Art consultancy & curation · València
TROBA sources and commissions art for private residences, hotels, restaurants, offices and showrooms, working with architects, interior designers and owners from the first proposal down to the last nail.
01 — Manifesto
Trobar [v.] Valencian. To find, to come upon.
At the studio: finding the piece a space asks for.
02 — Services
All the art. From start to finish.
You design the space and TROBA takes care of the art, from the first idea to the installation. Before anything is bought, you see in your own space where a work makes sense and at what scale. The actual pieces are chosen later, and none is bought without your approval. The brief can be a single room, a handful of works or the whole project.
03 — Artists
Artists.
A sample of the kind of art the studio works with, from established names to new talent. There’s no inventory: each piece is sourced or commissioned for your space. Drag to explore the panel, or filter by category.
A two-way commitment
The studio answers to two sides: the artist, whose work it looks after, and the project (those who design it and those who will live in it). It acts as a bridge and holds both sides to the same standard. The selection includes established names and young artists. The work is chosen to suit the space.
The works on the panel are illustrative: the final selection depends on each project, on availability and on what is commissioned.
04 — Method
How is a work chosen?
A conceptual case: the pass-through lounge of a boutique hotel. How the work that goes in is chosen, at what scale, and why the other is set aside.
Conceptual case · Digital visualisation
01 · So much texture calls for the opposite.
A historic building with real architectural character: thick stone walls, limewashed plaster, timber beams, and furniture that pairs leather with modern pieces. The aim is a counterpoint: a smooth surface to contrast with all that texture, and a confident use of colour.
02 · A reason to pause.
The starting point is a pass-through lounge, halfway between the guest rooms and one of the dining rooms. The brief calls for a piece that catches the eye from the corridor and draws guests in.
03 · Presence, with room to breathe.
Scale is judged from the doorway and from the sofa. The work has to hold its own without crowding the wall or the furniture.
04 · Every choice gives something up.
Two works from the same series, and both suit the space. The aubergine sits comfortably with the wood and leather, and its horizontal format keeps the wall calmer. The indigo wins on contrast and verticality: it draws the eye upwards, to the ceiling beams, and catches the window. The trade-off is that it claims more of the room’s attention.
05 · A reflection that holds something back.
The slightly uneven polish of the metal hints at the light and shapes of the room. The fold interrupts that image: from the sofa, standing or walking past, the same surface reads differently.
06 · From passing through to staying.
The proposal turns a space people pass through into a place to linger. Over the course of the day, natural light changes how the work and the lounge are seen.
Let’s talk about your project05 — Studio
Nacho Yagüe
Art director and founder
I trained in Fine Arts and for 25 years I directed the visual narrative of major international entertainment and advertising productions: complex environments that had to be beautiful, believable and, above all, legible. I learned how the eye moves through a space and where it comes to rest.
Then I took that eye into architecture, interior design, materials, bespoke furniture and collecting.
That is where TROBA began: the same eye, now with real art on real walls.
06 — Contact
Tell me what you’re looking for.
A few lines will do. I’ll get back to you within 48 hours.
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