The Tile Hunter
The man saving Barcelona, one tile at a time.
One of a kindBarcelona's own history, rescued from the skip.
In production · 2026For fourteen years, one man has rescued the hydraulic tiles thrown out of Barcelona's old flats, and is building the city's first tile museum from what he saved.
Every renovated flat in Barcelona throws a small piece of the city into a skip. Joel Cànovas has spent fourteen years pulling those tiles back out, over four thousand of them, and is now opening the first museum dedicated to them.
A video about obsession, craft, and what a city decides is worth keeping. Our first Barcelona story. In production for 2026.
Rescue
Saving the hydraulic tiles that built Barcelona, one demolition at a time.
Craft
The patterns, makers and techniques behind a century of Catalan tile.
A museum
Turning a private obsession into the city's first tile museum.
Coming in 2026.
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