Design

Located in the centre of the Gràcia neighbourhood, Agustina Studio designs patterns for fabrics, curtains and other elements used in interior design, as well as products with their own distinctive Mediterranean character, identity and spirit. All their products are made locally and are designed with creative, functional spaces in mind. They can be purchased direct from the studio. Products include a range of hand-made fans, A FAN OF, which seek to reinvent this typical accessory steeped in the tradition of the Mediterranean.

How to get there: Bus 6/7/33/34/H8 | Tram T1/T2/T3-Francesc Macià.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 9:30am to 7pm.
Contact details: Carrer del Torrent de l'Olla, 177, 08012, Barcelona | Tel: 627 925 068 | agustinastudio.com/

Alfons & Damián brings together, under one roof, an interior design studio where they develop their projects, a gallery staging temporary exhibitions related to design and the decorative arts, and an interior design store, where they sell their own and other designers' products. They also have a section specialising in floral designs. The Alfons & Damián showroom takes visitors on a journey through the world of interior design with furniture, design and art objects and unique products.

How to get there: Metro L1/L3-Espanya | Bus 13, 150 | FGC L8/R5/R6/S4/S8/S33-Espanya.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 9am to 6pm.
Contact details: Passatge Marimón, 7, 08021, Barcelona | Tel: 934 142 619 | www.alfonsdamian.com

The restaurant Aürt, in the lobby of the Hotel Hilton Diagonal Mar in Barcelona, is renowned for its award-winning design and unique culinary experiences. The restaurant was named the best designed European restaurant in 2019 by the International Hotel & Property Awards. Its design, with its hard, angular forms is perfectly integrated into the hotel lobby and uses high-quality materials and a simple yet bold colour palette.

How to get there: Bus B23, H16, V29 | Tram T4-Fòrum
Opening hours: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 1pm to 1:30pm. Wednesday to Saturday, from 8:30pm. 1 August to 8 September, closed.
Contact details: Passeig del Taulat, 262-264 (Hilton Diagonal Mar), 08019, Barcelona | Tel: 935 070 860 | www.aurtrestaurant.com

Casamitjana is a furniture and interior design company founded in 1918. Its multi-brand showroom, in the Turó Park area, sells a carefully curated range of furniture, lighting and other items for the home.

How to get there: Bus 68, V11 | FGC L6/S1/S2-La Bonanova.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 9:30am to 2pm and from 4pm to 7:30pm. Saturday, from 10:30am to 1:30pm. (except summer).
Contact details: Carrer de Johann Sebastian Bach, 15, 08021, Barcelona | Tel: 934 143 040 | www.casamitjana.com

The Cubiñá showroom is housed inside the Casa Thomas, the modernista building designed by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner in 1895. Located in the heart of the city's shopping district, its elegant, exclusive atmosphere provides the perfect backdrop for ideas and inspiration. With its open-plan design and more than 1,500m2 of floor space, Cubiñá is home to prestigious Spanish and global brands including BD Barcelona, Bover, Casadesús, Marset, Kettal, Molteni, Pedrali, Ligne Roset, Desalt, Riva 1920 and Désirée. It is the sole stockist for a number of brands.

How to get there: Metro L4-Verdaguer| Bus 6, 33, 34, 47, H10.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 10am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm. Saturday, from 10am to 2pm.
Contact details: Carrer de Mallorca, 291, 08037, Barcelona | Tel: 934 765 721 | cubinya.es

With a catalogue of more than 30,000 products, DomésticoShop is firmly committed to the boldest, most innovative design. This has made it a haven for professionals and lovers of contemporary design icons. At the showroom on Avinguda Diagonal you'll find original designs and signature pieces made by the most influential interior design and architecture brands.

How to get there: Metro L3/L5-Diagonal | Bus 6, 22, 24, 33, 34, H8, V17.
Opening hours: Monday, from 4:30pm to 8:30pm. Tuesday to Saturday, from 10:30am to 2:30pm and 4:30pm to 8:30pm.
Contact details: Avinguda Diagonal, 419, 08008, Barcelona | Tel: 933 193 936 | www.domesticoshop.com

The En Línea Barcelona showroom is located inside a modernista-noucentista building designed by Bernadí Martorell i Puig. It has more than 1,000m2 of retail space specialising in contemporary furniture, lighting, design and art objects. An inspirational space where you'll find different brands and collections of furniture from Spain and around the world.

How to get there: Metro L3/L5-Diagonal | Bus 6, 7, 22, 24, 33, 34, 39, H8, V15, V17 | FGC L6/L7/S1/S2/S5/S6/S7-Barcelona-Provença.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 9:30am to 1:45pm and from 4:30pm a 7:30pm. Saturday, from 10am to 2pm (Except July).
Contact details: Carrer de Còrsega, 284, 08008, Barcelona | Tel: 934 151 212 | enlineabarcelona.com

Kave Home is a Mediterranean furniture and interior design brand. Sustainability is one of its core values and it is working towards becoming fully carbon negative. The showroom opened in 2019 and offers a wide selection of products. From time to time, Kave Home organises events and activities for the community, as well as workshops associated with its furniture, home decor objects and accessories.

How to get there: Metro L5-Diagonal | Bus 6, 7, 33, 34, H8 | FGC L6/L7/S1/S2/S5/S6/S7-Barcelona-Provença.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, de 10 a 21h. Diumenge, from 12pm to 8pm.
Contact details: Avinguda Diagonal, 488, 08006, Barcelona | Tel: 935 220 021 | kavehome.com

Founded in 1966, Kettal has established a worldwide reputation in the design and manufacture of furniture for the home and businesses. Its flagship store was designed by the architect and designer Patricia Urquiola and is a major showcase for its extensive range of innovative, timeless, functional and expressive products.

How to get there: Metro L4-Girona| Bus 39, 47, H10, V17.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, from 10am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm.
Contact details: Carrer dAragó, 316, 08009, Barcelona | Tel: 934 881 080 | www.kettal.es

Since 2013, MINIM Barcelona has been offering a selection of the best designs in furniture for the home, offices and outdoor spaces, decorative and technical lighting, kitchens and bathrooms from its 2000 m2 showroom housed in a building designed by the architect Josep Antoni Coderch. MINIM Barcelona is firmly committed to leading Spanish and global brands and dedicated to contemporary design.

How to get there: Bus 68, V11 | FGC L6/S1/S2-Muntaner.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 9:30am to 7:30pm. Saturday, from 10am to 1:30pm (except July, August and September).
Contact details: Via Augusta, 185, 08021, Barcelona | Tel: 932 722 425 | www.minim.es

Founded in 2010, Nanimarquina is one of the world's leading designers of contemporary rugs and home accessories. The Barcelona showroom is a space where you can discover its best-selling range of rugs and latest products. It is also a meeting place for architects, interior designers and lovers of design.

How to get there: Metro L5-Diagonal | Bus 6, 33, 34, 39, 47, H8.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Ssturday, from 10am to 2pm and from 4pm to 8pm.
Contact details: Rosselló, 256, 08037, Barcelona | Tel: 934 871 606 | nanimarquina.com

Pilma's origins date back to 1929 in a small cabinet in central Barcelona, but it is not until 1974 that he opened his first store with the aim of socializing the design and bringing to the general public products with a functional and aesthetic focus of large local and international brands. Pilma creates trends and currently has 4 establishments in Barcelona. Diagonal store 403, opened in 1987, is the flagship store of the company in Barcelona and has 2,000 m² of exhibition on four floors. The store also includes a space dedicated to the world of traveling suitcases.

How to get there: Metro L3/L5-Diagonal | Bus 6, 22, 24, 33, 34, H8, V17.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, from 10:30am to 8:30pm.
Contact details: Avinguda Diagonal, 403, 08008, Barcelona | Tel: 932 262 069 | pilma.com

The RS Barcelona Concept Store, designed by Antoni Pallejà Office, stocks a wide selection of its most iconic designs, including its range of table football games, and its RS Barcelona Friends family of products, which share the same passion for design and understanding life: home decor accessories, lighting, tech gadgets, fashion, stationery, kitchenware and products for kids. The brand has remained true to the #StayPlayful concept and organises events for the local community, such as the table football championships.

How to get there: Metro L4/L5-Verdaguer | Bus 6, 33, 34, 39, 47, H8.
Opening hours: Mondau to Friday, from 10:30am to 8:30pm.
Contact details: Còrsega, 365, 08037, Barcelona | Tel: 936 589 503 | www.rsbarcelona.com

Unusual Concept Store opened in 2019 in the Poblenou neighbourhood. It offers an eclectic selection of unusual and original products, including furniture, illustrations, magazines and everyday objects from Spain and abroad. It was one of the first concept stores in Barcelona's creativity and innovation district, Poblenou.

How to get there: Metro L1-Glòries; L4-Llacuna | Bus 6, V25.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, from 11am to 8pm.
Contact details: Carrer de Ramon Turró, 147, 08005, Barcelona | Tel: 655 101 069 | www.unusualconcept.store

The Casa Bonay hotel is housed in a landmark building dating from 1869. It retains many of its architectural features with contemporary details. Its refurbishment involved graphic designers, landscape architects, furniture designers who have made the wooden furniture in the rooms, and interior design specialists, who have excelled in their use of lighting and textiles.

How to get there: Metro L2-Tetuan | Bus 6, 7, 19, 54, 62, H12, D50, V19.
Contact details: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 700, 08010, Barcelona | Tel: 935 458 070 | casabonay.com

Founded in 1911, the ironmongers Ràfols had a secret dining room in its basement during the Spanish Civil War. Today, this space has been transformed to bring its diners superb dishes. With its stunning 4-metre-high ceiling with Catalan timbrel vaults and chairs and banquettes upholstered in red velvet, the ground floor of the Casa Ràfols, which once housed the ironmonger's workshop, is the ideal setting for events.

How to get there: Metro L1-Arc de Triomf | Bus 19, 120, D50, H16, V19 | Train R1/R3/R4/R12/RG1-Barcelona-Arc de Triomf.
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, from 12pm to 12am.
Contact details: Ronda de Sant Pere, 74, 08010, Barcelona | Tel: 936 258 200 | www.casarafols.com

CASA SEAT is the flagship store of the famous car manufacturer that is committed to sustainability and technology. It opened in 2020 and comprises different spaces: a showroom where you'll find the brand's latest models, a shop selling SEAT products and a bar and restaurant. It also has an auditorium that hosts lectures, panel discussions, exhibitions, concerts and other activities associated with culture and creativity.

How to get there: Metro L3/L5-Diagonal | Bus 6, 7, 22, 24, 33, 34, 39, H8, V15, V17 | FGC L6/L7/S1/S2/S5/S6/S7-Barcelona-Provença.
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, from 10am to 8:30pm.
Contact details: Passeig de Gràcia, 109, 08008, Barcelona | Tel: 659 859 320 | www.casa.seat

The Centre d'Artesania Catalunya in the Gothic Quarter, organises workshops and exhibitions of crafts and hand-made items. It is also home to the shop Empremtes de Catalunya®, which was set up with the aim of raising the profile of Catalan crafts in the current market. It has a catalogue of more than 1,180 objects created by more than 100 craftspeople and artisan businesses, which are renewed on a regular basis.

How to get there: Metro L3-Liceu | Bus 59/V13.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, from 10:30am to 7:30pm. Sunday, from 10:30am to 1:30h.
Contact details: Carrer dels Banys Nous, 11, 08002, Barcelona | Tel: 936 537 214 | www.bcncrafts.com

Croma by Flash opened in 2020. It is a new member of the Flash Flash family, the iconic restaurant specialising in omelettes, which was founded in 1970. The restaurant is located in the neighbourhood of Les Corts, and has a spacious glass-fronted dining room and a large terrace. It was designed by Iván Pomés and draws inspiration from the architects who designed the original Flash Flash, Federico Correa and Alfonso Milá.

How to get there: Metro L3-Maria Cristina | Bus 6, 136, H14, V23.
Opening hours: Monday to Wednesday, from 1pm to 5pm and from 8pm to 12pm. Thursday to Saturday, from 1pm to 5pm and from 8pm to 2am. Sunday, from 1pm to 5pm.
Contact details: Avinguda Diagonal, 640, 08017, Barcelona | Tel: 663 964 261 | www.cromabarcelona.com

The Fundació Enric Miralles is a centre for architectural research and contemporary design, dedicated to furthering Enric Miralles' passion for innovation and experimentation in architecture and design. It organises exhibitions, workshops and international exchanges committed to the development and promotion of innovation through design. It produces different publications and holds an archive of Enric Miralles' original work.

How to get there: Metro L3-Drassanes | Bus 59, D20, H14, V13, V17.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 10am to 2pm and 4pm to 7pm.
Contact details: Passatge de la Pau, 10 BIS, 08002 Barcelona | Tel: 936 241 702 | www.fundacioenricmiralles.com

The Galeria H2O opened in 1989 with the aim of becoming a forum for the open interaction of ideas and projects in the field of architecture, design, photography and contemporary art. Since then, H2O has hosted architects, designers, poets, photographers, artists and sculptors who have brought its original mission statement to fruition through exhibitions of architecture, design, photography and contemporary art.

How to get there: Metro L3-Lesseps | Bus 22, 24, 27, 87, 116, D40, H6, V17.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 4pm to 8pm.
Contact details: Carrer Verdi, 152, 08012, Barcelona | Tel: 934 151 801 | www.h2o.es

The Galeria Il·lacions opened in February 2011 and focuses solely on design. It is housed on the first floor of a 19th-century building that has been restored with minimal intervention revealing the bare walls, beamed ceilings and encaustic-tiled floors. The gallery encapsulates Barcelona's creative drive, with more than 70 artists represented, from designers to professionals from other disciplines, including illustration, photography and prints.

How to get there: Metro L1/L3-Catalunya | Bus 59, V13 | FGC L6/L7/S1/S2-Plaça Catalunya | Train R1/R3/R4/R7-Catalunya.
Opening hours: Tuesday and Thursday, from 4pm to 8pm.
Contact details: La Rambla, 130, principal, 08012, Barcelona | Tel: 649 040 672 | www.illacions.com

Santa & Cole was founded in 1985 and describes itself as an editor of design products. Its catalogue features furniture and lighting by more than 80 renowned designers, including Antoni Arola, Miquel Milà, André Ricard and lmari Tapiovaara. Santa & Cole is somewhere you can understand and feel material culture; a dynamic space that lives and breathes culture in all its guises; a place to wander, browse, share and enjoy.

How to get there: Metro L3/L5-Diagonal | Bus 6, 7, 22, 24, 33, 34, H8, V15, V17.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, from 11am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm.
Contact details: Carrer de Rosselló, 256, 08037, Barcelona | Tel: 936 397 960 | www.santacole.com

The hotel H10 Casa Mimosa is a harmonious blend of tradition and modernity. The interior design project, by the Tarruella Trenchs studio, has respected the interior of the building, which dates from 1892, while creating a sophisticated, elegant setting with contemporary, cosmopolitan elements. The use of warm colours, as well as materials like wood, brass and stone, lend every part of the hotel a cosy, comfortable feel. The hotel boasts natural daylight and beautiful indoor and outdoor spaces.

How to get there: Metro L3/L5-Diagonal | Bus 6, 7, 22, 24, 33, 34, H8, V15, V17.
Contact details: Carrer de Pau Claris, 179, 08037, Barcelona | Tel: 932 142 330 | www.h10hotels.com

Located in the former premises of the Fundación Textil Algodonera, the Hotel Cotton House fuses classic elegance and contemporary design. It opened in 2015, after a refurbishment by the interior designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán, and combines the original elements of the neoclassical building, such as the imposing marble staircase, with modern details to create a unique, welcoming atmosphere.

How to get there: Metro L4-Girona; L2/L3-Passeig de Gràcia | Bus 7, 54, H12.
Contact details: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 670, 08010, Barcelona | Tel: 934 505 045 | https://www.hotelcottonhouse.com

Ikibana is set out on two floors, which include two spectacular terraces and a lush garden. The restaurant, which specialises in Japanese and Brazilian fusion dishes, has been designed as a sinuous landscape consisting of different, bowl-shaped islands, which are reminiscent of pieces of fruit. The dark exterior contrasts with the warm and colourful interior. It has 260m2 of floor space and seats 500 people.

How to get there: Bus 6, 34, V9 | Tram T1/T2/T3-L'Illa.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 1pm to 4pm and 7pm to 1am. Saturday and Sunday, from 1pm to 1am.
Contact details: Carrer del Dr. Fleming, 11, 08017, Barcelona | Tel: 935 481 312 | ikibana.com

The restaurant Il Giardinetto specialises in Italian cuisine and, since it opened in 1974, has been synonymous with Barcelona's most creative and vibrant side. It was created by the photographer Leopoldo Pomés together with the architects Alfons Milá and Federico Correa, who won the 1974 FAD Interior Design Prize. Il Giardinetto is a meeting point for artists, architects, designers and writers from the Barcelona scene. Its interior resembles a magic garden with wall paintings that evoke a garden inspired by the chestnut trees of the south of France. In September 2012, Il Giardinetto refurbished the downstairs dining area and added a new window and bar at street level. The intervention earned it a second FAD Interior Design Prize.

How to get there: Metro L3/L5-Diagonal | Bus 6, 7, 27, 33, 34, D40, H8, V15.
Opening hours: Monday to Wednesday, from 1:30pm to 4pm and from 8pm to 12am. Thursday and Friday, from 1:30pm to 4pm and from 8pm to 2am. Saturdays, from 8pm to 2am.
Contact details: Carrer de la Granada del Penedès, 28, 08006, Barcelona | Tel: 932 187 536 | www.ilgiardinetto.es

Matèria is a space where design and interior décor are united by the same philosophy: timeless design expressed through exciting projects, natural fibres, eco-friendly materials, contemporary crafts and uniqueness. Its shop sells textiles, furniture, lighting and decorative accessories. Matèria also develops interior design projects. It seeks serenity, well-being and authenticity in its projects and the selection of products it offers.

How to get there: Bus 68, V11 | FGC L6/S1/S2-Muntaner.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 10am to 2pm and from 4pm to 8pm. July closed.
Contact details: Carrer del Rector Ubach, 43, 08021, Barcelona | Tel: 932 003 554 | www.materiabcn.es

Mr Porter is the restaurant inside the Hotel Sir Victor. Located close to Passeig de Gràcia, it combines a modern steakhouse with an elegant lounge in a sleek, versatile style. It has two bars with elegant black padded stools and wooden tables with semi-circular banquettes and soft, diffused lighting.

How to get there: Metro L3/L5-Diagonal | Bus 6, 7, 22, 24, 33, 34, H8, V15, V17.
Opening hours: Restaurant - Sunday to Thursday, from 7pm to 11pm. Friday and Saturday, from 7pm to 11:30pm. Sunday, from 1pm to 4pm. | Bar - Sunday to Wednesday, from 11am to 1am. Thursday, from 11am to 2am. Friday and Saturday, from 12pm to 3am.
Contact details: Carrer de Rosselló, 265, 08008, Barcelona | Tel: 932 711 245 | www.mrportersteakhouse.com

A concept store and showroom in the Gràcia neighbourhood, just above Avinguda Diagonal, where you'll find furniture and lighting for the home, food and fashions, among other things. Mundana opens its doors to people looking for a timeless, responsible consumer experience. An authentic space with its own distinctive style which values new kinds of exclusivity and provides you with a setting to enrich your life.

How to get there: Metro L4/L5-Verdaguer | Bus 6, 33, 34, 39, 47, H8.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, from 10:30am to 2pm and 4pm to 8:30pm.
Contact details: Carrer Perill, 29, 08012, Barcelona | Tel: 931 996 493 | mundanalife.com

The city's design museum, the Museu del Disseny, is located inside the Disseny Hub Barcelona building and showcases more than 70,000 objects, encompassing product design, fashion, graphic design, the decorative and graphic arts, and textiles and clothing. World-renowned iconic Catalan objects, designs for the 1992 Olympic Games and haute-couture dresses from the 20th and 21st centuries.

How to get there: Metro L1-Glòries | Bus 7, 192, H12, H14, V23, V25 | Tram T4/T5/T6-Glòries.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 8pm. | Closed: 1 January, 1 May, 24 June and 25 December.
Contact details: Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, 37-38, 08018 | Tel: 932 566 800 | ajuntament.barcelona.cat/museudeldisseny

The Nobu Hotel is located just a short distance away from Sants railway station. Its interior design by the Rockwell Group is inspired by traditional Japanese crafts. The hotel entrance has been designed to resemble the door to a temple and the lobby, with its orange hues, is reminiscent of Japanese religious monuments. There are natural materials, such as stone and wood, throughout the guest rooms and communal areas. Organic forms combine with details inspired by the city's characteristic architectural style: modernisme.

How to get there: Metro L3/L5-Sants Estació | Bus 27/78/109/115/D40/H10/V5/V7 | Train R1, R2, R3, R4, R7, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, RG1-Sants.
Contact details: Avinguda de Roma, 2, 4, 08014 Barcelona | Tel: 936 428 888 | barcelona.nobuhotels.com

Palo Alto is a centre for artistic and cultural production that launched in 1989. Professionals and enterprises from the fields of the visual arts, communication and design-related industries have set up their studios inside this former factory site in the Poblenou neighbourhood. Palo Alto also organises events for the local community.

How to get there: Metro L4-Selva de Mar | Bus 7, H16, V27, V29 | Tram T4-Fluvià.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 8am to 7pm.
Contact details: Carrer dels Pellaires, 30–38, 08019, Barcelona | Tel: 931 589 555 | www.paloalto.barcelona

Designed by the OAB Office of Architecture in Barcelona, the Roca Barcelona Gallery is a unique space showcasing cutting-edge, innovative design. The three-storey iconic building has become one of Barcelona's most distinctive architectural landmarks due to its aesthetics, use of technology and the way it embraces the Roca ethos. The showroom displays Roca's entire product range and also stages temporary exhibitions, presentations, professional meetings and events related to architecture, design, innovation and sustainability. It has proven a welcome addition to Barcelona's cultural attractions.

How to get there: Metro L3-Maria Cristina | Bus 6, 7, 33, 34, 63, 67, 70, 78, V3.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 10am to 7pm.
Contact details: Carrer de Joan Güell, 211-213, 08028, Barcelona | Tel: 933 661 212 | www.rocabarcelonagallery.com

Picasso's first studio was located in the building that is now home to the Serras Hotel. With its beautiful façade dating from 1846, it is a true historical treasure. The hotel's stunning interior combines sleek New York style with traditional Catalan design. Steel, wood and traditional encaustic tiles blend with elegant, contemporary décor.

How to get there: Metro L4-Barceloneta | Bus 47, 59, H14, D20, V13, V15, V17.
Contact details: Passeig de Colom, 9, 08002 Barcelona | Tel: 936 061 632 | www.serrashotel.com

BD Barcelona was founded in 1972 by the designers and architects Oscar Tusquets, Pep Bonet, Cristian Cirici, Lluís Clotet and Mireia Riera. Their showroom is located in the heart of Barcelona's innovation district, 22@. Inside a 600 m² industrial warehouse, the editor and distributor of furniture and design objects showcases historic pieces by leading artists and designers including Salvador Dalí, Antoni Gaudí, Jaime Hayón, Konstantin Grcic and Oscar Tusquets himself.

How to get there: Metro L4-Llacuna | Bus 6, 59, H16, V23, V27.
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday, from 9am to 6pm. Friday, from 8.30am to 2.30pm.
Contact details: Carrer de Ramon Turró, 126, 08005, Barcelona | Tel: 934 586 909 | www.bdbarcelona.com

Espai Rö is more than an architecture studio and much more than a showroom: it is a space that has been created for the enjoyment of architecture and design and to showcase its passion for furniture. The studio shares and disseminates the culture of furniture and exhibits selected piece by international furniture and lighting brands, which convey uniqueness, the poetry of details and the tradition of excellence.

How to get there: Bus 68, V11 | FGC L6/S1/S2-La Bonanova.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 10am to 7pm.
Contact details: Carrer de Ferran Agulló, 14, 08021, Barcelona | Tel: 936 672 962 | www.espairo.com

FARO Barcelona was founded more than 75 years ago. Its Barcelona showroom, Espai Princesa, is housed in a late 19th-century building with an interior that showcases the latest in cutting-edge design. It is a place where you can feel, share and learn about design, lighting and the latest trends. The showroom displays lighting and fans by FARO Barcelona, with the superb design you would expect from the brand. It also hosts events and activities.

How to get there: Metro L1-Arc de Triomf; L4-Jaume I| Bus 120, H14, H16, V19. Train R1/R3/R4/R12/RG1-Barcelona-Arc de Triomf.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 10:30am to 5:30pm.
Contact details: Carrer de la Princesa, 52, 08003, Barcelona | Tel: 932 387 373 | www.faro.es

You'll find Marset's showroom at the end of a passage with a magnificent courtyard. It is a unique space where you can see the entire collection of this prestigious, world-renowned lighting company. The showroom is open to professionals from the world of design, interiors and architecture, and the general public. It has been designed as an exhibition and working space for the development of global lighting projects.

How to get there: Bus 68, V11 | FGC L6/S1/S2/S5/S6/S7-Muntaner.
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday, from 9am to 6pm. Friday, from 9am to 3pm.
Contact details: Carrer Santaló, 56, 08021, Barcelona | Tel: 932 005 726 | www.marset.com

Founded in November 2015, Side Gallery is housed in a 19th-century former factory in Poblenou. It focuses on classic Latin American design, primarily the work of Oscar Niemeyer, Geraldo de Barros, Lina Bo Bardi, Luis Barragán, Antonio Bonet and Joaquim Tenreiro, but also feels a special attachment to Spanish and Italian design of the last century and pieces by some of the world's foremost architects. Side Gallery showcases, preserves and promotes modern and contemporary design with its broad-ranging and dynamic programme of exhibitions.

How to get there: Metro L4-Llacuna | Bus 6, 59, H16, V23, V27.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 11am to 6pm.
Contact details: Carrer Llull, 109, 08005 Barcelona | Tel: 931 522 550 | side-gallery.com

The Barcelona Edition hotel has an eye-catching angular façade with black ceramic cladding, lending it a modern, elegant appearance. The diamond-shaped angles that protrude from the front are the windows of the guest rooms. The interior design of the rooms is a perfect combination of elements that reflect luxury and sophistication, with materials such as herringbone oak flooring and tanned leather.

How to get there: Metro L1/L4-Urquinaona | Bus 120, V15.
Contact details: Avinguda de Francesc Cambó, 14, 08003 Barcelona | Tel: 936 263 330 | www.editionhotels.com

Natural materials and a Mexican theme combine at The Hoxton in the Poblenou district, to create an intimate, relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Terracotta floors, floral prints, natural jute rugs and a soft colour palette add a touch of warmth and serenity. The decor is inspired by vibrant Mexican cuisine, with details brimming with colour and life. In the communal areas, there are clay pots displayed above the bar, evoking the artisan traditions and cultural wealth of Mexico.

How to get there: Metro L1-Glòries | Bus 7, 192, H12, V23. | Tram T4/T5/T6-Ca l'Aranyó.
Contact details: Avinguda Diagonal, 205, 08018, Barcelona | Tel: 932 717 222 | www.thehoxton.com

The Tresserra Collection showroom has become a Barcelona classic since it opened in 1994. This inspirational space, opposite Turó Park, showcases the latest creations by Jaume Tresserra, the company founder and designer, as well as his most iconic designs, which have been featured in films and TV series. An iconic place for design buffs.

How to get there: Bus 27, 68, D40, V11 | Tram T1/T2/T3-Francesc Macià.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 10am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm.
Contact details: Carrer de Josep Bertrand, 17, 08021, Barcelona | Tel: 932 004 922 | www.tressera.com

The W Barcelona, on Barceloneta beach, was designed by the Barcelona-born architect Ricardo Bofill. With its distinctive outline, in the shape of a sail, the building has become an iconic landmark on the Barcelona skyline. The modern, sophisticated interiors, designed by the architect Carlos Ferrater, are the perfect complement to the breathtaking views of the Mediterranean from the hotel.

How to get there: Metro L4-Barceloneta | Bus 47, 59, D20, V15, V19.
Contact details: Plaça Rosa Del Vents 1, 08039, Barcelona | Tel: 932 952 800 | www.w-barcelona.cat