Hotels
Barcelona-based interior designers, Miriam Barrio Studio, have recently completed work on a rental apartment in the city's Eixample neighbourhood, a stones throw from Gaudí's iconic Casa Batlló and the brilliant Fundació Antoni Tàpies cultural...
Hotels
“The difference between technology and slavery,” writes Lebanese–American essayist, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, “is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free.” Debt, social expectations, and the façade of democracy may have...
Culture
***Permanently closed*** Located in the old-town neighbourhood of El Carmen—a bustling 'barrio' with narrow streets home to cafés, tapas bars, and independent shops—new cultural and gastronomic space Convent Carmen is attracting a like-minded...
Eating Out
Taquería Sierra Madre is serving Vigo locals some seriously authentic Mexican fare, bringing the flavours and colours of the Monterrey food scene to the Galician city. Based around the 'slow food' concept, diners are taken on an exploration of...
Eating Out
Fusing elements of Japanese and Brazilian culture inspired by owner Mireia's love of surfing and all things Tropicália, Valencia's Kaikaya is the 'first tropical sushi restaurant in the city', and a place where—according to Mireia—history and...
Eating Out
* permanently closed * Author, chef, and a pioneer of the Ibiza artisan food scene, Anne Sijmonsbergen is also the force behind El Portalon, a restaurant that serves up a seasonally-focussed menu in Ibiza Old Town; using produce from her very own...
Bars & Nightlife
The term 'sports bar' might conjure up images of tatty pool tables and sticky carpets, pints of weak lager propped up on mahogany shelfs, mahogany stands/ ... mahogany everything. Not so with colour fiends Masquespacio in charge. For those weary of...
Hotels
On a mission to transform and expand Illa Blanca's cultural offerings, Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel—set in an over-the-top ode to Miami's idiosyncrasies and Ettore Sottsass's avant garde Memphis Style—is curating a programme seeking to make art more...
Eating Out
Aureli Mora and Omar Ornaque of architecture practice AMOO have transformed an old bar in Barcelona's slow-paced Gràcia, transforming an elongated tube-shaped space—typical of buildings in neighbourhood—into a bright and contemporary locale...
Eating Out
"One can travel this world and see nothing," once said the great Italian still life painter, Giorgio Morandi. "To achieve understanding it is necessary not to see many things, but to look hard at what you do see." Informed by Morandi's restrained...
Culture
Having fallen into a state of disrepair after the closure of a seedy old Sala X, Madrid-based practice Plantea Estudio have converted a collection of spaces within the old sex cinema on the city's Calle del Duque de Alba—a new concept of cinema...
Guides
“The installation on the roof of Fundació Antoni Tàpies, an evocative tangle of metal on top of a beautiful modernist building that represents Barcelona’s classic and bourgeois beauty, is emblematic of the city’s creativity.” Nuria Canal,...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
Dispatches
Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
Dispatches
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
Dispatches
Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...