Gaudí’s paving tile is a clear expression of his innovative capacity.
It features a simple, one-colour paver with a unique format and subtle reliefs that are visible when illuminated. The combinations of this undulating textured tile are reminiscent of the movement of the sea, with references to botanical and animal figures in the motifs: starfish, snails and seaweed.
As a tribute to Gaudí, in 1997 the city of Barcelona paved the broad pedestrian zones along Paseo de Gracia with a reedition of this tile, adapted to outdoor spaces.
The new paver, Panot Gaudí, reproduces the original figures in a new bas relief format nearly 100 years after Escofet first produced the hydraulic tile, originally designed for interiors.
In Passeig de Gràcia, in front of the modernist building Casa Amatller,
there is a circular, red Panot de Flor that marks Kilometer Zero: from here, everything begins.
All red Panots de Flor mark the Ruta Modernista de Barcelona,
All red Panots de Flor mark the Ruta Modernista de Barcelona,
that is, the presence of a modernist monument.
