Our Story
Creating a Demano Barcelona product is an artisanal process that begins with the collection and cleaning of materials. After transforming them through design, cutting, and sewing, we collaborate with small local workshops, some of which are staffed by people with disabilities, who handcraft each piece. Thus, the soul of Barcelona lives on in each product, ready for new stories with its owners.
Unique pieces
By reusing waste materials, our work is a true craft. Each material must be processed by hand to ensure it is properly cleaned and treated. The process is therefore not strictly industrial, allowing each piece to retain its uniqueness.
Sustainable design
Demano allows non-recyclable materials that currently cannot be recycled as raw materials to be reused immediately and efficiently, both economically and ecologically.
Objects with a story
All handcrafted objects have a unique story to tell about their place of origin. Advertising posters and various discarded materials leave a specific record of the city. Each handcrafted product carries this story within. It's like having a part of the city with us.
benefit
the beginning
1999
One day, by chance, we found a banner thrown in the street and realised that its material was resistant, flexible and had a unique design. We decided to turn it into a bag and presented it to the Barcelona City Council. So DEMANO was born in 1999, with the idea of recycling PVC advertising materials, such as those from exhibitions and festivals. We managed to breathe new life into a durable material, creating fun, colourful and super resistant bags.
Agreement with the City Council
2000
Since 2000, Demano has collaborated with the City Council to reuse official advertising banners, many designed by renowned artists, and transform them into exclusive handbags and accessories. Inspired by the city's cultural life, each piece carries with it a fragment of Barcelona's history. Demano has received several awards for his work.
prize
2003
Design for recycling (awarded by Generalitat de Catalunya, Department of Environment, Government Waste, Catalan Recycling Center, European Institute of Design, ADI, Barcelona Design Center and the Environmental Foundation 2004).
prize
2006
Recognized as an entrepreneurial company by Barcelona Activa (Barcelona City Council), Demano has the support of a local initiative that promotes innovation and sustainable business development in the city.
prize
2010
Winner of the European Prize for Women Entrepreneurs (1er Prix Européen de l'Entrepreneurship Féminin), awarded by the European Parliament and supported by the French Government and the Ministry of Economy and Industry.
nowadays
Since its creation, Demano actively collaborates with recognized companies and institutions such as the Picasso Museum, Caixa Forum, H&M, Futbol Club Barcelona, Coca-Cola, among others, to reuse their obsolete advertising material and transform it into objects for their new advertising campaigns.
