Dani Freixes portrait, for the "Barcelona Valors Afegits" project / by Toni Ricart

When you talk to Dani Freixes you know that he will always surprise you, he will comment on something that no one has ever thought of before, or turn any idea around, improving it. He's a guy who doesn't motor; he definitely sails, to use an expression of himself, which divides the world between those who sail and those who motor. Dani exudes imagination all around and canalizes it with intelligence, and wise humor.

Dani Freixes was born in Barcelona in 1946 and graduated in architecture in 1971. He has developed almost all of his professional activity in the architectural firm Varis Arquitectes where he works with Vicente Miranda, Eulàlia González and Vicenç Bou. Throughout his career he has received important awards and recognitions as an architect, designer and interior designer. Among others, the FAD Architecture and Interior Design Awards, which he has received in different categories: the FAD Opinion Award in Architecture, for the Vintró single-family house, the FAD Award for Ephemeral Interventions and the FAD Opinion Award, for the renovation of the Miramiralls attraction at the Tibidabo amusement park. His work stands out for its imaginative capacity and his tireless search for a wide variety of architectural and scenographic resources.