André Ricard (Barcelona, 1929) is a pioneer of industrial design in Spain. He worked to dignify a profession that was not appreciated because it was not seen. He was also the first to connect Spanish designers with their European and American counterparts. Franco’s Spain was a very closed country in the fifties, disconnected from its European neighbours, and Ricard built a bridge, opened a window through which a new reality could be seen.

This is the first documentary dedicated to his life and work. Directed by Poldo Pomés and written by Xavier Mas de Xaxàs, it presents a way of being and working that, from a place of humility, is determined to make life more pleasant. ‘The object,’ says Ricard, ‘is the trace of man.’