Alex Trelinski
OVER 100 interior designers, architects, and decorators have come together to make flood-hit homes in the Valencia area habitable again.
The collective is called Interioristas en Accion and it will coordinate donations and practical help to assist families who have had their properties destroyed by mud.
The extensive network also features many firms that make furniture, domestic appliances, and construction materials.
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The group will channel resources that are ‘the minimum that is needed to have a dignified life’ in ‘transparent and efficient way’.
Links have been created with companies and volunteers who will donate products, time and their skills from basic household goods like washing machines and refrigerators, through to professionals in design and architecture.
The Valencia-based Peralta Vidavi company who make lamps and lampshades, will be in charge of coordinating and deciding where resources will be allocated.
The actual delivery and monitoring of donations will be managed by Interioristas en Accion, ensuring the traceability of each donated item or human resource.
An area of the Feria Valencia conference centre has been provided free of charge as a base for the group.
Priority will be given to families with dependent children, dependents and those in difficult financial circumstances.
The new group has appealed to businesses and individuals to contribute donations, logistical support and visibility.
It emphasises ‘the importance of joint action to restore dignity and hope to affected families’.
“There are people who have been left without the most basic things,” Interioristas en Accion said.
“Every donation counts and every gesture of solidarity brings us closer to our goal of rebuilding homes and lives.”
