GAN RUGS / Spain
GAN is the indoor and outdoor brand of GANDIA BLASCO GROUP, and also its starting point…
José Gandía-Blasco, president of the company, reinvented his family business after a journey of four decades, at the end of the 1980s. True to the origin of the company, José developed new textile lines for the home, betting strongly on design and incorporating the world of rugs into the offering. This is how the original GAN was born. In 2004, José Gandía-Blasco Canales began collaborating with Mapi Millet to explore traditional carpet-weaving techniques in India. As longtime friends with shared tastes and sensibilities, they combined their vision and the enthusiasm of the team to establish GAN, a brand that would bring together the textile creations of GANDIABLASCO under a unified proposal.When Mapi Millet became GAN’s creative director in 2008, she defined the brand’s direction. By carefully selecting designers to collaborate with and developing innovative craft techniques to support their work, she shaped GAN’s essence: the fusion of traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design.
In parallel, José Gandía-Blasco introduced the GAN SPACES concept, transforming the concept of carpets into modular systems and accessories. These handmade designs extend beyond textiles to create complete atmospheres—holistic spaces designed for living.
Most of our collections are made with natural materials such as wool and jute. Both are obtained with no animal suffering and are excellent insulators, which helps reduce energy consumption and reduce environmental noise. On the other hand, some of GAN’s collections are manufactured using recycled materials, such as Nuances by Patricia Urquiola and Diamond by Charlotte Lancelot. The value of what is made by hand, slowly, piece by piece, is what differentiates and defines us. We are convinced that handmade products are the true luxury, and that the best vehicle to express our designer’s creativity is the know-how of skilled craftsmen. That is why, from the beginning, GAN has focused on the reinterpretation of traditional techniques and their application to contemporary designs. After years and following this premise, GAN has established a production system that, while preserving tradition, makes it grow, so that artisan practices evolve and contemporary design is enriched.
