Art, architecture and travel in Spain
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Spain - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Spain.
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Newly opened Nobis Hotel Palma is filled with 1,000 years of history
Nobis Hotel Palma brings together the best of both Scandinavian and Spanish designs in a former 12th-century medieval Muslim palace
By Nicola Leigh Stewart Published
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Low-energy house in Catalonia minimises its footprint to make the most of its site
Alventosa Morell Arquitectes’ low-energy house in Catalonia nestles into the landscape
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Hortensia Herrero Art Centre puts Valencia on the contemporary art map
Hortensia Herrero Art Centre launches in Valencia, offering a home for contemporary art to sit side by side with archaeological treasures
By Blaire Dessent Published
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At architecture studio Collective, ‘design is a methodology, not a style’
With bases in Hong Kong and Spain, Collective joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Helmut Newton’s life and work to be celebrated in a major exhibition in A Coruña, Spain
‘Helmut Newton - Fact & Fiction’, created with the Helmut Newton Foundation, will open at the Marta Ortega Pérez (MOP) Foundation in November 2023
By Hannah Silver Published
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Casa Magnolia’s five volumes commune with nature in Ecuador
With offices in Spain and Ecuador, Nicolás y Nicolás is part of the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Chiara Ferrari’s pared-back live/work studio in Mallorca provides ample room for creativity
Designer Chiara Ferrari has transformed a former leather factory in Mallorca into a minimalist mixed-use scheme
By Léa Teuscher Published
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Mallorca hotel Can Auli is full of laidback allure
A haven of relaxation in the heart of Pollença, Mallorca hotel Can Auli embraces its locality
By Claudia Donaldson Published
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This light-filled Spanish house is defined by openness and geometry
A Spanish house by Arquitecturia Camps Felip is designed around its courtyards and its six volumes’ bold geometry
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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‘Where To Now’: Zara and Wallpaper* launch offbeat travel guides
Zara and Wallpaper’s ‘Where To Now’ travel guides launch with five off-the-beaten-track adventures, from California to Naoshima, for armchair and actual explorers, available to buy now
By Simon Mills Published
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Grown-up bohemia comes to Ibiza in the redesigned Montesol Experimental Ibiza
The Experimental Group’s completed Gran Hotel Montesol by Dorothée Meilichzon puts hospitality at the forefront
By Hannah Silver Published
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Spain’s Casa Primitiva is ruled by simplicity
The pared-back Casa Primitiva by Hanghar fits in perfectly in its semi-rural Spanish context
By TF Chan Published
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Last chance to see: Slow Spain is AHEC’s showcase of the country’s next generation of creatives
With Slow Spain, AHEC presents Spain’s next generation of ‘slow’ designers at Madrid Design Festival 2023 (until 12 March 2023)
By Francesca Perry Last updated
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El Portillo, Spain
By Kathryn Harris Last updated
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Spanish design store gets light-flooded interior makeover by local firm Zooco
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Ferran Adria's plans for the elBullifoundation
By Lauren Ho Last updated
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World View: Letter from Spain
The World View series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with contributors around the world, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. Whether through sculpture, sketches or a speculative ‘space sailboat’, designers across Spain are staying inspired and proactive, as our Madrid editor Maria Sobrino discovers in her conversations with Jaime Hayon, MUT Design, Mayice Studio and Eugeni Quittlet
By Maria Sobrino Last updated
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The first of 12 Solo Houses is completed in Spain
By Maya Sorabjee Last updated
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Born again: Gaudí’s meticulously restored Casa Vicens reopens in Barcelona
By Suzanne Wales Last updated
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Murado & Elvira reimagines a 17th-century library on the west coast of Spain
By Jessica-Christin Hametner Last updated
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Modern Mallorca: Ohlab compose a home out of a series of white boxes
By Sara Sturges Last updated
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Aeroport Lleida-Alguaire, Spain
By Claudia Saraiva Last updated
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Architecture in bloom: Losada García Arquitectos’ Cultural Center La Gota
By Rhiannon McGregor Last updated
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Architecture for animals leads the way at this school for dogs
Details are designed with dogs in mind at Spain’s Educan School for Dogs, Humans and Other Species
By Hannah Silver Published
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Villa CP by Zest Architecture: a former farmhouse is transformed into a sustainable holiday home in Spain
By Catarina de Almeida Brito Last updated
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Eclectic shopping: Batavia celebrates 20 years with new Madrid flagship store
By Elisa Carassai Last updated
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Hotel Aire de Bardenas, Spain
By Melina Keays Last updated