{"id":22230,"date":"2023-04-10T08:29:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T08:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/?p=22230"},"modified":"2023-04-11T07:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T07:37:46","slug":"koloreka-a-place-for-creating-memories-and-escaping-from-the-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/en\/koloreka-a-place-for-creating-memories-and-escaping-from-the-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"Koloreka: a place for creating memories and escaping from the routine"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2013, Nerea Urrestarazu and Ram\u00f3n Anaya transformed an old butcher’s shop in the Old Quarter of San Sebasti\u00e1n into Koloreka, a space that gives one the opportunity to create memories to escape from routines. At Koloreka \u2013a binomial name made up of\u00a0kolorea<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0oreka<\/em>: “color” and “balance” in Basque\u2013 they sell illustrations linked to San Sebasti\u00e1n that portray everyday life in a contemporary, close style. Their motivation was, and continues to be, to offer memories; memories that will travel and take on a second life in their new homes.<\/p>\n

Following the philosophy of “less is more,” they tell simple stories through stylistic austerity \u2013 all the while without losing warmth and proximity. In each composition, they let themselves be influenced and guided by screen printing, photography, painting, etc. and, although they use digital tools, the basic foundations that give meaning to their work remain analog: observation and inspiration.<\/p>\n

Although the majority of their pieces aim to illustrate San Sebasti\u00e1n and its daily life, they also do limited series dedicated to other themes. Begimugan<\/em>, for example, illustrates different places in the world connected in a straight line by sea with San Sebasti\u00e1n: Bayonne, Plogoff, Isortoq, Palm Beach, and Newfoundland. Mudamuga <\/em>is an exclusive series in which they offer us a game in which, through 10 questions, they are able to transform our home into a unique and imaginary landscape.<\/p>\n

Although most of their designs are reproduced on watercolor paper, they also make limited series on wood and fabric in different sizes. Additionally, they undertake special custom projects for companies: San Sebasti\u00e1n Tourism, San Sebasti\u00e1n Racecourse, Ulma, The Regional Government of Gipuzkoa, etc.<\/p>\n

Twice a year, Koloreka welcomes guest artists to exhibit their work in its space \u2013 but not just anywhere… in the smallest exhibition hall in the city: the butcher’s fridge. Every February and November, the 5 m2<\/sup> of that refrigerator are used to exhibit pieces by local artists: Ane Zaldibar, Laura 10m, Maite Rosende, etc. By doing this, Koloreka hopes that their “refrigeration chamber is like Walt Disney’s: conserving taste, talent, and a desire to share what makes one tick.”<\/p>\n

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Koloreka<\/strong><\/p>\n

Calle San Jer\u00f3nimo 19, San Sebasti\u00e1n.<\/p>\n

Tel.: +34 943 434 858<\/strong><\/p>\n

contact@koloreka.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

koloreka.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In 2013, Nerea Urrestarazu and Ram\u00f3n Anaya transformed an old butcher’s shop in the Old Quarter of San Sebasti\u00e1n into Koloreka, a space that gives one the opportunity to create memories to escape from routines. At Koloreka \u2013a binomial name made up of\u00a0kolorea\u00a0and\u00a0oreka: “color” and “balance” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[429],"tags":[731,388],"class_list":["post-22230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artisanal-products","tag-2023-en","tag-san-sebastian-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22230"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22465,"href":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22230\/revisions\/22465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basqueluxury.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}