by suzannewales | Jan 14, 2018 | Design, Fashion, Shopping, Uncategorized
Many things happened in 2017, but the in the design world it marked the centenary of the birth, and a new appreciation of, Ettore Sottass; founder of the Memphis Group. Suddenly, his boldly coloured, often-laminated and unapologetically post-modernist pieces of...
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 brianbarcelona | Feb 24, 2017 | Exhibitions, Shopping
Currently on display at Minim, the design showroom located on Via Augusta Barcelona, is a selection of furniture from the Danish furniture designer Finn Juhl (Copenhagen 1912) that includes a selection of the chairs, tables, cabinets and sofas that he created over his...
by brianbarcelona | Feb 17, 2017 | Shopping
Entropía is recently opened stationery and paper goods shop, located right in the middle of the Eixample neighbourhood. Located on the corner of C/ Aribau and C/ Roselló, it is a small but perfectly formed shop that offers a carefully selected range of top quality...
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 brianbarcelona | Feb 10, 2017 | Luxury, Shopping, The City
The House of Dior has recently opened a stylish boutique in Barcelona, located on Passeig de Gràcia, the shopping avenue where all the luxury European fashion brands are represented and which up until now was missing the renowned French label. After a year of...
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