HUNTING FOR CARLES
11 November, 2020
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![Many people have asked me the inspiration behind “Objects&Desire”. I reply that it was “HUNTING FOR CARLES”. Because it´s all in the name. The “C” stands for Cork. I was born in Torroella de Montgri. I grew up amongst the cork orchards of the region, marvelling at these hardy evergreen trees that constantly regenerate their […]](https://ambientainteriors.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/IMG_5649-1024x1021.jpg)
HUNTING FOR CARLES
Many people have asked me the inspiration behind “Objects&Desire”. I reply that it was “HUNTING FOR CARLES”. Because it´s all in the name. The “C” stands for Cork. I was born in Torroella de Montgri. I grew up amongst the cork orchards of the region, marvelling at these hardy evergreen trees that constantly regenerate their […]
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FILL THE SPACE OR DESIGN THE INTERIOR
I was delighted when Marta and Edward invited me to review their new home. Marta is a lawyer and Edward a professor in the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Both have been professionally settled for a long time. They have two lovely daughters: Cristina aged 7 and Anna aged 12. It has been a year since […]
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PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS
“All of me Loves all of you; Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections”. These words, written by John Legend in his song “All of Me”, have always struck me as a perfect philosophy for truly inspired interior design. Of course, in the design of a living space there has to […]
Llegeix més...![To want too much or to want too many things has never really been a very sensible idea. It´s the same in our homes, our living spaces, in which it is best, peace, well-being and silence should prevail as much in a visual as auditory sense. Visual silences, or the lack of visual noise, is […]](https://ambientainteriors.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/post-15.jpg)
IN SEARCH OF VISUAL SILENCE
To want too much or to want too many things has never really been a very sensible idea. It´s the same in our homes, our living spaces, in which it is best, peace, well-being and silence should prevail as much in a visual as auditory sense. Visual silences, or the lack of visual noise, is […]
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THE THIRD SKIN
According to Le Corbusier, the architectural master of the 20th Century, our homes are machines for living. Yes – they are – but they are also our third skin. As a third skin they need to be able to adapt to our needs like a glove, like a good watch or … a smooth gear […]
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5 DESIGN TIPS FOR TELEWORKERS
We live and work at home now and need to acclimatize ourselves. In this regard I invite you to read five pieces of advice that may be able to help you. Have a specific area in which to work Have a sizeable table, well-ordered and with an ergonomic chair Provide an archive area for consultation […]
Llegeix més...![What happens when you have two people from the 2020s who have acquired a 300 m2 property that dates back to the 1980s? Let me share with you a little about Montse and Charles, my clients and the two people in question. Montse is a lawyer. She is always smartly dressed in a jacket and […]](https://ambientainteriors.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/DSC_0521.jpg)
FAST FORWARD 40 YEARS IN 7 MONTHS
What happens when you have two people from the 2020s who have acquired a 300 m2 property that dates back to the 1980s? Let me share with you a little about Montse and Charles, my clients and the two people in question. Montse is a lawyer. She is always smartly dressed in a jacket and […]
Llegeix més...![I recently visited La Bisbal d´Empordà. It is best known for its ceramics, the first mention of a potter here being in 1511. Whatever the potter did, it must have been spectacular because, from the 18th century onwards La Bisbal pottery was world famous and exported globally, particularly Latin America. La Bisbal introduced specialization – […]](https://ambientainteriors.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/02/11-e1582020540146.jpg)
TABLE DRESSING
I recently visited La Bisbal d´Empordà. It is best known for its ceramics, the first mention of a potter here being in 1511. Whatever the potter did, it must have been spectacular because, from the 18th century onwards La Bisbal pottery was world famous and exported globally, particularly Latin America. La Bisbal introduced specialization – […]
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IDIOT OR GENIUS?
“We have given this academic title either to a fool or a genius. Time will show.” So spoke the Director of the Barcelona School of Architecture of a graduate called Antoni Gaudí. And time has shown. His Sagrada Familia has no equivalent in the history of architecture. Mies van der Rohe, the architect of the […]
Llegeix més...![We need barely three seconds to decide whether to buy a product from a shelf. For that reason we have to communicate clearly, quickly and simply. The arrangement of shelving at the front of a shop is literally the shop window of a business. And behind a good arrangement lie a number of things: product […]](https://ambientainteriors.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/01/safe_image.jpg)
JUST THREE SECONDS
We need barely three seconds to decide whether to buy a product from a shelf. For that reason we have to communicate clearly, quickly and simply. The arrangement of shelving at the front of a shop is literally the shop window of a business. And behind a good arrangement lie a number of things: product […]
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