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hese four artists, who know and admire each other, all live in Mallorca and wear many creative hats. Alternating between architect, designer, stylist and photographer, Sara Regal, Marta Armengol, Claire O'Keefe and Sylvia Sanchez Montoya all work in artistic direction, much of it in fashion. “Today, we have a new way of approaching design, which starts from a personal impulse and expresses itself through different professions: architect, poet, sculptor. Everything is on the same level, there's no need for classification. Art becomes something you use, an art to live with, with great fluidity between disciplines", explains Montoya. “A functional art”, adds Sara Regal. 

"Before, you had to be a pure artist and never leave your studio. For me, that's a rigid and unattainable vision of creation. Sylvia insists that this classification is linked to patriarchy. The time for feminine creation has come”,  says Claire O'Keefe. “We're seeing a major movement in favour of equality”, insists Regal, “something that's necessary because we live in a society that's super macho in all areas, including art.” 

Mallorca is said to be driven by a feminine energy that is conducive to the blossoming of these objects, the production of which requires the mastery of traditional skills. “Islands protect craftsmanship, and a lot of know-how has been preserved on Mallorca”, explains Regal, who works with recycled materials. On the island, architecture, which is fed by a very wealthy clientele, is very strong creatively, with levels of excellence in terms of the quality of materials, aesthetics and refinement. “Most local architects now use natural and sustainable materials," continues Regal, “and I also create using wood fibre and lime. I also work with wicker.”