by brianbarcelona | May 29, 2018 | Arquitecture
The project from YLAB Arquitectos in Barcelona’s trendy Grácia district was for the refurbishment of a former concierge’s apartment, located on the roof of an old Barcelona property in the Grácia area of the city. With its privileged views over the adjacent...
by suzannewales | Feb 13, 2018 | Arquitecture
This complex of buildings located between Barcelona’s Via Agusta and C/ Saragossa occupying the site of Vil.la Urània comprises a socio-cultural amenity for neighbouring residents. The slightly surreal resolution of the Vil.la Urània project designed by SUMO...
by suzannewales | Feb 5, 2018 | Arquitecture
The Casa Vicens by Gaudí reopens to the public after an extensive restoration. For years, 130 to be exact, the Casa Vicens was an off-the radar oddity. This early work by Gaudí sits on the quiet street in the Gràcia district. Unlike other works by the architect, which...
by suzannewales | Jan 14, 2018 | Design, Fashion, Shopping, Uncategorized
Many things happened in 2017, but the in the design world it marked the centenary of the birth, and a new appreciation of, Ettore Sottass; founder of the Memphis Group. Suddenly, his boldly coloured, often-laminated and unapologetically post-modernist pieces of...
by suzannewales | Oct 24, 2017 | Hotels, Interiors
At Barcelona Design Tours, we are often asked about the best hotels to stay in in Barcelona. Our clients are rarely after a conventional type of luxury, but something smooth and affordable. If it has been designed by someone local even better. And of course a roof...
by suzannewales | Jun 7, 2017 | Events
I have to admit to letting out a little yawn every time Barcelona Design Week rolls around. It has never had quite the same razzle dazzle as London Design Week, not to mention coming with an inch of Milan or Basel. This year’s programme however is a pleasant surprise,...
by brianbarcelona | May 4, 2017 | Tours
Barcelona’s collection of Modernisme architectural gems is not confined to the city centre, it is well distributed over the entire city and beyond reflecting how important that historical era (between 1890 and 1910) was in terms of business, culture and politics....
by brianbarcelona | Mar 13, 2017 | Design
The interior design showroom Alfon & Damián will host an exhibition featuring a sample collection of the French artist Félix Agostini’s reissued designs, from today until April 28, in their gallery dedicated to design, furniture and art objects. The renowned...
by suzannewales | Mar 12, 2017 | Art Galleries
Carles Taché is probably our favorite art gallery. Converted from an old textile factory and hidden away down a narrow alley, going there seems like you are stepping into a little piece of New York in Barcelona. Openings at the Carles Taché Gallery are always...
by suzannewales | Mar 6, 2017 | Design, Markets, Shopping
Named after the towering chimneystack in the center of the complex, Palo Alto was one of the first textile factories in Poble Nou district to be turned into a design space. Now it’s a design market. Around the time of the 1992...
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