Fran Silvestre’s CDN House features a ‘floating roof’ and glass walls maximising the view on the surrounding landscape
Minimalistic interiors made in stone and wood, and a gravity defying roof characterize Fran Silvestre’s CDN House in Spain.
Smørrebrod or tapas? Normann Copenhagen’s new terracotta and ceramic tableware blends Denmark and Spain’s conviviality
Normann Copenhagen’s new terracotta and ceramic tableware designs combine Nordic and Mediterranean vibes, pastel colours and earthy textures.
Game of Thrones’ architecture: a Frank Lloyd Wright’s villa, digitally frozen walls and Maltese palazzos
The final season of Games of Thrones kicked off. Archipanic explores the architecture of the acclaimed TV series which was filmed in Malta, Northern Ireland, Spain, Croatia and Iceland. Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpieces and Third Reich ominous interiors inspired many palaces and cities from Meereen to the Iron Bank.
Barcelona Mediterranean imprint shines at Milan Design Week
Terracotta hued tiles, vases made from ceramic and paper and wicker outdoor chairs. The Inspired in Barcelona Mediterranean Design exhibition brings together some of the city’s leading furniture companies and internationally renown designers.
BD Barcelona’s PISCIS series of vases upcycles aluminium spare-parts
Jorge Penadés has converted left over extruded aluminium profiles into a colourful collection of vases called PISCIS for BD Barcelona Design.
Spanish colours and flavours blast in SOLERA supermarket in Cologne
Masquespacio blends the colorful vibe of Spain with German practical imprint for SOLERA supermarket in Cologne.
Orvay wine bar is tinged with the colours behind the art of winemaking
Isern Serra and Sylvain Carlet filled the interior design of Orvay wine bar in Barcelona with colours to pay homage to wine geography, culture and main ingredient: the grape.
PARADISO Ibiza Art Hotel welcomes guests with a Miami-Deco candy-coloured design
PARADISO Ibiza Art Hotel features pastel-hued art rooms, a free ‘transparent’ suite for art residences and a street-art gallery.
Lipstick furniture collection by outdoor brand Diabla colours the summer with a joyful attitude
José A. Gandía-Blasco Canales designed a fun and good humoured outdoor furniture collection inspired by an everyday object and at the same time a fetishistic one: the lipstick.
FILAMENTO lamp shines a light on the “visual and linear form of energy”
Smart and modular FILAMENTO lighting design by Madrid-based Mayice Studio used a single piece of curving glass creating a filament of light.
Nagami debuts with 3D-printed chairs by Zaha Hadid Architects and Ross Lovegrove
Spanish brand new company Nagami re-thinks design in the new age of technology bringing 3D printing and robotic manufacturing to large-scale products.
Marià Castelló’s Island Mirage villa in Formentera merges nature and design
Contrast of materials, light-filled spaces and contemporary interiors. The Island Mirage villa by Marià Castelló Architecture blends with Formentera natural landscape.
Border walls’ architecture from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe
Trump’s wall and the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) splitting the Korean peninsula in two… These border walls are just the tip of a global iceberg. Archipanic explores protectionist and divisive constructions across Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Unveiling the unseen: explore Venice as blind people feel it
Catalan Pavilion at Venice Art Biennale 2017 presents La Venezia che non si vede / Unveiling the Unseen: visually impaired people share their experiences and challenges with an app, an exhibition and boat tours.
Albert Adrià and RCR Arquitectes design mysterious ENIGMA restaurant in Barcelona
Renowned chef Albert Adrià and Pritzker Prize winners RCR Arquitectes inaugurate ENIGMA restaurant which will create ever changing menus inspired by mysterious interiors developed in collaboration with Neolith® by TheSize.
2017 Venice Art Biennale celebrates art with 10 architecture-related pavilions
From Israel “molding” pavilion to US politically charged exhibition but also, floating shrines from Japan and a Bauhaus inspired recording studio. Archipanic picked up 10 architecture-related exhibitions at 2017 Venice Art Biennale.
Inspired in Barcelona: In and Out – Catalonia shows off at Milan Design Week
Bespoke rugs, glossy table lamps and tilting vases. The Inspired in Barcelona: In and Out exhibition brings together the true avanguarde of Catalonia designscape.
Stone Age Folk: Jaime Hayon’s kaleidoscopic pavilion in Milan
At Caesarstone’s Stone Age Folk exhibition, African masks and bird-like furniture by Jaime Hayon animate the halls and the ballroom of a Milanese Napoleonic Palazzo.
RCR Arquitectes wins 2017 Pritzker Price as a team defeating hype and starchitecture
Unity of materials and the strength of the meeting of minds. These are the values of the founders of Catalan studio RCR Arquitectes who won 2017 Pritzker Prize by humbly avoiding international limelight.
H Arquitectes design 1014 House squishing red-bricked courtyards
H Arquitectes design 1014 House, an interstitial project alternating patios and interiors between run-down buildings near Barcelona, Catalonia – Spain.
Spain and Catalonia pavilions in Venice explore radical architecture rising from the crisis
At Venice Biennale 2016, Golden Lion-winning Spain pavilion and Catalonia pavilion show how crisis shaped architects’ radical and ingenious attitude.
Eight fronts, battlefronts and frontiers on show at Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
Which are the fronts that architects can tackle in order to improve people’s life? We examine eight fronts and key topics explored by must-see exhibitions at Venice Architecture Biennale 2016.
Bouroullec brothers and Neri&Hu design nanimarquina new rugs collections
nanimarquina presents new collections of rugs designed by the Bourollec brothers and Neri&Hu according to the eclectic art carpet crafting.
Kaos Temple: the church that became a sanctuary for skateboard lovers
Monumental murals by artist Okuda San Miguel and altar-ramps brought new energy and vibrant colours to Kaos Temple, an abandoned church turned into a skate park in Northern Spain.
Holy sit: Andreu Carulla’s designs accomodate with sober reverence
Austerity and comfort, humble attitude and smooth design. Bernardes collection by Andreu Carulla was created when an ex-convent turned into an art gallery needed to provide a holy sit to each of their many guests.
Réaction Poétique: Jamie Hayon pays homage to Le Corbusier with Cassina new collection
In Milan, Cassina launched Réaction Poétique design collection by Jamie Hayon who took inspiration by the work of Le Corbusier, 50 years after his death.
The Balint House
Near Valencia, Fran Silvestre arquitectos designed the Balint house, an aerodynamic and ellipiptical villa facing a crescent-shaped pool.
Float Kitchen Set
MUT studio designed FLOAT, the kitchen furniture set featuring independent and movable pieces that break the borders between the living room and the kitchen for those who believe that “cooking is not an obligation, but a pleasure”.
Design Ballet Shoes
Lesia Trubat worked on hi-tech pointé shoes that allow ballet dancers to recreate their movements in digital pictures using a mobile application.
Tuning Architecture with Nature
“Not a single pine will be torn down”. NietoSobejano Arquitectos designed a new home for the Arvo Pärt Centre near Talinn. Inspired by the Estonian composer’s symphonies, the new cultural hub will dialogues respectfully with the surrounding landscape.