Inspiration

Travel, collaborations and the Mediterranean habits behind the objects.

Two designers from the Madrid studio Plutarco standing in a white space beside a red column.CollaborationsInside Plutarco: Madrid’s Bold Design VoiceBold, playful, unmistakably Madrid. A conversation with the studio making some of Spain's most characterful design. OCTAEVO x ACTOS, a collaboration between two Barcelona design studios.CollaborationsOCTAEVO x ACTOS: The Perfect CollaborationDesign meets function. Inside our collaboration with ACTOS, and the thinking behind it. A coral Amalfi paper vase with yellow flowers on a seaside table with pears and a painted plate.NewsIntroducing the Amalfi CollectionCoral reefs, sea stars and sun-faded houses. The Amalfi collection takes its cues from the coastline above and the marine world below. An exhibition of OCTAEVO paper vases on white pedestals in an ornate room, marking ten years of the studio.News10 YEARS OCTAEVOA decade of paper vases, brass bookmarks and Mediterranean obsession. Ten years, and what we've learned. The mint green Earth paper sculpture by OCTAEVO on a white table beside a framed print.NewsEarth Paper SculptureEarth, from the four elements the ancient Greeks believed made up everything. Recycled cardboard, a golden sun circle, and balance. The lilac and gold Air paper sculpture by OCTAEVO on a shelf beside a mustard book and a shell.NewsAir Paper SculptureAir, from the four elements the ancient Greeks believed made up everything. Recycled cardboard, a golden sun circle, and lightness. The red and yellow Fire paper sculpture by OCTAEVO on a wooden shelf beside white coral.NewsFire Paper SculptureFire, from the four elements the ancient Greeks believed made up everything. Recycled cardboard, a golden sun circle, and heat. The blue and gold Water paper sculpture by OCTAEVO on a white radiator against a white wall.NewsWater Paper SculptureWater, from the four elements the ancient Greeks believed made up everything. Recycled cardboard, a golden sun circle, and flow. OCTAEVO notebooks in orange, yellow and mint stacked on a pink chair in striped sunlight.NewsThe Finest StationeryNotebooks, planners and pocket notes, made for the moment inspiration arrives — pocket, desk, or somewhere in between. Colourful OCTAEVO flower paper sculptures on white plinths against a soft pink wall.NewsNew Collection SS22Flower sculptures, fresh prints and the first warm light of the year. Introducing Spring Summer 2022. Templo sculptural candles in pastel shades, ringed, swirled and domed, on a pink and lilac surface.NewsTemplo Candle SculptureHand-poured in Italy, shaped like relics from an imagined altar. Templo candles melt as a performance — art that changes while you watch. An arched Riviera paper vase in orange, pink and yellow holding flowers, as a hand places an apple on a green table.NewsRiviera Paper VasesBright pink, brighter tangerine, delicate gold. The Riviera vases are an unapologetic love letter to '60s décor. A soft pink set with a wicker bowl, an orange twisted trivet and a candle holder with a pink candle.NewsAn Ode to RitualsCoffee, candlelight, the same walk each morning. Small repeated acts, and why they hold everything together. OCTAEVO greeting cards with gold sun, heart and star motifs, laid with envelopes and a pen on a blue plate.NewsGreeting CardsThe finest paper, an embellished motif, and a golden clip that outlives the occasion. A card that becomes a bookmark. A sailing boat with a face drawn on its white sail, off a rocky Mediterranean coast, for Narinan x OCTAEVO.CollaborationsNarinan x OctaevoA meeting of two design languages, and the objects that came out of it.