Tag: design
TRAVEL SPAIN: Five really good reasons why Valencia deserves to be World Design Capital 2022
SPANISH architecture usually makes one think of a Gaudi building melting into itself.
Either that or an intricate archway at the Alhambra, a honey-coloured farmhouse,...
Iconic Catalan fashion designer Toni Miro dies age 74
Catalan fashion designer Antonio Miro passed away on Thursday, February 3 after suffering a heart attack.
Born in Sabadell in 1947, the son of a...
Spain’s Valencia announces major attractions for its year as World Design Capital 2022
A big programme for Valencia's year as 'World Design Capital' has been unveiled with exhibitions and conferences highlighting all aspects of design.
A special launch...
OH BE-CAVE! Architect in Spain turns tatty tool shed into stunning cave home
The project, which took just four months to complete, enshrines the concept of minimalism with natural materials
Rule-breaking Madrid design firm gives grunge office block some colour therapy
TAKE an austere concrete shell, lob some paint at it, and what have you got?
The ominously-titled building, LH135.
This is the latest ambitious project of...
Living with Gaudi – Turkish art dealer builds home inside iconic tourist attraction
AN award-winning GAUDI building has been transformed into a stylish apartment thanks to a local design firm.
Mimouca Barcelona used muted greys and blacks to...
Lady Elizabeth School, in Benitachell Alicante, is to have its grand inauguration this month
IT is certainly one of the most stunning school developments of recent years.
And now with the completion of its indoor pool, the brand new...
Ceramics are the hot new design trend styling up interiors this year
IF you love interior design and are not afraid to use bold colours and patterns, you would have been in your element at this...
Oslo-sur-Med – modern home praised for its cutting edge design
A SPANISH architect has received praise for his Norway-inspired and totally white house, lodged like an iceberg in the foothills Alicante’s mountains.
The impressive Oslo...
In the latest round of the Design World Cup – Clinical vs Colour
IT seems all Europeans have their own unique DNA when it comes to interior styles, like stripes that never go away.
In our last property...
British fashion designer creates a unique suite for Deia’s Belmont La Residencia hotel
A SPLASH of floral blue and soft pinks have created one of the island’s hippest suites.
Designed by British fashion designer Matthew Williamson, Suite 67,...
Gaudi’s long-lost chapel to finally be built in Chile
It's the first of the architect's projects outside Spain
Graduation day at the Marbella Design Academy
Marbella Design Academy students graduated in style with a catwalk show and art exhibition