Montesol Experimental Hotel in Ibiza by Dorothée Meilichzon.The Gran Hotel Montesol in Ibiza has undergone a complete redesign by Dorothée Meilichzon in collaboration with Experimental Group. Cool, calming colours counterbalance the Balearic heat and lush fabrics burst with eye-catching patterns,...
The Politics of Weaving, Bobbin Lace & Gender Roles: UMT Project by Lluís Alexandre Casanovas Blanco.Lluís Alexandre Casanovas Blanco has designed a chair in collaboration with his mother María Luisa Blanco using traditional weaving techniques. Continuing on from his 2018 research project Real Estate Boom House, the piece acts as a...
A Half-Local, Half-Global Restaurant in Madrid by Plantea Estudio.Llama Inn has nothing to do with llamas. But its character is every bit as curious. The Peruvian restaurant is spread across two floors of a classic corner building in Madrid. But it is anything but classic—and anything but Madrid. For...
BTRT Launches its Debut Lamp Collection.Carles Sala of BTRT has launched his debut collection of lamps made skillfully by hand. The Spanish industrial designer and product developer has been working on the collection of bold and playful illuminated objects using mosaic glass...
Casa Rubens in San Lorenzo del Escorial by Estudio Reciente.Oh, Ruby Blue—is that you? Estudio Reciente’s latest 120-square-metre Casa Rubens has been converted into a lovely holiday home for a family of four. Touches of bright colours that draws on summer dreams and nostalgic colours speaking...
Defying Expectations: Health Centre CAP COTET by BAAS Arquitectura.BAAS Arquitectura has designed the primary care centre CAP COTET located in the small municipality of Premià de Dalt in the Maresme region north of Barcelona, Spain. The architects sought to deliver a building that defied the standard...
This Light & Sound Installation in Barcelona Exposes the Haunting Effects of the Screen.Morning alarms. One-touch Amazon hauls. Emails in the parking lot when the traffic threatens to swallow you whole. Boon or bane, there’s no denying that screens make most things possible—even at the cost of our privacy. This was the...
Emphasising the Value of Shadows: House in Barcelona by gr-os.Studio gr-os has recently completed a single-family house and studio in Barcelona for himself and his wife, artist Beatriz Dubois. Collaborating with local architects Mercè Badal and Teresa Rumeu, the monolithic grey box responds in...
Febrero Studio’s Quaint Workspace in Madrid.Maybe it's the way the sun spills in through multiple windows, or how vintage seating—including an old bench and small chair from France, and Model 84 chairs by J. L. Møller in the meeting rooms—affords a cosy, lived-in feel. Or even...
