According to its team, the atmosphere at the renovated Café Kafka draws inspiration from several concepts: a literary cafe, a Parisian bistro at Saint Germain or an excentric home. However, this restaurant in Barcelona embodies the essence of El Born district in the last few years: a bohemian creative cosmopolitan atmosphere, in this case thanks to […]
Last December a new concept of health bar opened its doors in Valencia: Fruitaway, a takeaway bistro offering delicious fruit snacks packed full of healthy properties and virtues.
Making their mark on one of the most important social hotspots on a club founded 155 years ago and in a building from 1910 was not an easy task. The refurbishment of the Círculo Ecuestre restaurant was undertaken by interior designers Pilar Libano and Alfons Tost. Working together for the first time, the inspirational team had a […]
On 8th December, London’s William Road Gallery, by architects John McAslan + Partners exhibited Wallpaper’s selection on «Spanish next generation talents», teaming up with ICEX. Although it was only a one-day event, the magazine published an splendid article on our team of designers. Read it online.
The young architectural studio LosdelDesierto (literally The ones from the Desert), self-defined as “Hard-Core architects” and consisting of Eva Luque & Alejandro Pascual, have created a health centre, private parking and a public square in Vélez-Rubio, Almería.
It’s the tricky thing about design: sometimes making it simple is the hardest thing. So this year, the jury of the Delta Award 2011 has valued the simplicity and adaptability of the Steam Roaster designed by Compeixalaigua Designstudio and edited by Lékué, an affordable silicon bowl of 24,50€ PVP and easy to mass produce. The […]
We saw it in Ventura Lambrate, the most experimental hall of the fuori fiera in Milan, as one of the main new features of the Spanish lighting company Marset. And we are delighted that Pleat Box, the lamp of the Catalan designer Xavier Mañosa, has gone from poetic prototype to a commercialized product and is […]
At the culmination of FADfest, the three weeks that have inundated Barcelona with design and creativity, last night were announced the most anticipated awards: the FAD for Architecture and Interior Design. Considered the most prestigious awards in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain & Portugal), this year marked the 53rd edition of the Awards, organised by ARQUIN-FAD. […]
Ever since the crisis went from bad to worse, many up and coming talents of Spanish architecture and industrial design have packed their bags and gone to look for opportunities around Europe. Spain had already suffered a strong brain drain a decade ago when, attracted by the international recognition given by schools such us Central […]
Summer, beach, chiringuito (beach restaurant): these topics have been used and abused by advertising creatives when the heat starts to strike. So much so, that they’ve almost turned it into a “crusty” image of summer. But of course, there are outdoor summer restaurants that are stylish and well designed. This is the case with the […]
Casa 13 (literally, House 13) is not only one of the finalists of the 2011 FAD awards (decorative arts award) it is also an exercise in style and order. Enabling this Barcelona attic to rise up and gain attention. According to the designers, Casa 13 has managed to “turn around what was there, to re-think […]
Tickets, located in the legendary Barcelona Paral • lel, gives shape to a new culinary adventure of Ferran and Albert Adrià. They have joined forces in this project with the brothers Iglesias. El Equipo Creativo (The Creative Team, which includes architects and graphic designers purposely put together to design Tickets) and architect Oliver Franz Schmidt have been […]