by suzannewales | Mar 12, 2017 | Art Galleries
Carles Taché is probably our favorite art gallery. Converted from an old textile factory and hidden away down a narrow alley, going there seems like you are stepping into a little piece of New York in Barcelona. Openings at the Carles Taché Gallery are always...
by suzannewales | Mar 6, 2017 | Design, Markets, Shopping
Named after the towering chimneystack in the center of the complex, Palo Alto was one of the first textile factories in Poble Nou district to be turned into a design space. Now it’s a design market. Around the time of the 1992...
by suzannewales | Feb 15, 2017 | Shopping, Uncategorized, Vintage
Market shopping for vintage stuff I don’t need is my favourite weekend pastime in Barcelona. Not so long ago, it wasn’t really a thing. Your go to place was the centuries-old Els Encants flea market. Before it became a fantastic architectural icon, it was a...
by suzannewales | Jan 30, 2017 | Design, Shopping, The City
I first came across RS Barcelona a few years ago while researching a documentary for French TV. The producers wanted to identify touch points of Catalan culture and futbolín (table football or fussball to our American cousins) was a possible choice. A number of...
by suzannewales | Nov 27, 2016 | Design, Interiors
Igualada is a handsome town situated 65 kms west of Barcelona. In the late 1900s, it experienced an economic boom driven by the textile industry, with many factories setting up here to take advantage the clean water supplied by the River Anoia and one of the first...
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