L'AmantNEW LIFE AT L’ARBREDA
By Emma Aixalà
L’Arbreda is an old 17th century farmhouse that has renewed its agricultural and livestock life in recent years. Their sustainable management is beginning to bear fruit: artisanal products that boast top quality and an unforgettable seal called L’Amant. |
InfluenzaSPACES TO BE [HAPPY]
By Laura Masó
Are you looking to turn your summer home into an oasis of calm and well-being? Would you like to make each space more functional, comfortable and beautiful? Does your business need help to make it more profitable and attractive? Have you seen what results can come from a unique design? |
Welcome EmpordàTHE PLEASURE OF SEEKING OTHER PEOPLE'S HOMES
By Emma Aixalà
Photo Bèla Adler
When Carlota Calvet and Jorge Alcover met, they set out on the long Way of Saint James. “If you manage to finish the way with each other” they where told, “you’ll stick together.” Since then they have become partners in a business project. |
Perelada WineryONE FAMILY’S DREAMThe Peralada Group inaugurates the new winery to promote sustainability, experimentation, and innovation. “We started to develop the idea of building a new winery in Peralada more than twenty years ago. In my mind I envisioned a project that would enhance the value of Peralada’s winemaking tradition while also taking an ambitious look towards the future. Today, and even though it might... |
MAS GELITEN YEARS IN CRESCENDO
By Emma Aixalà
There’s a dirt road just a few kilometers from the monumental complex of Pals, right where the silhouette of the Montgrí massif is absolutely perfect. It's pleasant, quiet, and winding just like Mas Geli, the winery at the end of this adventure. |
Brugarol wineryBRUGAROL: THE ART OF LIVING
By Emma Aixalà
The Gavarres countryside hides the farms where the Brugarol Group produces its renowned wines and olive oils and offers fantastic experiences for guests and visitors. |
MajoralCUANDO EL MEDITERRÁNEO LO ES TODO
By Emma Aixalà
Las formas, texturas, colores y volúmenes de este mar que tanto marca nuestro estilo de vida son la fuente de inspiración de Majoral desde hace casi cinco décadas |
CabratosaSTEEL AND GLASS BETWEEN MODERNITY AND TRADITIONDesign must respect and enhance the beauty of a setting in a dialogue between architecture and the landscape, managing to highlight the characteristics of both. But how can we do that with an old building? What are the challenges we must address when renovating it? How do we interact with the story behind it? These are the questions Metàl·lics Cabratosa asks when commissioned to work on ... |
AOVE FontclaraOLIVE OIL THAT PAYS HOMAGE TO A LOVE STORY
By Emma Aixalà
Photo Yayoi Sawada
Fontclara extra virgin olive oil is the dream of a man captivated by the Empordà landscape. |
CastañerTHE HONEST REVOLUTION
By Emma Aixalà
It's been almost 100 years since two cousins combined their talent and efforts to found an espadrille workshop in Banyoles, in Pla de l'Estany. They surrounded themselves with a good human team, looked for the best raw material and designed exclusive machines to join the fibers. Luis Castañer and Tomàs Serra chose the name Castañer for the company without imagining that, a few decades later,... |