Estudio Esto, Diego Lara |Domaine de Boisbuchet Residency 2025

Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), in collaboration with Domaine de Boisbuchet, has awarded its 2025 summer residency to two prominent groups of artists: Estudio Esto and Diego Lara. The residency, which will take place in Boisbuchet, France, from June 2 to July 12, 2025, offers a fully funded stay to emerging designers or architects to develop their creative projects in an internationally recognized environment for design and architecture.

Estudio Esto: This Madrid-based creative studio, founded by Amalia Wakonigg and Guillermo Borreguero, focuses its practice on the exploration of materials and processes. Through craft and experimentation, they transform ideas into objects, designing and manufacturing pieces, installations, and stage sets where technique and formal expression coexist in a balanced way. Their work lies at the intersection of design, manual practice, and material research.

Diego Lara: Graphic designer and director of his own studio, Diego Lara specializes in editorial design, visual identity, and typography. His work encompasses personal projects, collaborations, and commissions for local and international brands and studios, with a strong connection to the fields of culture and art. He also coordinates the MadLibro publishing house for the Mad is Mad gallery and teaches sustainability and branding at the IED Madrid. At the same time, he is developing a personal artistic project inspired by nature and abstraction, exploring harmony, balance, and serenity through drawing, photography, and sculpture.

This initiative by AC/E and Domaine de Boisbuchet seeks to foster creative mobility and cultural exchange, giving these talented professionals the opportunity to work in an inspiring environment and network with other professionals in the sector. The residency at Boisbuchet is a favorable space for experimentation and the development of new ideas, contributing to the growth and international projection of Spanish artists.

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Application deadline: April 23, 2025
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For more information, contact residencies@boisbuchet.org 

What does this residency offer you?

• Immersion in an exceptional creative environment: Domaine de Boisbuchet is an international research center for design and architecture, located in a 150-hectare protected natural environment in southwest France.
• Space for creation and experimentation: Enjoy fully equipped workshops, studios, and exhibition spaces to develop your projects.
• Connection with the international community: Interact with artists, designers, and architects from around the world, participating in workshops, talks, and events.
• Comprehensive support: The residency covers accommodation, meals, basic expenses, production support, and travel.
• Professional development: Present your work at a public conference and receive visits from curators and guest critics.

What does the residency include?

• Access to a fully equipped workshop at Domaine de Boisbuchet.
• A wide variety of studios and exhibition spaces to work in.
• Accommodation and full board meals for the entire stay.
• Basic living expenses (300 EUR).
• Production support (1200 EUR).
• Round trip economy flights from the resident's home city to France and train ticket from/to Poitiers train station (up to 600.00 EUR).
• Administrative and curatorial support from Domaine de Boisbuchet.   
• A public presentation/lecture during the residency.
• Studio visits from curators, artists, or critics invited by Domaine de Boisbuchet

Domaine de Boisbuchet is an international research center for design and architecture. The campus is surrounded by 150 hectares of protected nature in southwest France and comprises an architectural park of historic and contemporary buildings.   

Residents can take advantage of all the Domaine's work and accommodation facilities, from its 150 hectares of forest, pastures, a river, a lake, and unpolluted fauna and flora; from its architectural park, its vast library, archive and collection; and above all from its experience and network after 30 years of organizing workshops, events, exhibitions and many other cultural activities with institutions and people from all over the world. The residency program is complemented by the usual series of activities held at Boisbuchet, such as exhibitions, guided tours, workshops, presentations, talks, discussions, conferences, and more.