The project started as a creative reaction to reuse the huge quantity of material thrown away by the sailing industry. Material, which is not apt for sailing but which possesses excellent qualities in terms of durability and resistance. The models in the bean bag collection reclaim the sculptural form of the sail and they use as inspiration, the rigging techniques, technology and the making of the professional sailing makers.
DVELAS avoids using the material as a lining or upholstery, on the contrary, the idea is that the material stays in tension, working the same way as when it was used for sailing, giving back this way its dignity even though the sail has been taken into parts.
Each sail is used to produce a limited series of products, and all of them are tagged with an inscription that provides information regarding the sail ́s origins: the port it comes from, the ship, the type o sail, the original manufacturer and its numbering edition.
From each selected sail DVELAS takes a limited number of pieces, we call them Limited Editions and they are of a plain colour.
Some sails or parts of them have certain esthetic qualities (marks, sailmaker logos, numbers, diferente colours, …) that make them very special. We call the pieces that have been exclusively selected to emphasise these beauty characteristics Unique Editions.
