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Ferran Adrià: A Day at elBulli + Giveaway
(16 October 2008) - How does one become known as the most wildly inventive chef at what is often regarded as the best restaurant in the world? As the new book "A Day at elBulli" from Phaidon reveals, raw talent only takes you so far. The rest is planning, planning and more planning. No one understands that better perhaps than Ferran Adrià, whose attitude is that "ambition without...
(16 October 2008) - How does one become known as the most wildly inventive chef at what is often regarded as the best restaurant in the world? As the new book "A Day at elBulli" from Phaidon reveals, raw talent only takes you so far. The rest is planning, planning and more planning. No one understands that better perhaps than Ferran Adrià, whose attitude is that "ambition without...
Japanese Film Noir and Parque Via at San Sebastian 2008
(06 October 2008) - This year the San Sebastian Film Festival was an interesting mix of new cinema and nostalgia. The festival hosted a retrospective of Japanese Film Noir or Japon en Negro. A complex genre born out of imported American detective films, Japanese film noir is essentially American film noir digested by the Japanese post-war psyche. It even has its own nationalistic spin. The retrospective was thorough,...
(06 October 2008) - This year the San Sebastian Film Festival was an interesting mix of new cinema and nostalgia. The festival hosted a retrospective of Japanese Film Noir or Japon en Negro. A complex genre born out of imported American detective films, Japanese film noir is essentially American film noir digested by the Japanese post-war psyche. It even has its own nationalistic spin. The retrospective was thorough,...
La Noche en Blanco: Perpetual Sunshine
(18 September 2008) - Around three in the morning last Sunday, several hours into Madrid's La Noche en Blanco festival, I stumbled to Plaza Vazquez de Mella in search of Perpetual Sunshine. The brainchild of meteorologists, interior designers, and club kids, the exhibit is composed of 334 infrared bulbs that are wired to a computer. Using conditions of anywhere in the world where the sun is shining, the...
(18 September 2008) - Around three in the morning last Sunday, several hours into Madrid's La Noche en Blanco festival, I stumbled to Plaza Vazquez de Mella in search of Perpetual Sunshine. The brainchild of meteorologists, interior designers, and club kids, the exhibit is composed of 334 infrared bulbs that are wired to a computer. Using conditions of anywhere in the world where the sun is shining, the...
Peter Eisenman: City of Culture
(08 September 2008) - If one were to gaze off into the ancient hills of Santiago de Compostela, their eye might be snared on a large interruption. Architect Peter Eisenman's brand-new City of Culture complex is currently in the heat of construction and sticks out like a sore thumb. However, if completed as planned, the City of Culture should do anything but catch the eye. This is because...
(08 September 2008) - If one were to gaze off into the ancient hills of Santiago de Compostela, their eye might be snared on a large interruption. Architect Peter Eisenman's brand-new City of Culture complex is currently in the heat of construction and sticks out like a sore thumb. However, if completed as planned, the City of Culture should do anything but catch the eye. This is because...
Festival Dos Abrazos in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
(22 August 2008) - The paths through the City of Sacred Pilgrimage, otherwise known as Santiago de Compostela, have been smoothed over by centuries of foot travel. Most of the city exists, both literally and figuratively, in the shadow of la Catedral de Santiago which casts a somewhat stagnant and stale artistic environment outside of the church. However, Santiago is attempting to revamp its image with The Festival...
(22 August 2008) - The paths through the City of Sacred Pilgrimage, otherwise known as Santiago de Compostela, have been smoothed over by centuries of foot travel. Most of the city exists, both literally and figuratively, in the shadow of la Catedral de Santiago which casts a somewhat stagnant and stale artistic environment outside of the church. However, Santiago is attempting to revamp its image with The Festival...
JR: "Los Surcos de la Ciudad"
(28 July 2008) - by Kyle Small The 25-year-old Parisian street artist is at it again. JR, the man best known for his his active combination of photography and social commentary, recently hit Carthagena, Spain to tell his newest story. Called “Los Surcos de la Ciudad” (the grooves of the city), it's the result of three days JR spent photographing Carthagena's oldest citizens in an attempt to examine...
(28 July 2008) - by Kyle Small The 25-year-old Parisian street artist is at it again. JR, the man best known for his his active combination of photography and social commentary, recently hit Carthagena, Spain to tell his newest story. Called “Los Surcos de la Ciudad” (the grooves of the city), it's the result of three days JR spent photographing Carthagena's oldest citizens in an attempt to examine...
Despaña
(30 January 2008) - Thank your lucky chorizos for the food boutique Despaña. A longstanding favorite of Soho shoppers looking for respite in a neighborhood now littered primarily with luxury clothing brands, the shop specializes solely in imported Spanish foodstuffs. In addition to a delectable array of canned, dried, and cured goods, they also offer a tasty selection of prepared food, such as bocadillos, tortillas, and salads for...
(30 January 2008) - Thank your lucky chorizos for the food boutique Despaña. A longstanding favorite of Soho shoppers looking for respite in a neighborhood now littered primarily with luxury clothing brands, the shop specializes solely in imported Spanish foodstuffs. In addition to a delectable array of canned, dried, and cured goods, they also offer a tasty selection of prepared food, such as bocadillos, tortillas, and salads for...
Three New Stadiums
(28 January 2008) - In the era of starchitecture, few projects pose more of a challenge to renowned architects than the scale and complexity of a city's crown jewel, the stadium. With a few recent stunning examples in the works, we thought we'd take a closer look. Camp Nou Home to one of the biggest fútbol teams in the world, FC Barcelona, Camp Nou is getting a major...
(28 January 2008) - In the era of starchitecture, few projects pose more of a challenge to renowned architects than the scale and complexity of a city's crown jewel, the stadium. With a few recent stunning examples in the works, we thought we'd take a closer look. Camp Nou Home to one of the biggest fútbol teams in the world, FC Barcelona, Camp Nou is getting a major...
Trapa Swiss Rhubarb & Aloe Vera White Chocolate Bar
(25 January 2007) - Trapa has been making chocolate in Spain since 1891. One of their latest lines is a range of chocolate bars made with Swiss chocolate (supplier unknown). The range includes orange and lemon infused dark chocolate bars, but the one that caught my eye was the Rhubarb & Aloe Vera white chocolate bar. I'm not a huge fan of white chocolate, but this was pretty...
(25 January 2007) - Trapa has been making chocolate in Spain since 1891. One of their latest lines is a range of chocolate bars made with Swiss chocolate (supplier unknown). The range includes orange and lemon infused dark chocolate bars, but the one that caught my eye was the Rhubarb & Aloe Vera white chocolate bar. I'm not a huge fan of white chocolate, but this was pretty...
The Spirit of The Beehive
(02 October 2006) - A film of near indescribable weight and richness, The Spirit of the Beehive is the latest essential DVD release from The Criterion Collection. The narrative is deceptively simple: in a small provincial Spanish village in the 1940s, a traveling cinema leaves a small child haunted by the memory of Frankenstein’s monster. While engrossing and endearing as an ode to the power of youthful imagination,...
(02 October 2006) - A film of near indescribable weight and richness, The Spirit of the Beehive is the latest essential DVD release from The Criterion Collection. The narrative is deceptively simple: in a small provincial Spanish village in the 1940s, a traveling cinema leaves a small child haunted by the memory of Frankenstein’s monster. While engrossing and endearing as an ode to the power of youthful imagination,...
Jaime Hayón
(13 September 2006) - Designer, artist, illustrator, and ceramicist Jaime Hayón's upcoming solo exhibition and seminar at London's Design Festival are must-sees. Jaime’s forms are decorative, fluid and sensuous and his objects and products always have a luxurious feel—whether a highly glossy vase, a smoothly polished metal lamp, or deliciously upholstered leather chair. This year he won Elle Decor's Best Bathroom award for his beautifully seductive designs produced...
(13 September 2006) - Designer, artist, illustrator, and ceramicist Jaime Hayón's upcoming solo exhibition and seminar at London's Design Festival are must-sees. Jaime’s forms are decorative, fluid and sensuous and his objects and products always have a luxurious feel—whether a highly glossy vase, a smoothly polished metal lamp, or deliciously upholstered leather chair. This year he won Elle Decor's Best Bathroom award for his beautifully seductive designs produced...
Neo2
(06 September 2006) - A project of the Madrid graphic design firm Ipsum Planet, Neo2 is a monthly Spanish design magazine that features international young designers and artists from all creative fields. The magazine’s fashion photography is particularly dramatic and well-done, like two very theatrical shoots in the September issue that play with monochrome tones and androgynous figures. JM Ferrater takes on a Japanese series, which depicts nude...
(06 September 2006) - A project of the Madrid graphic design firm Ipsum Planet, Neo2 is a monthly Spanish design magazine that features international young designers and artists from all creative fields. The magazine’s fashion photography is particularly dramatic and well-done, like two very theatrical shoots in the September issue that play with monochrome tones and androgynous figures. JM Ferrater takes on a Japanese series, which depicts nude...
Spain is Different
(11 August 2006) - Splashes of Flamenco, golden beaches, sunshine, siestas and fiestas...Fortunately, the clichés about Spain also apply to some of the best indie music currently coming out of the country. Starting with a compilation of the newest and best Spanish music, here are a few CH picks to see you through the last days of summer in Spanish style. Spain is Different, vol. 2 Like seeing a...
(11 August 2006) - Splashes of Flamenco, golden beaches, sunshine, siestas and fiestas...Fortunately, the clichés about Spain also apply to some of the best indie music currently coming out of the country. Starting with a compilation of the newest and best Spanish music, here are a few CH picks to see you through the last days of summer in Spanish style. Spain is Different, vol. 2 Like seeing a...
Le Cool Changed My Life
(10 July 2006) - Like no other guide book you've seen, Le Cool Changed My Life. A Weird And Wonderful Guide To Barcelona didn't quite change my life but it certainly made my trip to Barcelona a lot more fun. The second edition is just out and British editor Andrew sent a few over for us to check out. The small hardbound guide may look like Mao's Little...
(10 July 2006) - Like no other guide book you've seen, Le Cool Changed My Life. A Weird And Wonderful Guide To Barcelona didn't quite change my life but it certainly made my trip to Barcelona a lot more fun. The second edition is just out and British editor Andrew sent a few over for us to check out. The small hardbound guide may look like Mao's Little...
Stua Stories
(23 March 2006) - Stua drafted the video artist Javier Guerrero to create a series of short film installations that evoke the mood and tone of Stua's designs. The six stories, designed to run on four screens simultaneously, are open narratives that range from a diver's decision ("The Choice," pictured) to the suspenseful roadside burial of a corpse, aptly titled "Hitchcock revisited." Premiering at last year's Milan furniture fair,...
(23 March 2006) - Stua drafted the video artist Javier Guerrero to create a series of short film installations that evoke the mood and tone of Stua's designs. The six stories, designed to run on four screens simultaneously, are open narratives that range from a diver's decision ("The Choice," pictured) to the suspenseful roadside burial of a corpse, aptly titled "Hitchcock revisited." Premiering at last year's Milan furniture fair,...
Plein Air Movies in Barcelona
(05 July 2005) - In BCN (as local expats call it) I've experienced some of the hottest, stickiest Summer nights. That kind of weather doesn't stop Spanish partiers, but sometimes the best way to cope is to do nothing but lounge outdoors screen-side. Cine Sin Techo is a free alfresco series held in Barri Gótic, a section of narrow streets and tall, crumbling buildings that is part of...
(05 July 2005) - In BCN (as local expats call it) I've experienced some of the hottest, stickiest Summer nights. That kind of weather doesn't stop Spanish partiers, but sometimes the best way to cope is to do nothing but lounge outdoors screen-side. Cine Sin Techo is a free alfresco series held in Barri Gótic, a section of narrow streets and tall, crumbling buildings that is part of...
PuroBeach
(08 June 2005) - If you're heading to Sonar next week, you may want to take a detour to the Spanish island of Palma de Mallorca to enjoy PuroBeach, the latest add-on to Swede entreprenuer Mats Walhstrøm's hippie-lux boutique hotel Puro that he opened last year. Perched on a mini-peninsula that juts into Palma's bay, the new hangout offers beach and poolside dining and massages, morning yoga taught...
(08 June 2005) - If you're heading to Sonar next week, you may want to take a detour to the Spanish island of Palma de Mallorca to enjoy PuroBeach, the latest add-on to Swede entreprenuer Mats Walhstrøm's hippie-lux boutique hotel Puro that he opened last year. Perched on a mini-peninsula that juts into Palma's bay, the new hangout offers beach and poolside dining and massages, morning yoga taught...
David Delfín Password collection for Spring/Summer 2005
(20 April 2005) - Not as titillating as some of the other items in this well-mounted collection by Spanish designer David Delfín, these pieces make quite the statement for the girl who has (almost) everything. ...
(20 April 2005) - Not as titillating as some of the other items in this well-mounted collection by Spanish designer David Delfín, these pieces make quite the statement for the girl who has (almost) everything. ...
Street Art 237
(14 February 2005) - 237 is an urban art project that started in Malaga, Spain. They supposedly have a website coming soon. Other than being incredibly cute, the little guys featured above are a direct reference to Hayao Miyazaki's animated film Princess Mononoke, where they're the tree spirits known as Kodama. From the looks of it, it seems they've left the forest and headed for Spain. I can't...
(14 February 2005) - 237 is an urban art project that started in Malaga, Spain. They supposedly have a website coming soon. Other than being incredibly cute, the little guys featured above are a direct reference to Hayao Miyazaki's animated film Princess Mononoke, where they're the tree spirits known as Kodama. From the looks of it, it seems they've left the forest and headed for Spain. I can't...
Marijuana May Shrink Tumors
(06 September 2004) - Marijuana has already been proven as a natural and effective treatment for intense side effects of many hard core HIV and Cancer medications. Now it is believed that delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, a marijuana extract, may help shrink brain tumors and other forms of cancer. The New Scientist reports on the findings of a research team in Spain : And for the first time, the team has...
(06 September 2004) - Marijuana has already been proven as a natural and effective treatment for intense side effects of many hard core HIV and Cancer medications. Now it is believed that delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, a marijuana extract, may help shrink brain tumors and other forms of cancer. The New Scientist reports on the findings of a research team in Spain : And for the first time, the team has...
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