{"id":6486,"date":"2026-03-12T14:22:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/?p=6486"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:24:12","slug":"splugui-la-mascotte-du-centre-medic-esplugues-prend-vie-en-peluche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/splugui-la-mascotte-du-centre-medic-esplugues-prend-vie-en-peluche\/","title":{"rendered":"Splugui \u2014 The mascot of the Esplugues Medical Center comes to life as a plush toy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the Centre M\u00e8dic Esplugues in Badalona (Barcelona) commissioned me to design their official mascot <strong>Splugui<\/strong> en version peluche, j&rsquo;ai tout de suite ador\u00e9 le d\u00e9fi. &#x1f499;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Splugui is a little round blue character who's a real health superhero for kids: a nurse's cap, a red cape, a first-aid kit and a bandage in his hand... what a program!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The creative process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim was to remain faithful to the character's original design, while adding volume, character and softness. Every detail was worked on by hand in my workshop: the round cheeks sewn in relief, the big expressive eyes, the little red cross on the briefcase, and even the little stitches embroidered on the yellow bandage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The red cape is removable, and the label <em>Piccolo Artista<\/em> est discr\u00e8tement cousue sur le c\u00f4t\u00e9 \u2014 un petit signe de qualit\u00e9 artisanale. &#x1f9f5;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A plush toy with a mission<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce type de peluche personnalis\u00e9e pour entreprise ou association a un r\u00f4le bien particulier : elle accompagne les enfants, les rassure, et donne un visage ami \u00e0 un endroit qui peut parfois faire peur. Splugui est d\u00e9sormais en route pour rejoindre ses humains ! &#x1f680;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have a mascot, logo or character you'd like to see in plush form? <a href=\"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/contact\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"414\">Please contact me,<\/a> je serais ravie d&rsquo;en discuter avec toi. &#x1f3a8;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia4-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia4-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia4.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Splugui, Barcelona's medical mascot, becomes a made-to-measure plush toy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia3-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patricia3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Centre M\u00e8dic Esplugues in Badalona (Barcelona) entrusted me with the task of creating a plush version of their official mascot Splugui, I immediately loved the challenge. \ud83d\udc99 Splugui is a small, round, blue character, a real health superhero for children: nurse's cap, red cape, first-aid kit and bandage in hand... quite a program! The creative process The aim was to remain faithful to the original character design, while adding volume, character and softness. Every detail was worked on by hand in my workshop: the round cheeks sewn in relief, the big expressive eyes, the little red cross on the briefcase, and even the little stitches embroidered on the yellow bandage. The red cape is removable, and the Piccolo Artista label is discreetly sewn onto the side - a small sign of handcrafted quality. \ud83e\uddf5 A plush toy with a mission This type of personalized plush toy for companies or associations has a very special role: it accompanies children, reassures them, and gives a friendly face to a place that can sometimes be scary. Splugui is now on his way to join his humans! \ud83d\ude80 Do you have a mascot, logo or character you'd like to see exist in plush form? Contact me, I'd be delighted to discuss it with you. \ud83c\udfa8<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[115,89],"tags":[112,110,105,111],"class_list":["post-6486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-peluche-du-dessin","category-peluche-entreprise","tag-artisanat-personnalise-pour-entreprises","tag-collaboration-artistique-avec-des-entreprises","tag-logo-dentreprise-sur-peluche","tag-peluche-faite-main"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6486"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6489,"href":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6486\/revisions\/6489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piccoloartista.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}