Tag: Spanish
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Spanish design pioneer Miguel Milá picks nine of his key projects
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With a major retrospective of his work on show in Madrid, Catalan designer Miguel Milá talks Dezeen through the most personally significant pieces from his eight-decade career. Aged 93, Milá is one of the most influential Spanish designers of his generation, with a vast back catalogue of furniture and lighting works for iconic mid-century brands including…
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Seattle home gets updated with a timeless and Spanish inspired interior design
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Hoedemaker Pfeiffer together with Schaefer Construction have reimagined this Seattle, Washington home with idyllic waterfront views. The owners are a family of four from the Pacific Northwest but spent years living in Los Angeles. They purchased this home that was built in 2012 and wanted a complete interior renovation, modernizing the dwelling to meet their…
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Millions Of Plastic Pellets Wash Up On Spanish Beaches
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NOIA, Spain (AP) — Countless tiny plastic pellets are washing up on the shores of northern Spain and local authorities declared an environmental emergency on Tuesday after a shipping container fell off a transport vessel last month. The regional governments of Galicia, which has borne the brunt of the pollution, and neighboring Asturias asked Spain’s…
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AP PHOTOS: Spanish tapestry factory, once home to Goya, is still weaving 300 years after it opened
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MADRID — Spain’s Royal Tapestry Factory has been decorating the walls and floors of palaces and institutions for more than 300 years. Located on a quiet, leafy street in central Madrid, its artisans work with painstaking focus on tapestries, carpets and heraldic banners, combining the long wisdom of the craft with new techniques. The factory…
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Baldó Arquitectura references Japanese design for Spanish pool house
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Bamboo and an overhanging roof characterise Godai Pavilion, a pool house that Spanish studio Baldó Arquitectura has created for a home in rural Cantabria. Located in northern Spain, the outbuilding is designed in line with the local climate and aims to showcase natural materials and Japanese design details. Baldó Arquitectura referenced Japanese design for this…
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Suspect in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue now faces hate crime allegations
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SANTA FE, N.M. — State prosecutors added hate-crime allegations Thursday to charges of attempted murder against a New Mexico man accused in the shooting of a Native American activist amid confrontations about aborted plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador in public, at a court hearing Thursday in northern New Mexico. Defendant Ryan David Martinez…
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Chicago’s Day of the Dead rituals — told in English and Spanish
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Skulls and skeletons are popping up in stores around Chicago, but they’re not your typical Halloween fare. Look closely and you’ll see them paired with colorful flowers, dressed as bride and groom, or made from sugar with intricate designs. These are representations of a popular celebration in Mexico and other parts of Latin America called…
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Spanish bungalow gets an ADU fit for its L.A. roots
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Like many tech workers, Jing Guo and Gabriel Taylor Russ left Chicago during the COVID-19 pandemic in search of warmer weather. “We were working remotely,” Guo says of their move to the Bay Area. “We thought ‘at least we can be outside.’” However, a few months after settling in, the couple realized how difficult it…
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A beautiful Santa Barbara Spanish revival house on the Newport Coast
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Oatman Architects has designed this gorgeous Santa Barbara Spanish revival style house, located in the community of Crystal Cove in Newport Coast, California. Boasting sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, this sprawling dwelling was created to be a comfortable retreat for a young family. A series of mahogany doors create a multi-layered entry into this…
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A beautiful Newport Beach house inspired by old Spanish architecture
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Lindye Galloway Design has created her personal family house in Newport Beach, California with a modern Spanish vibe and warm tones throughout. For this home, the designer took inspiration from old Spanish architecture to create a space where her family could find comfort and connection while being inspired by the spaces they reside in. “This…
