Shopping from local artisans, artists and designers is always a good idea, and as we all inevitably have some Christmas shopping to do, I made a very cosmopolitan list of Barcelona-based artists and designers,…
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and although I'm not a religious person, I absolutely love the holiday season, Christmas movies, street lights, and the inherent message of hope that things will…
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Updated in Nov 2024. Are you new in the city? Or maybe this year your heart yearns something special? Since the beginning of the pandemic most of us really can’t catch a break, and…
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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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UPDATED JUNE 2024 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…
