the most important industries in the Marina Alta region of Alicante.