Promopress

Promopress is a Barcelona-based specialist bookseller and publisher-distributor focused on fashion, design, architecture, interiors, visual culture, arts and crafts, drawing and painting, and creativity-oriented titles for children. According to its own 'About us' page, the company describes itself as 'booksellers with experience' who have 'spent the past forty years searching for and selecting the best publications from around the world,' positioning its catalogue as 'an indispensable tool in your creative process.' The business is closely associated with the fashion and design creative sectors, and it operates a bricks-and-mortar bookshop in Barcelona alongside its online store at promopress.es. The company's catalogue spans several clearly defined categories visible on its website: 'Books, Visual arts, design, arts and crafts' and 'Fashion, Trends and magazines.' Representative titles include practical and instructional works such as '4000 DETALLES DE MODA,' 'ASÍ NACEN LAS IDEAS: CERAMISTAS Y PROCESOS CREATIVOS,' 'PINTURA BOTÁNICA,' '101 TRUCOS DE URBAN SKETCHING,' 'TALLER DE PINTURA BOTÁNICA,' 'ARTE ROBADO,' and 'DE LA ARCILLA A LA CERÁMICA,' as well as serial publications like 'ZOOM ON FASHION TRENDS' (issues 71–75 shown) and 'FEEL THE YARN' (issues 6, 7, 10 shown). Its fashion-history section lists 33 products, including 'HISTORIA DE LA MODA (2ª EDICIÓN),' 'THE 1990'S FASHION BOOKS,' 'VINTAGE FASHION,' 'THE FASHION SHOW: THE STORIES, INVITES AND ART OF 300...' and the '1920S/1930S/1940S FASHION SOURCEBOOK' series. Promopress presents itself as more than a passive retailer: it emphasizes curation, close relationships with professionals, and presence at national and international industry events. Its 'About us' page states that 'the Promopress team attends multiple national and international events every year' and invites customers to visit its stand. It also maintains a related online identity through www.lalibreriadelamoda.com and social channels under the name 'La Librería de la Moda' (Facebook: LaLibreriadelaModa; Twitter: @LibreriadeModa), and offers telephone advice at +34932451464 on weekdays. The company's positioning is explicitly professional and creativity-driven: 'Our catalogue is diverse but always guided first and foremost by creativity,' and it aims to 'connect you with information and content on designs and trends that will inspire you, nurture your talent and increase the value of your brand.' Its customer base appears to include fashion and design professionals, students, and creative practitioners seeking trend information, technical instruction, and visual reference works. Titles are offered in Spanish and English, with hardcover bindings common in its fashion-history range, and the site supports e-commerce functions such as wishlists, cart, sign-in, shipping, and payment steps. Ownership, founding year, and corporate structure are not specified in the available evidence. The Wikidata entry (Q118810975) exists but provides no substantive detail in the supplied snippet. The brand should be treated as an active, independent specialist retailer/publisher-distributor rather than a listed public company, pending further evidence.

Promopress presents itself as a Barcelona-based specialist bookseller with roughly four decades of experience in sourcing and selecting publications from around the world. Its 'About us' page states: 'We have spent the past forty years searching for and selecting the best publications from around the world. This focus allows us to offer you a truly useful catalogue and be an indispensable tool in your creative process.' This self-description places the origins of the business several decades back, though the exact founding year is not given in the available evidence. The company built its identity around fashion and design, sectors it describes as 'highly competitive creative sectors' whose professionals 'need to keep up to date when it comes to the latest trends.' Over time it expanded beyond fashion into what it calls 'design, architecture, interiors, visual culture, arts, crafts, drawing and painting, as well as in creativity-focused works aimed at children.' Its catalogue is therefore diverse but, in its own words, 'always guided first and foremost by creativity.' A defining feature of Promopress's history is its dual physical and digital presence. It operates a bricks-and-mortar bookshop in Barcelona and an online store at promopress.es, and it maintains a related online identity through www.lalibreriadelamoda.com and social channels under the name 'La Librería de la Moda' (Facebook: LaLibreriadelaModa; Twitter: @LibreriadeModa). The company also emphasizes direct engagement with its professional audience: 'The Promopress team attends multiple national and international events every year,' where customers can visit its stand, and it offers telephone advice on weekdays at +34932451464. Its publishing and distribution catalogue has evolved to include both instructional and reference works and serial publications. The website's fashion-history section lists 33 products, including 'HISTORIA DE LA MODA (2ª EDICIÓN)' (publishing date 2024, Spanish, hardcover, 288 pages), 'THE 1990'S FASHION BOOKS,' 'VINTAGE FASHION,' 'THE FASHION SHOW: THE STORIES, INVITES AND ART OF 300...,' and the '1920S/1930S/1940S FASHION SOURCEBOOK' series (publishing dates 2025, English, hardcover). Its broader catalogue includes practical titles such as '4000 DETALLES DE MODA (2ª EDICIÓN),' 'ASÍ NACEN LAS IDEAS: CERAMISTAS Y PROCESOS CREATIVOS,' 'PINTURA BOTÁNICA,' '101 TRUCOS DE URBAN SKETCHING,' 'TALLER DE PINTURA BOTÁNICA,' 'ARTE ROBADO,' and 'DE LA ARCILLA A LA CERÁMICA,' as well as serials like 'ZOOM ON FASHION TRENDS' (issues 71–75 shown) and 'FEEL THE YARN' (issues 6, 7, 10 shown). The company's e-commerce platform supports wishlists, cart, sign-in, address, shipping, and payment steps, indicating a mature online retail operation. Ownership, corporate structure, and any changes in control are not disclosed in the available evidence. A Wikidata entry (Q118810975) exists for Promopress but provides no substantive detail in the supplied snippet. The brand remains active as of the latest evidence.

• Promopress states it has spent roughly forty years sourcing and selecting publications worldwide.

• HISTORIA DE LA MODA (2ª EDICIÓN) published (2024, Spanish, hardcover, 288 pages).

• 1920S/1930S/1940S FASHION SOURCEBOOK series published (2025, English, hardcover).

Specialist, curation-led bookseller and publisher-distributor for fashion, design, and creative professionals, combining a Barcelona bookshop with international online retail and event presence.

• HISTORIA DE LA MODA (2ª EDICIÓN)

  Fashion history from prehistory to the present; Spanish, hardcover, 288 pages, published 2024.

• ZOOM ON FASHION TRENDS

  Serial publication on fashion trends; issues 71–75 shown on the website.

• FEEL THE YARN

  Serial publication; issues 6, 7, and 10 shown on the website.

• 4000 DETALLES DE MODA (2ª EDICIÓN)

  Fashion details reference work, listed at 28,80 €.

• ASÍ NACEN LAS IDEAS: CERAMISTAS Y PROCESOS CREATIVOS

  Ceramics and creative processes title, listed at 28,80 €.

• PINTURA BOTÁNICA

  Botanical painting title, listed at 21,63 €.

• 101 TRUCOS DE URBAN SKETCHING

  Urban sketching tips title, listed at 15,87 €.

• TALLER DE PINTURA BOTÁNICA

  Botanical painting workshop title, listed at 19,18 €.

• ARTE ROBADO

  Art title, listed at 23,99 €.

• DE LA ARCILLA A LA CERÁMICA

  Ceramics title, listed at 23,99 €.

• THE 1990'S FASHION BOOKS

  English-language hardcover fashion title, ISBN/EAN 9783961715206, listed at 62,50 €.

• VINTAGE FASHION

  English-language hardcover fashion title, ISBN/EAN 9781802790931, listed at 30,77 €.

• THE FASHION SHOW: THE STORIES, INVITES AND ART OF 300...

  English-language hardcover fashion title, ISBN/EAN 9781802790832, listed at 42,02 €.

• 1940S FASHION SOURCEBOOK

  English-language hardcover fashion sourcebook, published 2025, ISBN/EAN 9781787398917, listed at 27,41 €.

• 1930S FASHION SOURCEBOOK

  English-language hardcover fashion sourcebook, published 2025, ISBN/EAN 9781787398894, listed at 28,85 €.

• 1920S FASHION SOURCEBOOK

  English-language hardcover fashion sourcebook, published 2025, ISBN/EAN 9781787398870, listed at 28,85 €.

1. 1Promopress official websitepromopress.es
2. 2About us - Promopresspromopress.es
3. 3HISTORY_FASHION - Promopresspromopress.es
4. 4Pedido - Promopresspromopress.es
5. 5Promopress - Wikidatawikidata.org