Veluto: the concept store oozing with extravagance, tradition, and craftsmanship
Veluto: the concept store oozing with extravagance, tradition, and craftsmanship
A taste for extravagance, respect for tradition, and passion for craftsmanship can be felt in every corner of Veluto, a concept store focused on the world of decoration, interior design, and art. This surprising two-story space located in the center of San Sebastián is divided into different zones where antiques, unique furniture, designer kitchens, lighting, limited edition books, niche perfumery, works of art, decorative items, exclusive candles, and other oddities are displayed. Each visit to Veluto is a new discovery, as the shop’s ambient is constantly changing and being renewed. Among the latest acquisitions are collector’s books by Taschen, Gestalten, Assouline, and Phaidon, paintings by Malen Agirre, Murano glass lamps, swivel armchairs made in Spain, marble sculptures by Joseba Lekuona Yaben, Sicilian plates, Dutch lamps, Italian glassware, and even a divan from the 1960s.
Veluto works with numerous artisans and artists to create custom pieces that are sold exclusively in the store. Thus, one can find –for example– an XXL rug designed by the Veluto team or a 3-meter-high sculpture in weathering steel and aluminum conceived alongside an Italian artist. The mix of materials and shapes creates volumes that give rise to select, unique pieces which complement spaces and provide them with a sense of scope and coherence. The pieces are a manifesto of a lifestyle, of a certain drive for know-how which lies in perfect stitching and impactful corners.
At the helm of Veluto is Iñigo Iriarte, who got into to the world of design at the beginning of the century, inheriting a taste for craftsmanship and having a marked inclination for the textile world. And Veluto is just the prelude to Iñigo’s world, a world completed by the interior design studio and the product division where atmospheres are created in which time seems to stand still and ideas emerge from the past to be projected into the future: spaces of coexistence and dialog between styles and eras featuring a lot of personality and a pinch of exceptionality.
Veluto
Calle San Bartolomé 5, San Sebastián.
Tel.: +34 943 061 008
