Zest Architecture, led by Dutch architect Co Govers, has carried out the renovation of this traditional Catalan farmhouse -called masía in the area-, attempting to create a 21st century house in an old, pre-existent stone structure. Known as Villa CP, the enviable surroundings of this house located in a nature reserve of cork and oak […]
The Spanish association for promoting design and architecture FAD will release the winners of its Architecture and Interior Design Awards on 3 July. It will be during the celebration of the design festival FADfest that will take place in Barcelona from 25 June to 10 July. These awards convened by ARQUINFAD are celebrating its 56th […]
Mama Campo is a new gastronomic initiative in Madrid that mixes three different spaces: a restaurant, a market and a zone dedicated to children. Located in the lively Olavide square, it specialises in organic food seeking to recover the original flavours of the Spanish cuisine.
A must for every exclusive visitor in the city, the Mandarin Oriental hotel is celebrating its fifth anniversary in Barcelona with the opening of 17 new suites and 5 deluxe rooms located in an annexe to the luxurious premises of this establishment at the Paseo de Gràcia of the Catalonian capital. As the rest of the hotel, the […]
Many designers and brands are recently introducing copper and brass on their latest creations. Actually, it has been one of the most highlighted trends seen during the last furniture fair in Milan.
Son muchos los diseñadores y firmas que apuestan por los destellos metálicos del cobre y del latón en sus últimas creaciones. Ya te hicimos unas pinceladas sobre esta tendencia en nuestro primer Top 5 sobre #iSaloni, la última feria del mueble de Milán. Lee nuestro artículo sobre los brillos milaneses aquí. Los nuevos metales aparecen en todo […]
Ikea has recently launched its most ambitious PS collection ever, a compilation based on the fact that currently, and for the first time in history, people are living more in the city than in the countryside, moving more often and occupying smaller places to live. And such a fact doesn’t mean of course that we don’t […]
La semana pasada repasamos las novedades del diseño español que se presentaron en la feria Light & Building en Frankfurt. Hoy te presentamos una selección de los mejores diseños nórdicos en iluminación; una luz sumamente cálida que nos encanta y ha tenido gran protagonismo también en las últimas ferias de Estocolmo y Frankfurt. Seguro que no […]
Los textiles están de enhorabuena. Tal vez sea solo una ilusión favorecida por el frío de las latitudes del norte, pero parece que los tejidos en todos sus formatos y colores renacen para vestir los diseños más novedosos. Y no sólo como el ya manido recurso decorativo de retapizado para butacas o sofás obsoletos y […]
Nordicthink es una tienda + tienda online repleta de buenas ideas en mobiliario, iluminación, complementos y juguetes de diseño nórdico. Una cuidada selección en la que sólo proponemos productos que se basen en criterios de funcionalidad, sencillez y belleza. Estas Navidades podrás disfrutar de una amplia variedad de productos seleccionados entre las mejores marcas nórdicas, […]
Camper has recently opened a new showroom In Shanghai designed by Neri & Hu. The prestigious chinese studio has achieved the perfect balance between tradition and modernity in this project for the Malllorcan brand’s flagship store in China, situated in the French Concession zone. They have done so by conceiving a building within a building, with […]
Henna Morena is a brand, a shop and laboratory specialising in natural cosmetics for hair which promotes the rediscovery of hair care rituals using natural products and Mediterranean cosmetics. The design of the new showroom, located in the Born district of Barcelona, evokes this same philosophy, the concept has been defined by Sandra Vivanco, architect […]
Here are the answers to the open interview of our readers with Javier Mariscal, one of the most internationally famous designers from Spain. If you want to know who his favourite painters are, his tips for setting up a studio or how the articulated Lotek lamp came about (a piece he designed for Artemide) then […]
The architectural practice led by Benedetta Tagliabue has rehabilitated a residential building located in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, where it’s possible to trace the various historical periods that have transformed the neighbourhood through the Renaissance and the Baroque up until the Modern era to the early twentieth century. The property preserves historical vestiges acquired over the […]
The design studio El Equipo Creativo has created the interior of the Barcelonese restaurant Ikibana in the Paral.lel district, a project that just like the cuisine on offer draws from two distinct cultures: Japan and Brazil. Although very different, both coincide with their deep connection to the natural environment that surrounds them. Discover more projects by El Equipo Creativo […]
This project by Sandra Tarruella studio is one of the latest addition to the very popular chain in Barcelona specialising in focaccias, pastas, salads and desserts Buenas Migas. A culinary tradition inspired by Italian cuisine (specifically Genoese) and British desserts whose philosophy is characterized by a laid back and relaxed atmosphere featuring mostly natural materials. […]