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Casa Decor: One Year Later
It has been one year since Casa Decor 2020 had to prematurely close due to the lockdown after it opened to the public in March 2020 for its 55th edition. The most celebrated interior design event in Spain managed to reopen in June for a few weeks. This year, for its fifty-sixth edition which opened on May…
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The Ritz Hotel in Madrid Reopens After Three-Year Renovation
Opened in 1910, during the Belle Époque era, the original building of the Ritz hotel in Madrid was designed and built under the supervision of hotelier César Ritz. Now part of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid recently reopened in April after a three-year historical restoration headed by Spanish architect Rafael de La-Hoz who retained…
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Oviedo’s La Palmera del Indiano Restaurant Evokes the Tropics
Asturias-based photographer Érika Anes shot these images of La Palmera del Indiano restaurant on the terrace of Barceló Oviedo Cervantes hotel exclusively for Spain for Design. Situated in the heart of Spain’s elegant northern city of Oviedo, the five-star accommodation, part of the Spanish hotel group Barceló, opened in 2007 in a refurbished early-twentieth-century Indianos townhome. Indianos is a distinctive vernacular architectural style of residences…
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Inspiration: Taberna Ángel Sierra Chueca, Madrid
The iconic Taberna Ángel Sierra in the Chueca neighbourhood of Madrid.
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Four Seasons Opens its First Hotel in Spain
After an eight-year renovation of a historic building in Madrid, the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Madrid opened in September 2020. With 161 rooms, 39 suites, 22 private residences, a rooftop restaurant, a four-level spa, and a lounge, it is the hotel group’s first property in the city. The accommodations are at the heart of Centro…
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Elegant Lobby of the Barceló Oviedo Cervantes Hotel
I love hotel lobbies because they allow the public to access and view spaces created by renowned and creative interior designers and architects. Asturias-based photographer Érika Anes shot these images of the lobby areas of Barceló Oviedo Cervantes exclusively for Spain for Design. Situated in the heart of Spain’s elegant northern city of Oviedo, the five-star accommodation is part…
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Creating During COVID
Spain for Design reached out to three artists who were among the first to be profiled on these pages. Speedy, the new work by renowned Spanish artist Felipao, the artistic name of Felipe Garcia-Bañon Sanz-Briz, has its basis in Chinese mythological traditions and his reflections about life under COVID-19. Last year, I was in the process…
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Bauhaus Inspired Exhibition at the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid
In collaboration with the Francisco Alcántara School of Art of Ceramics, the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid has organized an exhibition that features the 2018-2019 students’ final projects. The exhibition celebrates the centenary of the influential early-twentieth-century Bauhaus style and the survival of its pedagogical model. The exhibition is part of the museums’ Design and Pedagogy…
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Masquespacio Designs Stunning Student Residence in Bilbao
Masquespacio designed Resa’s San Mamés University Residence Hall in Bilbao for the Greystar group, which opened in September 2020. Resa, specialists in student accommodation, commissioned the multi-disciplinary award-winning studio to create the interior design of the public areas and develop its brand image. Celebrated for her use of unexpected raw materials and her vibrant colour palette,…
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Profile: Federico Antelo Granero: Geometric Abstraction
“I cannot think in a way that separates shapes and colour. The patterns I create are an exaltation of this ‘partnership’ between shapes and colours.” Based in Madrid, Argentina–born Federico Antelo Granero has quickly established himself among the premier textile artisans in his adopted country. With a background in painting, his pieces are remarkable for…
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Madrid Design Festival 2021
The fourth edition of the Madrid Design Festival 21 (MDF21) took place in February and March. The only festival in Spain that brings together all design disciplines, there were 183 activities, 58 exhibitions, and the participation of more than 500 designers and 72 institutions from the world of design, art, and culture. Organized by Madrid-based cultural promoter La…
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SACo: Showcasing Contemporary Spanish Artisanship
“SACo’s genesis arises from the experience of a group of artisan firms in Spain that sensed the need to come together to improve their exposure and commercialization capacity inside and, especially, outside Spain. As an organization, we will promote artisans that create contemporary designs, who make their products mainly by hand with a high level…
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