by brianbarcelona | May 8, 2020 | Arquitecture
Collective Memory & Culture Lleialtat Santsenca was a workers’ cooperative founded in the late 19th century, created by residents of the Barcelona neighborhood of Sants as a response to the abuses of business classes in the area. The goal was to...
by brianbarcelona | Apr 30, 2020 | Exhibitions, Interiors
A new showroom presents an opportunity for a company to show off its core values. And with the Faro Barcelona showroom located in El Born neighbourhood the space accomplishes that goal perfectly. The space is organised like a mixture between a...
by brianbarcelona | Mar 18, 2019 | Interiors
The labyrinthine streets of Barcelona’s Old City hold many secrets behind their historic doors; and despite the onslaught of tourism in the area there still remain some wonderful spaces to be discovered. Agüita is one, a small but perfectly formed wine bar and shop...
by brianbarcelona | Mar 18, 2019 | Arquitecture, Interiors
This young architectural practice Nook have over the years made a speciality of designing beautiful and innovative refurbishment projects, normally within Barcelona’s old residential districts. Nook bring a fresh and vital approach to each interior, their latest...
by brianbarcelona | Mar 10, 2019 | Design, Interiors
Interior design studio Alfons & Damián have carried out this refurbishment project for Bar Michigan, a neighbourhood bar on the corner of Casanova and Travesera de Gràcia in the Sant Gervasi – Galbany neighbourhood of Barcelona. The project involved the...
by brianbarcelona | Oct 14, 2018 | Interiors, Restaurants
The Lagranja Design studio is responsible for the design of the latest culinary project by renowned chef Nandu Jubany in Barcelona after their successful collaboration on several interiors in Singapore (Foc, Foc Sentosa and Pim Pam Foc). “The concept comes from long...
by brianbarcelona | May 29, 2018 | Arquitecture
The project from YLAB Arquitectos in Barcelona’s trendy Grácia district was for the refurbishment of a former concierge’s apartment, located on the roof of an old Barcelona property in the Grácia area of the city. With its privileged views over the adjacent...
by suzannewales | Feb 13, 2018 | Arquitecture
This complex of buildings located between Barcelona’s Via Agusta and C/ Saragossa occupying the site of Vil.la Urània comprises a socio-cultural amenity for neighbouring residents. The slightly surreal resolution of the Vil.la Urània project designed by SUMO...
by suzannewales | Feb 5, 2018 | Arquitecture
The Casa Vicens by Gaudí reopens to the public after an extensive restoration. For years, 130 to be exact, the Casa Vicens was an off-the radar oddity. This early work by Gaudí sits on the quiet street in the Gràcia district. Unlike other works by the architect, which...
by suzannewales | Jan 14, 2018 | Design, Fashion, Shopping, Uncategorized
Many things happened in 2017, but the in the design world it marked the centenary of the birth, and a new appreciation of, Ettore Sottass; founder of the Memphis Group. Suddenly, his boldly coloured, often-laminated and unapologetically post-modernist pieces of...
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