Design

Andreína Raventós Casa Decor 2022

Andreína Raventós Architecture: connecting to nature in new ways

By Spain for Design / November 6, 2023 /

“The art of living with pureness is a central idea in my designs represented in different ways, sometimes working with organic lines, raw textures, balance of volumes or simply working with the light.” Andreína Raventós. Andreína Raventós of architecture and design studio Andreína Raventós Architecture has a keen understanding of how a restrained palette, texture, and space…

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MuDD Architects: Marrying Cutting-Edge Technology and Raw Materials

By Spain for Design / October 23, 2023 /

MuDD Architects is an architectural and interior design studio with offices in Paris and Barcelona. Co-founded by French architect and interior designer Stephanie Chaltiel in Singapore in 2012, she began her career in Mexico and French Guyana, after which she worked for Bernard Tschumi Architects in New York, OMA, and Zaha Hadid Architects. With projects internationally, the firm…

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5 Iconic Furniture Brands from Spain You Should Know: Expormim.

By Spain for Design / September 25, 2023 /

Since its founding in 1960, the Valencia-based family-owned Expormim has firmly committed to artisanship and tradition. Now in its third generation, artisans transmit their knowledge from generation to generation. Serving the residential and contract market, the company’s pieces are on the cutting edge of design. Collaborations with leading architects, furniture, and industrial designers, such as Oscar Tusquets…

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El Equipo Creativo Reimagines Barcelona’s Hotel Plaza as an Ode to the Montjuic Mountain

By Spain for Design / September 11, 2023 /

The Barcelona-based studio, El Equipo Creativo designed a new lobby, and bar and redesigned the Simultáneo restaurant in Hotel Plaza, located in Barcelona’s Plaza de España. The design brief was to create a gastronomic and cultural space for hotel and other guests. Located at the base of the majestic Montjuic Mountain, the city’s largest urban park,…

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Purple Passion for the Mancha de Mora Boutique in Asturias

By Spain for Design / July 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Purple Passion for the Mancha de Mora Boutique in Asturias

What can one say about the colour purple? Often associated with royalty and luxury, odes to it include the song Purple Rain by Prince and the film Colour Purple by Spielberg. The Mancha de Mora boutique in Asturias, designed by Miguel Reguero Studio and Juan Noval Studio, is a testament to its versatility. The name…

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5 Iconic Furniture Brands from Spain You Should Know: Sancal: Breaking the Mould for 50 Years

By Spain for Design / June 12, 2023 / Comments Off on 5 Iconic Furniture Brands from Spain You Should Know: Sancal: Breaking the Mould for 50 Years

Spain has no shortage of companies creating statement-making museum-quality pieces. One such company is Sancal, which began operations in 1973 as a family-owned business in Yecla, near Alicante. It collaborated with one of Spain’s most well-known designers, Miguel Milá, in the early 90s. It has since collaborated with internationally renowned designers, including Karim Rashid, Pritzker Prize-winning…

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Casa Decor 2023: 11th edition of the Casa Decor Interiors and Design Awards

By Spain for Design / May 25, 2023 / Comments Off on Casa Decor 2023: 11th edition of the Casa Decor Interiors and Design Awards

The Location Between April 13 and May 28, Spain’s most important interior design event, Casa Decor, took place returning to its roots in the upscale Salamanca neighborhood of Madrid. Casa Decor is a communication platform that brings together designers, commercial brands, and the general public. The location changes each year and for the 58th edition,…

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Contemporary Mediterranean Style for Compartir Barcelona Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo

By Spain for Design / May 15, 2023 / Comments Off on Contemporary Mediterranean Style for Compartir Barcelona Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo

The Barcelona -based studio, El Equipo Creativo, designed Compartir Restaurant Barcelona by Disfrutar Barcelona, the award-winning trio of chefs Mateu Casañas, Oriol Castro, and Eduard Xatruch. Opened in June 2022, Compartir Barcelona is their third restaurant. As the name Compartir (to share) suggests, diners share dishes. Borrowing from the philosophy of their first restaurant, Compartir Cadaqués, the gastronomic offer is…

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Cassandra: Kima Guitart Exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts

By Spain for Design / April 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Cassandra: Kima Guitart Exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts

To speak with my voice: the ultimate. I did not want anything more, anything different. Cassandra, by Christa Wolf On March 30, Spain’s National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid inaugurated the exhibition Cassandra, featuring the works of textile artist Kima Guitart. Cassandra is her vision of the myth of Cassandra, a symbol of unheard…

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Masquespacio Designs Collection for French Retailer Monoprix Inspired by Springtime Brunches in Paris

By Spain for Design / March 27, 2023 / Comments Off on Masquespacio Designs Collection for French Retailer Monoprix Inspired by Springtime Brunches in Paris

Multidisciplinary award-winning design studio Masquespacio’s first collaboration with French retailer Monoprix is a 50-piece collection of furniture, decor, and fashion, developed by the studio’s industrial design brand Mas Creations. Inspired by nature and spring brunches in the city of light, Ana Hernández, Masquespacio’s creative director, imagined joyful scenes of brunches on Parian terraces, with organic…

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Madrid Design Festival 2023: Showcasing the Best of Spanish Design

By Spain for Design / March 13, 2023 / Comments Off on Madrid Design Festival 2023: Showcasing the Best of Spanish Design

The Madrid Design Festival which began in February is taking place at various locations around Madrid and online. The only festival in Spain that brings together all design disciplines, including architecture, graphic and interior design, hybridizing them in a contemporary and innovative format. This year’s event, the sixth edition, sees the participation of over eighty…

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5 Furniture Brands from Spain You Should Know: BD Design: 50 years of Iconic Design

By Spain for Design / February 27, 2023 / Comments Off on 5 Furniture Brands from Spain You Should Know: BD Design: 50 years of Iconic Design

Barcelona Design (B.D) was founded in 1972 by a group of young architects and designers from Barcelona. Pep Bonet, Cristian Cirici, Lluís Clotet, Oscar Tusquets, and Mireia Riera, with the initial support of Oriol Regàs, sought total creative freedom in producing and marketing furniture and other objects for their projects, a novel business model at the…

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