Check out Alemanys 5, a beautiful sixteenth century building in the center of Girona’s medieval quarter that has recently been converted into a very attractive rental option by architect Anna Noguera. Its recent restoration integrates old and new, with sober, clean lines that celebrate essential […]
We love Hotel Alma’s travel guide “Barcelona con Alma. Conversations between citizens of Barcelona ”. In it, real Barcelonians share their favourite places to each other in conversations. For example designer Miguel Milà talks to journalist Rafae Vilasanjuan, and Pablo Juncadella, art […]
Voulez-vous coucher avec Droog? Now a few lucky couples have the opportunity to try out Droog’s new hospitality experience in Paris next month, during Paris Design Week. Hôtel Droog is based in Amsterdam, but the concept can pop up anywhere and will never […]
Congratulations to Hotel Omm, the Murmuri Hotel, Hotel Àbac and the Mandarin Oriental for winning the first FAD Certification of Design Quality Award. And congrats to the FAD and Applus for initiating the recognition of design in the hotel world in Barcelona. “The incorporation […]
Here’s a beautiful renovation of a classic Barcelona apartment from 1910 where the traditional elements have been respected by its designers Anna and Eugeni Bach. For more information visit diarioDESIGN.
Very cool space-saving bike parking for small (but high) spaces! As seen by Mikael Colville-Andersen (Copenhagenize) at the W Hotel in San Francisco. Mikael says: It’s like a museum the way they hang them up on the wall like that. You ask […]
Martí Guixé asks: How could we get tourists to explore more than the historic centre? Artist TOFA suggest going to the darkest place in the city and play with light! Very cool!! Check out the project via Bettery Magazine. (Thanks Gustavo for […]
Imagine a hotel that offers a culinary experience to guests by growing and cooking its food onsite in the city. This is the idea behind The Allotment by Dean Moran for the Tablet Rethink Hotels competition.
STOP THE WATER WHILE USING ME are very cool refillable, all natural bodycare products for hotels. They say: The average hotel guest uses up to 1,000 litres of water a day, or around ten times more than the average household, exceeding the […]
If you every need to write a business plan, we recommend Business Model Generation! This is our canvas by Petz Scholtus!
For those of you in love with the Barcelona tiles, check out Alberto Twose’s Tumblr. This is where he publishes his tiles, complete with year of production and location. Alberto Twose is also a man on a mission. At his house he now has […]
This, and a very good bed, could probably be enough furniture for a hotel room.
This is our logo, designed by Katie Barcelona in San Francisco. Here is her explanation of it: “The logo for yök was created to embody the spirit of Barcelona. Inspiration was drawn from mid-19th century encaustic tiles in the city, and also […]
We like the upcycled furniture by Reborn Recraft Atelier in the Born (Barcelona). Old drawers have plenty of after-life possibilities, like the Cojonuda Table by Pöko Design.
Barcelona is famous for its tile design. Bussol is a young Catalan company that makes its products from ceramic from la Bisbal d’Empordà and screen prints them in Sant Jordi Desvalls; we can’t get much more local! The tiles are cooked in […]
