Sustainable lamps made from plastic bottles, long-lasting plant decorations, quirky and fun fabric vases and movable cherry wood furniture. Both established Spanish designers and young talents have an eye for future interior design trends and the environment. Here’s a handful of Spanish designers worth keeping an eye on and bringing home from your trip.
In 2023, it will be 50 years since the death of the world-famous artist Pablo Picasso. It is marked by exhibitions in the five Spanish cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, La Coruña and Bilbao. Picasso had strong relationships with several of them. Here’s an overview of what you can experience in the Picasso Year 2023.
When Valencia was named Word Design Capital 2022, the city’s centuries-long design history came into focus, and the city’s young designers and architects are reinterpreting it.
Barcelona’s Hospital Sant Pau is not only one of the city’s most beautiful examples of Catalan modernist architecture, it’s also a story of a time when a hospital stay was very different for patients. Take a look inside the renovated hospital, now a museum.
Madrid’s annual international photography festival is in no way flagging, despite a tough year of coronary restrictions. Also in 2021, PHotoESPAÑA offers a huge programme of local and international photographers and visual artists. And here is everything from classical to contemporary and futuristic photography and audiovisual art.
The travel guide “111 Places in Mallorca That You Shouldn’t Miss” is a must-have if you want to discover Mallorca’s unknown gems, away from the tourist hordes. Here are tips for everything from nature and cultural experiences to small local shops and fincas.
A visit to Malaga’s Soho district is a must if you love street art. Málaga’s hip artists’ quarter is packed with works by some of the world’s best street artists. And new street art by up-and-coming artists is constantly emerging here, and worth keeping an eye out for.
“Time in a standstill” is a poignant, poetic and insightful photographic project in which a number of Spanish photographers, through different voices and places, document life from a closed Spain during the pandemic. You can see the entire photo exhibition online.
Netflix is churning out Spanish series, and there’s something for everyone in several genres. Stream a great Spanish series on Netflix at home on the sofa. Turning off the subtitles will also help you practice your Spanish language skills. 1 Papirhuset (La Casa de Papel) Den mest succesfulde, ikke-engelsksprogede serie på Netflix er Papirhuset (La […]
The new sustainable restaurant MO de Movimiento in Madrid’s Chamberí district is proof that innovation, architecture, design and gastronomy can go hand in hand with social responsibility.