Design by: Cruz y Ortiz

ABRIL is produced in reinforced cast stone. Its weight permits direct, anchor-free installation on the ground, as if it has come to rest there. The beauty of this bench is concealed in the illusion of its apparent simplicity. It is constructed as a frame with a minimum seat depth that contrasts with thickness of its supports, emphasising the large span between them.

ABRIL opened the way for a new generation of neutral, abstract elements for universal use. These are self-explanatory elements. They focalize, punctuate, situate and organize space. They relate easily to any landscape and the maximise the horizontal visual plane. This collection is clearly able to integrate into the urban environment without imposing, whilst simultaneously exerting its desire for permanence through its material. These designs are rigorous and simple in their formulation, but universal in their application.

ABRIL was the first design by architects Cruz-Ortiz for Escofet, which they later completed with MAYO and JUNIO, and then finally with MAYO CIRCULAR. During this period, which coincided with Barcelona's nomination as an Olympic city, other outstanding work produced for Escofet included SOCRATES by architects Garcés-Soria's and BARANA, by MBM.