The “designed night”.
(80s Barcelona, its bars and Javier’s apartment)
1985
Santa & Cole is founded: Javier Nieto Santa, Gabriel Ordeig Cole, and Nina Masó.
(Javier as president, Gabriel as editor, Nina as stage director)
A logo, a manifesto, and a way of being: design editors.
1986-1987
First editions: Carlos Riart, Gabriel Ordeig, and Pete Sans.
Official launch at La Sala Vinçon, Barcelona.
1987
The Snark Design catalog is incorporated — Santiago Roqueta’s production studio.
(Zeleste and Babel, Lamparaalta, …)
The TMM lamp enters the catalog, marking the beginning of a lasting relationship with Miguel Milá, a pioneer of Spanish design centered on simplicity and honest craft.
(Tramo, TMM, Cesta, and Milá to this day)
1988
Santísima Trinidad del Monte opens its doors: a new landmark showroom in Barcelona.
Traveling companions: bulthaup and La Cornue. Kitchen distribution breaks new ground.
1989
Olympic Barcelona gives birth to the Urban Collection, now established as an independent company: Urbidermis.
(Lamparaalta by Màrius Quintana and Beth Galí. Lampelunas, Milky Way streetlights, elements by Batlle and Roig)
1991
Editorial handover: Gabriel Ordeig falls ill, and Jordi Miralbell becomes the new editor.
(Acquisition of Neoseries S.L., a company owned by Mariona Raventós and Jordi Miralbell)
Book publishing begins: Design Classics.
Monographs co-published with the Barcelona School of Architecture (UPC), under the direction of Santiago Roqueta: Antoni de Moragas, followed by Jacobsen, along with lamp editions of both. Further titles to follow.
1992
Absorption of Non Bis, Marta Ventós’s company. She becomes the new S&C Barcelona showroom manager.
1993
Absorption of Disform, Carlos Riera’s company. He becomes the new Editor.
1994
Gabriel Ordeig Cole passes away.
ULM is created (Unidad de Logística y Manufactura) to distribute multiple catalogs: Santa & Cole, Disform, USM, Ingo Maurer, Azucena, Thonet, Cappellini, Shaker Workshops, and more.
We learn from those we admire.
1997
First edition of Nimba, marking the start of our collaboration with Antoni Arola. Light as material: precision and atmosphere.
A change of scale: large lamps for shared spaces.
1999
National Design Award for its business innovation and cultural contribution.
2003
New Headquarters: Parc de Belloch.
(30 km north of Barcelona, 200 hectares of fields and forest, and the former school residence of Manuel Baldrich, envisioned as a knowledge park centered on design, ecology, and management.)
2004
Belloch Forestal is born, a tree nursery at our headquarters.
2005
The Intramundana group is formed: Santa & Cole Neoseries, Urbidermis, Belloch Forestal, and Parc de Belloch.
2006
Prince Felipe Award for Business Excellence.
2007
Nina Masó, Design Editor.
Design Management Europe Award.
2010
The Rise of LED: A New Paradigm.
Cirio as a path toward a new form of industrial craftsmanship.
2011
A mature business model: Santa & Cole as a landmark case before WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization).
2017
The Tekiò family by Anthony Dickens joins the catalog.
(Between the ancestral and the avant-garde, between East and West.)
With the re-edition of the Tatu lamp, André Ricard joins the catalog: a pioneer of Spanish design applied to mass-market objects.
2018
The Urban Division spins off from Santa & Cole to become Urbidermis
Santa & Cole Inc. is established in the USA.
2020
A cultural endeavor: the Art Division is born.
Andrea Coll, Art Editor.
2021-2022
Contemporary Neoseries.
New pocket book collection: Perdigones.
A new physical presence: Galería Santa & Cole.
(Belloch, NYC, and Mexico City)
David Martí Vilardosa, Design Editor.
2023
Nina Masó passes away.
2024
Museum Neoseries
(Thyssen-Bornemisza, MNAC.)
Toward energy self-sufficiency at Belloch.
2025
Archive Neoseries
(Federico Correa, Gabriel Ordeig, etc.)
With the edition of BibLuz, Oscar Tusquets joins the catalog: architect, designer, artist, and a pioneer in the craft of “design editing.”
