The Jose Castro Studio has been collaborating with the historic fabric store Gratacós since 2007. This company has dedicated itself to the production of high quality fabrics since the 1940s and has Barcelona’s Paseo de Gracia as its window display.
It served as a sponsor for the Dead Bird and Redrum collections which were presented in Paris and was a supplier for the piece that Jose Castro presented as Spain’s representative during the Maison de la Création conference.
Jose Castro, alongside other artists from Barcelona, develops new ways to display the designs on mannequins in the company’s catalogues, using without seams, each season’s new fabrics. He has also participated in specific store based events; such as the Jose Castro wedding dress exhibition during Barcelona Bridal Week and the creation of the ‘Sombrero loco’ character (the mad hatter) for the sixth edition of la Passejada Amb Barret.
The designer also created an exclusive bag as a gift item, based on a double concept that unites the handmade with the technical. It is a reversible bag, with one side showing various sewing utensils such as scissors and thimbles while the other resembles a word puzzle made out of different qualities and types of fabric.
