Stories On Design // Trees In Interiors, Revisited.Trees and large plants are a powerful way to soften almost any interior and bring a sense of the familiar to a space. As our lives continue to get progressively more hight-tech for most of us, we continue to yearn for and seek out a...
Stories on Design // One Floor Up: Design From Above.Photographic images of our planet from above are nothing new - there a number of notable examples that deal with cities, communities and larger areas which document our life, or our impact on the planet etc. But when it comes to images of...
House 1014 by H Arquitectes // Barcelona, Spain.Situated just outside Barcelona in the old city of Granollers, a red brick wall spans the gap between two crumbling facades, hiding a home with two courtyards and a central garden designed by H Arquitectes. Timber gates slide back from the...
Barton Restaurant by Isabel Lopez Vilalta & Magui Gonzalez // Barcelona, Spain.Barton Restaurant in Barcelona has a relaxed, informal atmosphere reminiscent of a rustic tavern and showcases a menu of tapas, main courses and Raw Food. Designed by architect MagĆ¼i GonzĆ”lez and interior studio of Isabel Lopez Vilalta,...
Surreal Oil Paintings by Paco Pomet.Spanish artist Paco Pomet uses oil on canvas to paint familiar scenes and iconic gestures based on historical photographs and landscapes. His technique utilises sepia-toned colours, giving us a taste of the familiar aesthetic of vintage...
Grooming Retreat by Gartnerfuglen + Mariana de DelƔs on Balearic Islands, Spain.A timber platform rises up from a barley field in Mallorca, giving a young equestrian a space for contemplation and grooming before and after horse riding. Designed as a collaboration between Norwegian studio Gartnerfuglen and Spanish...
Ricardo Bofill’s Epic Home Within an Old Cement Factory in Spain.There are houses, and then thereās Ricardo Bofillās house - an abandoned cement factory of epic proportions on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain. A grandiose monument to industrial architecture in the Catalonian town of Sant Just...
Deteriorating Shed Converted into a Changing Room by Clara Nubiola.Barcelona-based artist, designer and photographer, Clara Nubiola took to pen and paper when her family suggested she build a small changing room and bathroom for the pond in her yard popularly used as a swimming pool. A small existing...
HUBflat Coworking Space by CH+QS Arquitectos // Madrid, Spain.HUBflat co-working space for social entrepreneurs in Madrid was designed by the local practice CH+QS Arquitectos. The designers removed some of the parts of the original 1950s apartment to create voids in the shape of a cone and two...
