ARTISANS OF LUXURY METAL FITTINGS SINCE 1934
Joaquín Olaria García founded the company OLARIA BARCELONA in 1934, dedicated to produce the highest quality hardware in artisan way. Joaquín Olaria Aguilar followed him and currently it is managed by his son, Albert Olaria Ricart, with the accumulated experience of the third generation.
The company has supplied high end hardware to the most emblematic buildings of Barcelona such as Casa Berenguer, Casa Milà (in 1987) of Gaudi architect, Old Ritz Hotel, Avenida Palace Hotel, refurbishment of Majestic Hotel, and luxury commercial shops in the city and yachts.
Its careful craftsmanship and knowledge of the product, opened the doors to the international markets in the `60.
At the beginning of the `70, OLARIA BARCELONA introduced,by the hand of Joaquín Olaria Aguilar, the recovery spring mechanism in the handles for doors which meant a great novelty in those days.
During the last decade, OLARIA BARCELONA also entered in the field of yachts and participates in renowned national and international projects for the development and manufacture of exclusive designs.
AIn addition to offering an extensive catalog of pieces of various styles (Art Deco, Modernist, Classic and Contemporary), OLARIA BARCELONA also provides Restauration & Reproduction and production of Bespokenservices.
The high end hardware collections produced by OLARIA BARCELONA, are handmade by a team of experienced artisans, highly qualified, that do all the production process of smelting, mechanize, polishing, chiselling, fitting and finish.
They are unique creations that transmit our customers an important part of our effort and the exceptional treatment that we dedicate to the pieces during the process.
The quality and service are still the main pillars for the development, consolidation and prestige of the brand OLARIA BARCELONA.