Oscar Tusquets’ Villa Andrea opens as HEREU’s second archive

HEREU’s SEGONA RESIDÈNCIA project in Barcelona opens its second archive to the eye of collectors and design devotees with a publication and exhibition centred on Oscar Tusquets and Villa Andrea, his private residence. The second volume of ARXIU traces the intellectual geography of a working designer’s collection, one shaped by friendship, aesthetic encounter and the slow accumulation of objects that speak to one another across time.

The publication photographs Villa Andrea in detail, weaving together the residence itself and the conversation between Tusquets and HEREU that follows. Each artwork and object carries its story; together, they reveal the conversations and friendships that have crystallized into this intimate assembly. The collection becomes a form of autobiography, each piece a thread in a larger pattern of creative influence and personal taste.

SEGUNDA RESIDÈNCIA itself is conceived as a temporary home for the personal collections of figures across different creative disciplines. Rather than functioning as a conventional gallery, it honours the way collections live within domestic space, the light that falls on them, the rooms they inhabit, the proximity to other objects. This approach transforms collecting from speculation into something more human: a documentary of choices made, friendships honoured, beauty recognized.

The exhibition runs from 16 October to 18 December 2026, accessible by private appointment only. Enquiries may be directed to info@segona residencia.com. The publication itself becomes both archive and invitation, a means of understanding not merely what Tusquets collected, but why; not simply the objects, but the life that shaped them.

Imagery courtesy of HEREU (@hereu_).