It all started when I was scouring Gràcia to update my post about the home design shops in this neighbourhood and came across ‘Antoniona’, a shop offering a selection of hand-stamped home textiles from…
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A couple of digital nomads – Jordanna from Canada and JC, from France, met in Toronto, then moved to London, and finally settled down in Barcelona, where they bought their first home together. Their…
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This story begins last May, when I spotted this cushion in Maisons du Monde, and though it absolutely did not fit in with the colour palette of my bedroom, my inner snake of temptation…
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A Landmark of 20th Century Architecture In Montjuïc I’ve been collecting books on the history of design, but as it often happens, I wouldn’t actually read any of them. But the subject is really…
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In the beginning of February, I took a spontaneous trip to Valencia. The purpose of the journey was to attend CEVISAMA – one of the largest European exhibitions of ceramic tiles and bathroom furnishings.…
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Hello friends, it’s been a while since I published anything here, but we all know how rough the last couple of months have been for the world and Spain in particular. Uncertainty, anxiety, the…
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Barcelona’s El Born is a centric neighbourhood just across the street (which would be Via Laietana) from the slightly more touristy El Gótico. It is home to some of the best eating and drinking…
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Are you a regular reader of Architectural Digest? Or maybe you simply enjoy popping into an antique shop every once in a while, and you live in Spain? Then you most likely have already…
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I really admire IKEA from a business perspective, there is a reason this company has become a global monopolist in household furnishings. However, there is a whole big design world outside the Swedish giant,…
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Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way… Guys, I got a confession to make. I’m not religious at all, but I LOVE Christmas, or New Year, because in Russia, we celebrate Orthodox Christmas…