Fashion designer Djaba Diassamidze opens a new lifestyle store in Barcelona’s Dreta de l’Eixample neighbourhood, the multidisciplinary space located on the ground floor of the extravagant Casa Tomàs Roger; a drop-dead gorgeous consortium of goods that include design objects, furniture, fashion, books and a swanky restaurant.
Set over 1,500 square meters, customers at Darial Barcelona can move easily between the sections of this palatial 19th century building, the space more akin to a carefully curated gallery than a typical lifestyle emporium—with high ceilings; white halls embellished with imposing, ornate, gold-finished palm trees; exposed concrete walls; and other exotic decorative details.
Shop the womenswear collection, that consists of Djaba Diassamidze’s own pieces alongside Dries Van Noten, Maison Kitsuné, Maison Margiela and Proenza Schouler; menswear including Acne Studios, Jil Sander and Raf Simons; browse the likes of Bang & Olufsen, Lomography and Native Union in the homeware section; fashion and design tomes in the exquisite bookstore; or dine in the elegant restaurant where—from plush red velvet banquettes—hungry shoppers can tuck into a market-driven menu, the modern brassie focusing on French, Italian and Spanish plates accompanied by a natural wine list.
Palatial and whimsical, Darial is a concept store of allure and intrigue; an unforgettable fusion of opulence and cutting-edge cool.
Photography, courtesy Darial Barcelona
