100th Copa FAD
Commemorating a century-old tradition
Invited by Catalonia’s superlative association of art and design professionals to design the 100th edition of their prestigious ceremonial toasting cup.
Founded in 1903 in Barcelona, The FAD (Foment del les Arts i el Disseny/Fostering of the Arts and Design) has commissioned an eminent artist or designer to design a ceremonial cup to toast the annual member’s gathering since 1917 (except during the years of the Spanish Civil War). These include names such asMiguel Milà, Ettore Sottsass, Rafael Marquina, André Ricard, Martí Guixé, Xavier Mariscal, Alessandro Mendini, Jaume Plensa and more.
To celebrate the significance of cup number 100, Andreu Carulla has designed a cup that is big enough to fill with the contents of the 99 cups that preceded it and nicknamed it “Copón”, which has the double meaning in Spanish of both the term for a ceremonial cup and as adjective for something enormous. Created on location at a clay extrusion factory in La Bisbal (Catalonia, Spain) the designer sliced a length of cylindrical ceramic extrusion and planted it upright, creating an organically crumpled base that seals the contents of the cup. Lined with a glaze and engraved with the name of every designer who came before him, the supersized cup was used to toast the FAD’s annual members’ gathering on the 29th of April 2019.
It is now displayed in in “La Copoteca” (The Cup Library) at the Museu del Disseny de Barcelona(Barcelona Design Museum) along with the cups from previous years.
FAD · 2019
Copa FAD 2019
Andreu Carulla
Marc Monzó
Ana Mir
Alessandro Mendini
Elías Torres
Helena Rohner
Pete Sans
Javier de las Muelas
Montserrat Guardiola
Martí Guixé
Martín Azúa
Juli Capella
Fernando i Humberto Campana
Antoni Miralda
Elsa Peretti i Eloi Abad
Antoni Tàpies
Mercel·lí Antúne
Ettore Sottsass
Mohamed Fariji
Enric Majoral
Andreu Alfaro
FAD i les seves associacions
Ramon Puig Cuyàs
Susana Solano
Emili Armengol
Sergi Agilar
Carlos Pazos
Joan Brossa
Jaume Plensa
Òscar Tusquets
Rafael Marquina Adouard
Xavier Corberó i Olivella
Grup Transatlàntic
Javier Mariscal i Errando
Aurèlia Muñoz Ventura
M. Antònia Pàluzy i Viñals
Andreu Vilasís i Fernández-Capalleja
Albert Isern
Ramon Oriol i Nogués
Maria Bofill Franci
Raimon Oller i Ferrer
Jordi Casablancas i Muntanyola
Jordi Pablo i Grau
Elisenda Sala i Ponsa
Francesc Ferrando i Crexans
Aureli Bisbe i Latorre
Miquel Milà i Sagnier
Antoni Pons i Cirac
André Ricard i Sala
Joaquim M. Capdevila i Gaya
Margarida Guasch
Jaume Mercader-Miret
Ramon Sarsanedas i Oriol
Escola Massana
Joaquim Carreras i Martí
Antoni de Moragas i Gallissà
Jordi Galí i Figueras
Josep Llorens i Artigas
Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar
Manuel Capdevila i Massana
Antoni Cumella i Serret
Jaume Mercader-Miret
Josep Mir i Virgili i Evarist Mora i Rosselló
Antoni Serra Abell
Montserrat Mainar i Benedicto
Emili Armengol i Gall
Alfons Serrahima i Bofill
Oriol Sunyer i Gaspar
Xavier Corberó i Trepat
Josep Maria Camps i Arnau
Rafael Solanic i Ballús
Amadeu Pomar
Jordi Valls
Joaquim Campañà i Genovart
Joaquim Sabaté i Nadal
Jocund Bonet
Enric Clusellas i Albertí
Modest Morató i Ojer
Joan Muntasell i Garriga
Carles Collet
Lluís Albert de Puig
Alfons Serrahima i Bofill
Manuel Capdevila i Massana
Pere Brugués i Mir
Ramon Sarsanedas i Oriol
Miquel Soldevilla i Valls
Escola Massana
Valeri Corberó i Trepat
Pere Ricart i Marés
Ramon Sunyer i Clarà
Jaume Mercadé i Queralt
Lluís Rigalt i Corbera
Antoni Urpí i Pey
Josep Guardiola i Bonet
Manuel Valentí i Gallard
Lluís d’Oms
Ramon Sunyer i Clarà
Pere Corberó i Casals
Francesc Tiestos i Vidal
Lluís Masriera i Rosés