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Check-out our first office space!

Hello from our new work space at APOCAPOC co-working! Thanks to Val, Fabien and Sébastien for letting us work from such a gorgeous eco-designed space while we renovate ours.

Vicente de la Fuente, expert in Modernismo/Art Nouveau

Today we had a special visitor: Vicente de la Fuente, expert in Modernismo/Art Nouveau. Visit his blog Del Modernismo.

Before we eco-renovate…

Here some wonderful photos by Benjamin Julve!  

Untouched for quite a few years!

This is what our spaces looked like when we found them.  

Wine bottle awards by Katie Barcelona

Designer Katie Barcelona (also responsible for our logo and web site design), created these wine labels so we could award the people who helped us to start off yök! Best “joint” (millor xivatassu) goes to Gonzalo Milà Best connector goes to Toni […]

yök Sneak Peek Video

This is our video from last saturday’s yök sneak peek! Thank you everyone who made it, and moltes gràcies Casa Mariol pel vermut! Video by Sergio LOES

Hello Mr Rovira i Rabassa

This is Catalan architect Antoni Rovira i Rabassa (1845 – 1919) who, in 1869, designed the Art Nouveau building we are in. Correction (January 2014): It turns out that Mr Rovira i Rabassa is the architect of the building in front of ours.  

Sneak peek- viewing before the eco-renovation

Thanks to everyone who made it to our Sneak Peek! Watch the video here!

A wallpaper idea!

We prepared the viewing of our newly found space to house yök with a wallpaper idea with graphics by the late architect Antonio Rovira i Rabassa. Check out the video of the event here.  

Our manifesto is written on the wall

We are preparing for the Sneak peek event! Also check out our wallpaper idea.  

We found a fresco…

… covered over with layers of paint! It dates back to the year 1900 according to Vicente de la Fuente. Here is how it looks once we have recovered it:

Meet our architect, Albert Serradell

Our architect Albert Serradell from Postbook is at it! (With its 4 arms ;) Postbook specialises in managing rehabilitations and maintenance of buildings.  

We have business cards!

We are very happy with our brand new moo business cards and postcards, designed by Katie Barcelona with some photos by Benjamin Julve.  

What does yök mean?

Ever wondered where yök comes from? yök, written “lloc“ but pronounced the same, means “place” or “location” in Catalan. It also stands as a metaphor for yolk- the center of things, where the energy is, and a binder of ingredients. The two […]