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ZigZag Collection by Emiliana Design
Barcelona-based Emiliana Design Studio was founded by two graduates of Central Saint Martin's, Ana Mir and Emili Padrós. What's caught our eye from this Spanish duo? Their ZigZag line for Kettal, which...
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10 Easy Pieces: Paella Pans
No traditional Spanish kitchen is complete without a paella pan, said to be one of the keys to creating Spain's beloved dish. The best paella pans are shallow (for efficient evaporation of liquids),...
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10 Unexpected Uses for Tile
A few years ago I was lucky enough to talk with Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola at Cersaie, Italian's largest tile convention in Bologna. She was launching a new line of tiles for Mutina and...
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Barcelona Travel Guide: 10 Tips for Avoiding the Crowds
Barcelona is the seventh most popular destination in Europe, a fact that filled me with trepidation before I flew there for an eight-day stay last month. I don't like crowds (I have three children,...
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Remodelista Awards Winner: Best Professionally Designed Bedroom Space
The clients came to Dash Marshall with an all-too-familiar problem: "They had too much stuff and wanted to be able to live in serenity, without being reminded of their earthly possessions on a daily...
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Steal This Look: Spanish-Inspired Kitchen by Jessica Helgerson
Portland, OR-based designer Jessica Helgerson overhauls a kitchen in a 1926 Mediterranean-style building, called, appropriately enough, the Alhambra. "The original kitchen was a narrow galley with one...
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A Classic from Spain: The Marquina Olive Oil Cruet
Before traveling to a new city or any destination, the inner shopper in me does a quick mental scan through the list of purchasable items (call them souvenirs) that are endemic to said location. I know...
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Drink Up: The Oval Bar in Barcelona
Imagine this space: A restaurant entirely covered in 50 wood panels which only took three months to complete. Read on to see the recently remodeled space. Flexo Arquitectura are the masterminds behind...
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Having a Moment: Fizzy Sangria
I'd like to think I would have noticed sangria's sudden surge in summer popularity even if I hadn't just spent eight thirsty days in Barcelona in the height of the heat. Do you like yours fizzy? I'm a...
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Currently Coveting: 5 Lounge Chairs with a Bohemian Vibe
Summer's not over yet; here are five lounge chairs that will give your outdoor space a bohemian vibe (and when the weather turns, they'll be equally at home indoors). Above: The Acapulco chair...
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Medieval Meets Modern in Catalonia
Medieval meets modern in Alemanys 5, a project in Girona's historical quarter by architect Anna Noguera. Noguera and her husband originally purchased the 16th-century building with the intention of...
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10 Easy Pieces: Leather Cabinet Hardware
For a while now we've been swept up in the leather cabinet pull craze; here are 10 favorites from our late-night web searches. (And if you have a good resource, by the way, do let us know.) Above: Nu...
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House Call: Tiles Reinvented in Toledo, Spain
In the renovation of their apartment in Toledo, Spain, Romero Vallejo Arquitectos have come up with an innovative use of tiles that has us wondering if we need carpets at all. Inspired by their...
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The Turning of the Table by Jorge de la Cruz
From factory to home, Spanish product designer Jorge de la Cruz turns the symbols of lathing into a feature for his Between Centers furniture collection, providing a link between the final product and...
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9 Spanish-Style Tiled Stair Risers
We like this idea for adding a note of exotica to the stairway: stair risers tiled in contrasting and complimentary patterns. Above: A project in LA by Lascaux Tile Company. Above: Handpainted tile...
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Best Professionally Designed Dining Space Winner: Michael Neumann Architecture
New York-based MNA (Michael Neumann Architecture) was asked to transform an apartment in a 1920s-era building originally used as a hospital. The challenge was to transform the eighties industrial...
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Old Techniques, New Materials: Rocking Chairs from Macedorama
Three young architects from Spanish firm Leon 11 with an interest in sustainability, the handmade, and native construction techniques take lessons from a Colombian artisan named Rogelio. The trio...
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DIY: Lunch Like a Catalonian
"I'm very classic and I like traditional food—nothing too fussy or complicated," chef Meritxell Sabate explained the other morning as she wandered the aisles in Barcelona's biggest open air food...
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Modern Muji on the Med
We love this concept, hotel apartments outfitted with stylish, utilitarian furniture and accessories from Muji. Whotells in Barcelona offers four distinct lodging options in different neighborhoods of...
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Steal This Look: Library Loft in Barcelona
Located in a former carpet warehouse built more than a century ago, this light-flooded loft in Barcelona features a library corner with steel shelves, banker's chairs, and a vintage telephone. For...
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