Secret Gardens of Barcelona
Barcelona has relatively few major parks, with Parc de la Ciutadella and the sprawling Parc de Collserola coming first to mind.
Barcelona has relatively few major parks, with Parc de la Ciutadella and the sprawling Parc de Collserola coming first to mind.
MOB (Makers of Barcelona) is housed in a 1000m2 former textile factory in Eixample. Surrounded by beautiful modernist buildings, MOB is conveniently located a short walk from either Urquinaona or Arc de Triomf metro stations.
In Calle Riereta a variety of gastronomic, artistic and social projects have found a home in the beautiful cafe, event space and cokitchen called Espai EGG.
Nick Jones (husband of Desert Island Discs presenter Kirsty Young) founded Soho House in 1995 in London as a private members’ club for people in the film, media and creative industries.
Base Elements Gallery was founded in 2003 by Robert Burt and his wife Monica Riu. Robert is an American from Los Angeles who has a background in ceramic art. Monica is also an artist and the couple met in the United States before deciding to move to Barcelona.
Swab Stairs is part of the Swab Off program and the TMB Culture project. Supported by the Departament de Cultura and Fujifilm, the initiative gives students from 15 design schools in Barcelona and around the world the opportunity to have a piece of their art exhibited in the access stairs of the most important metro stations of the city.