Home Couture Xmas Edition 2012

Mallorca & costa del sol

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Welcome to the Christmas edition of Home + Couture, and this month, as I’m sure many of our readers will do, we have really pushed the boat out. We have taken the strain out of choosing presents this year, by including a huge selection of design must-haves, from international retailers to local, independent design houses based on our doorsteps.

Winter might not be too depressing for those of us fortunate to live in sunny climes but we can still all do with a bit of cheering up – so we have decided to try to counteract the darkness and lack of sunlight with our Stylish Living article, “Let there be light”. With great tips and reviews on the best lighting solutions around, you’re sure to be enlightened… ahem.

We have an exclusive feature on the Bouroullec brothers – the siblings who have taken the design industry by storm, and proved to us that beauty is still first and foremost in creating a design concept that stands the test of time.

Our two blogs – homecouturestore.com and homecouturemagazine.com – have grown and grown in popularity, so we have decided to increase our news round-up section this month, bringing you what’s hot and what’s what in the design and fashion world.

Don’t miss out on our regular gardening guru Sally Beale – whose expert know-ledge this month provides us with innovative ways to gear your Mediterranean garden to become more water-efficient – something we all need to concentrate on for the dry months ahead.

Finally, I’d like to mention the great support we’ve had from our readers for our new website homecouturemagazine.com. Thanks to you, we have wildly excee-ded our initial projections in population and activity on the website – thanks for sharing and posting to Facebook all of you. As a thank you, we have added yet another string to our digital bow in the form of a new business directory – laun-ching in January next year.

I guess all that’s left to say is Merry Christmas – we look forward to touching base again in what’s set to be a very exciting 2013.

Mark McCafferty Publisher, AM Media

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8 IN VOGUEAvant-garde style and cutting-edge trends…

16 dEsIGN blOGLatest news and trends from the Home+Couture Store Celebration of timeless creativity in London

20 bUsINEss NEwsRound-up of launches, presentations and general news

22 sTYlIsH lIVINGAnteprima: shimmering spring-summer elegance

Lighting: bringing a room to life

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“My husband had wanted a country style kitchen, I really preferred a modern kitchen. But we agreed on one thing: it had to be a Birgit Müller kitchen.And the Birgit Müller team has found a brilliant compromise for us – we now truly love our open kitchen: we enjoy cooking with friends and indulgingwith fi ne wines. We would certainly go back to Birgit Müller for their know how and experience.” – Mrs Anette Darmstädter

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36 dEsIGNER PROFIlEBouroullec Brothers: creating objects of refined beauty


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42 GOURmET cORNERWine notes: best of Mallorca Chef’s selection: Michelin-star ensaimada Beach chic: attracting the cool crowd

52 ART GAllERYPhotographic journey back in time

54 sTYlE FIlEPacesetting company… and venerable business

58 mEdITERRANEAN GARdENConvenient, attractive… and water-wise

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66 In tHE KnoW Property trends around the world Easing administration stress for expats

68 LIVIng at SEa Predator 130: intrepid elegance on the high seas

72 arEa FocUS Sotogrande: sophisticated living in a select setting

82 arEa DIrEctorY A stunning showcase of island and Costa properties

92 cHIc LISt The definitive directory of local home and décor services

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AVANT-GARDE STYLE AND CUTTING-EDGE TRENDS TO MAKE YOUR HOME THE TALK OF MALLORCA AND THE COSTA DEL SOL

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Christmas gift ideas

cRYsTAl cOOl Unusual carafe with a glass inside... a fun idea utilising the technical pro-wess of Claudio Colucci.

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slEEk FREsHNEssThis bin is designed to keep bread fresh and ready to eat. Made from stainless steel with a flexible plastic cover, it allows the bread to slowly release moisture, thus extending its life. It also has a sleek design that will easily fit on your counter top.

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TEA FOR ONEFor the best cup of the day…

first thing in the morning or last moment at night, a small but ample teapot for one person, combining a teapot and cup

design. The teapot is drip-free, holds 750 millilitres, is made of

porcelain, stainless steel and silicone, and is dishwasher-

safe.

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cHIllEd-OUT lUxURYAt an informal get-together, swanky dinner or family gathering, Gelo is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Kee-ping the champagne chilled or the ice at the ready for drinks, you can count on Gelo to add to the party mood and look cool doing it.

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swEET jUIcER The limited edition Alessi Achromatics series takes a monochromatic look at perennial Alessi favourites.

Alessi.it PARTY cHIcMade from chromed metal and solid wood, the beautifully compact Oeno Box Solid Wood makes the uncor-king of every bottle fast and easy.

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cOlOURFUl cONVENIENcEMade from toughened glass and with non-slip rubber feet, these multi-function boards provide a hygienic, odour- and stain-resistant work surface for all types of food preparation. They are available in a wide range of colourful designs to suit all tastes and kitchens.

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cUlINARY lOVELe Nid is a small egg ramekin on a stainless stand resembling a bird‘s nest. It was designed by Christian Ghion in collaboration with French Michelin-star chef Pierre Gagnaire for the “Love of Egg” collection.

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cUlINARY REFINEmENTThe Vipp salt and pepper mills possess a refined mill-sound and a wear-resistant, ceramic grinder that guarantees a stylish and long-lasting kitchen appliance. The mills are available as single items or in a set with the practical lacquered aluminium coaster.

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cOOl GARbAGECreated in 1939, the Vipp kitchen bin became a workshop object of desire. It is distributed in the major design stores around the globe and is overwhelmingly supported by consumers looking for beauty allied to quality.

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Christmas gift ideas clAssIc REFINEmENTTessitura Pardi creates collections made by the artful weaving of tradi-tional linen and cotton articles in the „jacquard“ style. Sheets, bedcovers, tablecloths, place mats, napkins, kitchen towels, runners, cushions and towels that suit the style of a country house, as well as the style of a modern house… a “Made in Italy” touch of refi-nement and good taste for the home.

Brocantemallorca.comNORdIc cOOlThe fascinating and extensive range of Nordic imports available at Mimar, “gathered together with love and passion”, includes everything from hand-made Hamam towels to colourful melamine fixtures, small furniture, accessories and over 50 kinds of organic tea… including this cosy throw in jersey malange (with the edges in trendy neon pink), a grey cushion with a neon pink star, and different kinds of tape in various colours and patterns,

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bATHROOm cHIcInspired by the latest European designs, Almacenes Femenías offers a wide range of floo-ring, tiles, stone, bathroom furniture, fittings and spas… including this Goccia tap from Gessi, black-lacquered Napoli bath from Victoria & Albert, and Randa furniture piece from Mapini.

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dEEP POwERThe music is now uploaded to your phone and you‘re ready to play… Enjoy deeper, more powerful sound than you thought possible from a speaker this small. The SoundLink Bluetooth Mobile speaker II works wirelessly with Apple, Android and BlackBerry devices, or your tablet or laptop – and goes wherever you do for music when you want, where you want.

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sPAcIOU s sOUNdOffering superior B&O sound, big enough to fill even the most spacious loft, and wirelessly from your favourite devices, the BeoPlay A9 is designed and crafted like a beautiful piece of furniture.

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sOOTHING cOmFORTThese beautiful brocade slippers have magnetic, massaging insoles that aid circulation and give you a soothing foot massage. Super lightweight, they are like a second skin, which makes them perfect for relaxing, travel, yoga… and even in the office. Total relief after a long day on your feet.

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sTYlIsH TRAVElSynonymous with high style, the finest quality and a name that has endured for over 100 years, Louis Vuitton leads the way as a supplier of luxury travel goods… with a wide range of the brand’s Vintage luggage and travel bags available at Bro-cante in Mallorca.

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PlAYFUl dYNAmIcThe Fork lampshade by Diesel and Foscarini is inspired by casual fashion, campsite tents and an informal, playful and dynamic lifestyle. The stitching on the fabric has been created like that on jeans and the rings are not merely decorative, but respond to practical needs with simplicity and immediacy.

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NATURAl sTYlEThis Graf Lamp by Diesel & Foscarini features graphic style elements representing the con-cepts that have inspired the entire home collec-tion, with a unique and immediately recognisab-le look. Music interpreted by a DJ at his console, nature experienced in personal style…

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ElAbORATE ElEGANcEThis Baroque Bourgie Lamp by Kartell is made entirely from polycarbonate, with the quality of the material giving it a precious character.

Kartell.itclAssIc FUNcTION This design classic storage fur-niture piece (1968), Componibili by Kartell and signed by Anna Castelli, has a place in any room at home: bedroom, bathroom, living room or kitchen.

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TImElEss RARITYThe Nagasaki chair by Mathieu Matégot is one of the few three-legged models and is still Matégot‘s best-known piece. It is inclu-ded in the permanent exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum.

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clAssY sUPPORTThe Plato Alto Supplement by Ceruti Baleri is a stool and a side-table, a useful object to support and contain, carved from a single solid piece of Carrara marble or fabricated with solid ash wood.

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sImPlY cHIcThe XZ3 table by Magis is made from steel-MDF with a polymer finish.

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sOPHIsTIcATEd cOmFORTA successful mix of lightness and comfort, colour and transparency: the Eros armchair by Kartell is the organic shape of an egg, characterised by a sophisticated association of materials and a clever choice of colours... An extremely elegant design which makes the armchair an ideal seat for the house, office or reception area.

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sHAPElY sENsUAlITYDesigned by Patricia Urquiola, the geometric design of the Re-trouve chair by Emu gives three-dimensio-nality to the pieces, whose curved forms outline the furniture with a sweet and sensual feel, characte-rised by timeless elegance.

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This issue, the Home+Couture team pay homage to one of the most illuminating design houses in the industry. Foscarini, established in the early 1980s, has continued to take lighting solutions to new and exciting levels; always offering originality, high quality and timeless designs. Enjoy our hand-picked selection of some of our favourites from the epic catalogue of products at Foscarini’s disposal. Foscarini.com

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AlexAnder WAng And BAlenciAgA

New York fashion designer Alexander Wang has been appointed to one of fashion’s high-est positions: creative director at Balenciaga, in a move set to shake up the luxury fashion house. Wang will showcase his debut au-tumn/winter 2013-14 collection during Paris Fashion Week. Alexander Wang should offer this traditional label a new vision to take the brand even further in today’s modern world of digital and retail. He will divide his time between New York, where his eponymous label is based, and Paris, the home of Balenciaga’s head office.


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neW PhiliPPe StArck FleA MArket

In the Paris district of Saint-Ouen, the flea market is a 1,000 square metre site of the newly opened Ma Cocotte canteen, designed by one of the world’s most renowned desig-ners, Philippe Starck.The 250-seat cafeteria-style restaurant is housed within an industrial loft. The ground floor functions as a large dining room with views into the open kitchen, while the upper level two living rooms and two terraces for guests to enjoy. The kitchen is run by chef Yannick Papin, who prepares a culinary menu of classic Parisian food using simple and local ingredients.As Philippe Starck puts it, “Ma cocotte is not a restaurant, it’s a bowl. A bowl of hot soup, a bowl of steaming coffee, a bowl of fragrant tea, a bowl of wine… Ma cocotte, on a beau-tiful winter morning, is fire, arms welcoming to warm your heart and body. That’s all, but it’s a lot. Welcome home.”

dAMien hirSt dotted ViPP BinS

Internationally renowned British artist Damien Hirst has offered his touch to the classic Vipp bin. Designed exclusively for the opening of the Astrup Fearnley Museum in Oslo, the bins are covered with artwork titled Chlorampheni-col Acetyltransferase, more commonly recog-nised as Hirst’s infamous colourful polka dot prints.Originally designed by Danish craftsman Hol-ger Nielsen in 1939, The Dotted Vipp Bin is a tribute to the first pedal bin that was supposed to remain in his wife’s salon but instead took over the world. Playful, fresh and modern, this design updates the classic can beautifully.

VAlentino: MASter oF couture exhiBition

A new major exhibition at London‘s Somerset House celebrates the life and work of haute couture master Valentino, showcasing over 130 exquisite haute couture designs worn by icons such as Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Gra-ce Kelly, Sophia Loren and Gwyneth Paltrow.“Valentino: Master of Couture – a journey into the secretive world of Italian couture” is on show until 3 March 2013. The exciting instal-lation is divided into three sections. Visitors start with a private view of Valentino‘s world through photographs from his personal archi-ve, offering an intimate portrait of the life of the master… A unique look at the incredible story behind the fashion icon.

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SuStAinABle FloAting hoMe By SAnitoV Studio

Named after the Greek river god, Inachus is an innovative and sustainable floating home by London-based architects Sanitov Studio. The floating house was launched during the London Design Festival 2012 as part of their future-cities project.Influenced by Danish design, and manufactu-red by British master boat-builders, the smart residence is outfitted with appliances and systems which can be operated by smart-phone or tablet. This floating dwelling joins 40 other existing houses that are categorised as energy efficient at level five status, due to its zero heating, ventilation and carbon emissi-ons. During London Design Festival it was on exhibition at St. Katherine‘s dock. Now the In-achus has returned to its permanent mooring in Wandsworth riverside quarter.

SWing Furniture By duFFy london

British design group Duffy London has deve-loped a divergent aesthetic eating experience, creating a room within a room with chairs that float around the table. Constructed using a steel frame and wooden table top, the surface is suspended over the ground, making vacu-uming a breeze. A GEO lampshade and eight hanging seats are incorporated to sway play-fully. The Swing table perfectly accompanies the suspending atmosphere.



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BrAd Pitt the Furniture deSigner

Hollywood actor Brad Pitt has turned into the direction of furniture design. His first collec-tion, in collaboration with furniture maker Frank Pollaro, includes a set of tables and chairs, a double-pod bathtub and a bed re-sembling an ocean liner. The pieces all take inspiration from Pitt’s eclectic influences which, according to the man himself, span from arts and crafts to Bauhaus and Tiffany lamps.Brad Pitt is no stranger to the world of ar-chitecture: he has collaborated with Frank Gehry to build homes in New Orleans, drop-ped by the offices of Rem Koolhaas in Rotter-dam, and has said he is “pushing his kids” to become architects.höVding: FAShionABle

cycling helMet

Swedish design duo Anna Haupt and Tere-se Alstin have created Hövding, an invisible helmet made for style-conscious cyclists. Hövding appears to be a funny looking col-lar around your neck, but what you don’t see is the folded up airbag hiding inside. When the airbag’s sensors are alerted to “abnormal movements,” a helmet-shaped hood deploys to protect your head.They even took it a step further: the collar fea-tures changeable shells that you can switch to match your outfits. Perhaps in the future the Hövding might spell the end of the bog stan-dard safe but ugly looking cycling helmet.

Mr Men & little MiSS FAShion chArActerS

The genius of illustrator Roger Hargreaves‘ designs has meant that they have since been adopted by the fashion industry, both officially and unofficially. In October 2006, Adam Har-greaves created the first Little Miss character based on a real person, Stella McCartney, which he named Little Miss Stella. Two unofficial fashion interpretations were presented in 2012 – Mr Yohji of Yohji Yama-moto and Little Miss Rei Kawakubo of Com-me des Garcons. Rendered in monochrome, both made use of each designer‘s trademark characteristics. Now French store Colette hosts a special Mr Men and Little Miss colla-boration. A selection of unique illustrations in black, white and blue adorns T-shirts, iPhone cases, skateboards and pin badges.

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FroM WAter toWer to luxury reSidence

A derelict central London water tower has been converted into a new residential luxury home. Owners Leigh Osborne and Graham Voce bought the 19th century 99-foot (30-met-re) tall tower, which comes with a huge steel water tank, in 2008 for £395,000 and conver-ted and extended the 150-year-old Grade II listed landmark into a luxury home.The brick structure is mixed with modern and clean looking interiors; the cool quotient on this one definitely sets the bar for these types of projects. This project featured on Kevin McCloud‘s 100th anniversary episode of Grand Designs. The tower houses four bedrooms with a fabulous 360-degree view, with a lift shaft alongside. At the bottom is a modern, cube-shaped living space.

PABlo PicASSo At the guggenheiM neW york

“Picasso Black and White” is the first exhibiti-on at the Guggenheim in New York to explore the remarkable use of black and white throug-hout the Spanish artist’s prolific career. A chronological survey, spanning 1904 to 1971, it includes paintings, sculptures and works on paper, all of which highlight the artist’s choice of black, white, and grey in lieu of colour.Claiming that colour weakens, Pablo Picasso purged it from his work in order to highlight the formal structure and autonomy of form in-herent in his art. The exhibition runs until 23 January 2013.

AlexAnder McQueen: FAShion ViSionAry

A brilliant new book celebrating the work of the late designer, “Alexander McQueen: Fa-shion Visionary” is written by fashion historian Judith Watt. She examines each collection from a career that shook the British fashion industry and produced some of the most me-morable shows of all time.The book charts McQueen‘s meteoric rise to the top from the start of his career as a tailor at Anderson & Sheppard on Savile Row to his couture début at Givenchy in Paris, and then straight to fashion super-stardom under Gucci.“In a working class family in London you have to bring the money in and artistic routes were never the means to that end. But I put my foot down. I thought, ‘I’m not gonna do that. I’m not gonna get married, live in a two-up, two-down and be a bloody black cab driver,” said McQueen.


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ALFRED LICHTEREnd of an era for celebrated artistMallorca-based German painter and sculptor Alfred Lichter passed away at his Alaró home in November, aged 95. Lichter, whose work was featured in the summer issue of Home+Couture, had been working right to the end of his life. Born in Upper Silesia in 1917, he moved to Mallorca 30 years ago. A foundation in his honour was established in Alaró in 2011. Shortly before his death, Bodegas Macià Batle dedicated a special edition of their 2009 vin-tage to his career. Fundacionlichtertlarao.com

JUMEIRAH PORT SÓLLER HOTEL & SPAMusic, charity fund-raising… and cancer awarenessPort Sóller’s Classic Music Festival came to a successful conclu-sion with the grand finale concert at Jumeirah Port Sóller Hotel & Spa, featuring Belarusian baritone Nikolay Borchev and German-born pianist Friedrich Suckel, performing Franz Schubert’s Winter-reise. Other autumn events at the luxury five-star hotel, which ope-ned in April, included activities to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the annual fund-raising dinner of the Sóller branch of the Spanish Fight Against Cancer Association (AECC).Jumeirah.com

CALVIÀ BEACH RESORTTop hotel chain plans for the futureThe first phase of “a new tourism model” for Mallorca’s south-west coast has now been concluded at Calvià Beach Resort, with the focus on renovating and repositioning four hotels located on near-ly one kilometre of frontline beach in Magaluf. Plans for the future – part of a four to five-year project to boost the area’s image – “inte-grating Magaluf in the privileged setting of coastal nuclei, marinas and luxury residential areas” – include ongoing hotel renovations and the provision of complementary leisure amenities.

DERSAT PALMAStylish travel items for the design-consciousPalma has a new concept store offering a wide and varied range of items for travellers in the vanguard of design and style. Loca-ted in the heart of the city, just minutes from the Cathedral and next to Calle San Nicolás, the store is a veritable treasure trove for design lovers heading to the world’s hotspots, with prêt-à-porter, art, accessories, perfumes, magazines, fashion and photography books and furniture, as well as smartphone cases, bracelets and collector’s items. Dersat.com

GB LIGHTINGInauguration of cutting-edge design galleryAlready well-known from his Art Aqua galleries in Palma and his Balance projects on and off Mallorca, Gerhardt Braun has now added a phenomenal new venue to his emporium: GB Lighting. A lighting gallery showcasing state-of-the-art design pieces, this latest addition to Gerhardt’s projects portfolio offers the high-qua-lity light planning services of the experienced Peter Jahn.Artaqua.com

SOCÍAS Y ROSSELLÓOpen house showcase of top new brandsThe Socías y Rosselló team presented EXPOSOYRO 2012 during an open house day and cocktail reception held at their Gran Via Asima headquarters in autumn. The exhibition featured new pro-duct additions and brands sold by the company, such as Myyour, Pedrali, Slide, Artemide, Varaschin, Kartell and Sywawa. Guests were also able to check out Socías y Rosselló‘s recently renovated facilities.Sociasyrossello.es


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London was the capital of style this autumn, when over 1,000 exhibitors displayed their creativity and innovation at five key destina-tions, celebrating a decade of design. The Victoria & Albert Museum was once again the hub of the London Design Festival, with numerous talks and exhibits – some in “sec-ret, rarely visited” areas of the museum.Visitors climbed the staircase to the cupola to check out Keiichi Matsuda’s “Prism” ins-tallation (commissioned by Verve Clicquot), discovered the ethereal “Mimicry Chairs” designed by Japanese studio Nendo, and were invited to sit on garden benches crea-ted by 10 renowned designers especially for the festival’s 10th year.

The festival’s Landmark Project focused on “design you can’t see”, with the BE OPEN Sound Portal in Trafalgar Square intriguing those who entered an anonymous round structure designed by Arup to hear original work by five sound artists. The line-up for the inaugural Global Design Forum included such luminaries as Dame Zaha Hadid and Thomas Heather-wick, while prizes were awarded to Sir Terence Conran (for life-time achievement), artist, designer and writer Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg (emerging talent), Sugru inventor and founder Jane ni Dhulchaointigh (entrepreneur) and design studio El Ultimo Grito, run by Roberto Feo and Rosario Hurtado (London Design Medal).

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A celebration of timeless CreatiVity Fritz Hansen donated 25 Ant chairs to

Jamie Oliver‘s Better Food Foundation for the BIG Chair Project. Marking the celebration of the Ant chairs’ 60th anni-versary, the unique collection was un-veiled at Republic of Fritz Hansen‘s store in London then exhibited during London Design Festival before being auctioned. The Better Food Foundation charity was founded by the chef to empower young people by training them for careers in the restaurant industry.

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A CAREFULLY PLANNED LIGHTING SCHEME WILL BRING A ROOM TO LIFE AND TURN IT INTO AN INVI-TING AND PLEASURABLE PLACE TO BE. AS HUMAN BEINGS WE RESPOND TO LIGHT AND ITS ABSENCE CAN AFFECT OUR SENSE OF WELL-BEING. WHE-THER YOU HAVE AN INTERIOR DESIGNER MAP OUT A DETAILED LIGHTING PLAN OR YOU CHOOSE THE DO-IT-YOURSELF APPROACH, TODAY THERE ARE MORE LIGHTING OPTIONS THAN EVER BEFORE. WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF LIGHT IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES, EVEN THE DARKEST APARTMENT CAN BE TRANSFORMED FROM A DREARY SPACE INTO A HOME THAT IS ENVIED BY ALL.

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Before spending vast sums of money on elaborate interior design schemes, carry out your own survey by moving furniture and accessories around to see the effects the changes can make. Create new features and try different window treatments such as Venetian blinds or layers of diaphanous fabric such as fine muslin. If you decide to redecorate as opposed to refur-bishing your space, then bear in mind the effects different colours and textures can have on the level of light in a room. Pale colours are reflective, while dark colours and materials absorb light. White ceilings reflect light, as do cream carpets, but dark wooden floors and dark-coloured walls absorb light and make rooms feel more claustrophobic. The mood and atmosphere that you are trying to create will determine the colours and materials you use.

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Even the most simple of lighting schemes will benefit from some sort of layering of light sources – no matter how beautiful your ceiling pendant may be it is impossible for it to illuminate the whole of your space. The solution is to install different light sources controlled by separate circuits that allow you to vary your mood with the flick of a switch.Let’s start with the living room – the multi-functional space where we entertain, watch TV, relax with a glass or two and even make love when the mood is right. Lighting can be described as direct and indirect. Direct gives a downward glow such as light from a central pendant and other forms of over-

head lighting such as recessed mounts in the ceiling or track lights. Indirect lighting casts an upward glow. Wall lights boost overall lighting levels and can shine down or bounce light up to the ceiling. Task lighting from table and floor provides localised bright spots for all our activities, while accent lighting highlights architectural features or artwork.If you plan to layer lighting the different circuits allow each ele-ment to be controlled independently – general lighting and wall lights could be on the first circuit and task lighting such as table or desk lamps could be on a second circuit and accent lighting on a third. This layering of light allows light levels to be manipula-ted to produce different light effects.A good lighting scheme in the dining room can have a drama-tic effect when entertaining. The main objective is to provide a hospitable atmosphere with warm, flattering light. A striking pendant that can be raised or lowered is a good choice when the dining room is used for homework or sorting out those dreaded household bills.

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Pendants create a powerful decorati-ve statement when hung in multiples of two or, especially, if you have a refectory table and want to illuminate its full length. Pendants will also suit the spacious proportions of a large room and have the effect of defining the dining area in an open plan space. Larger dining rooms benefit from wall lights or sconces but make sure that they don’t cast light into the faces of your guests. In small spaces where the dining table has to be folded away against a wall use the light from small table lamps at one end of the room and flattering candlelight from a candelabra or a group of tall candles as a centrepiece for your table.

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Lighting is one of the most important elements for the kitchen. It not only adds mood and ambience with decorative pendants and stylish fittings, but it is also an essential safety feature with task lighting to illuminate worktops, sink and hob. Knowing what goes where will help you plan the perfect space. The kitchen is full of potentially harmful elements so the purpose of task lighting is to illuminate the preparation and cooking zones so that you can slice and simmer in safety. Consider installing light fixtures under wall cupboards, beneath shel-ving or on the wall at the back of the work surface. There are plenty of designs to choose from, including low voltage spotlights, integrated LEDs and frosted glass wedges for a modern look.You can let your creative side take over when it comes to decorative lighting. There is a huge range of interesting and unusual designs that will enhance the look of your kitchen. If you have contemporary styled units, stick to steel, chrome or frosted glass, making sure the fitting shades the bulb to avoid glare. Again, a row of pendants works well hung over a breakfast bar to make a striking impact, as well as illumi-nating the area below. Remember that pendant lamps should hang 75 centimetres above the surface for best effect.

You may think that all the lighting you need in the bedroom is a pair of bedside lamps. However, layering in the bedroom is just as important. Use a dimmer switch to control light levels controlled from both the door and the bed. Wall-mounted swing arm lights are a good alternative to bedside lamps, especially when one partner likes to read in bed, as the light can be angled towards the pages of the book. Good lighting is necessary in the dressing areas of your bedroom; for instance, lights that switch on when wardrobe doors are opened. You can of course use scented candles, not only to fragrance the room but also to set a romantic lighting scene. But do remember to blow them out before you fall asleep or your flickering flames can become a fiery fiasco.

Electronic devices for controlling the level of light or to set a lighting scene are compact and discreet. The benefits are twofold: you can set different lighting scenes at the touch of a button and at the same time save energy – and cash and the environment.With any design practice the idea is to be ins-pired, even playful, with your lighting scheme and today’s lighting designs range from beau-tiful crystal chandeliers and elegant lamps with pure silk shades to fun lamps of all shapes and sizes and colourful funky shades. There is plenty of scope to have different designs for every room in the house so go ahead and bring life and light into your home.

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Milan provided a stunning setting for the presentation of the Anteprima spring-summer 2013 collection… “the season for women to inspire, to shine, with joy, elegance, confidence”.The collection was highlighted by layers of retro, contemporary and high-tech, transcending reflecting circles of whites, golds, silvers and powders… flowing fine fabrics “billowing with happiness and comfort, one complementing the other”.Texture and geometry were key elements: the sheer grace of silhouettes and satin and the boldness of metallic mesh and all-overs… knitted, pleated, silken, sequins… A-lined, fluid, straight, wide… Complemented by fine sandals with platinum heels. In short, a season “embroidered with womanly beauty and light, and woven with sophistication and simplicity, softness and stamina”, to enable women to feel their best next spring-summer.

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„What we strive foremost to achieve is to Create the Culture that surrounds us“


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A shared vision to create objects

of refined beauty

THE BOUROULLEC BROTHERS HAVE BECOME A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN THE DESIGN INDUSTRY OVER THE LAST DECADE. WHILE TO MANY THE PROS-PECT OF BECOMING A HUGE SUCCESS WITH YOUR BROTHER AT YOUR SIDE MAY SEEM THE STEREOTYPICALLY PERFECT SCENARIO, RONAN AND ERWAN BOUROULLEC PREFER TO PAINT A MORE HONEST AND INTRICATE PORTRAIT OF THEIR WORKING RELATIONSHIP.

Their achievements in the design industry have never been in question but it would seem that, on the odd occasion, working alongside a sibling isn’t always as idyllic as one may have hoped. As Erwan told Billionaire.com: “We have no real relationship outside of work, apart from Christ-mas dinner, and that’s more for our parents. When you decide to be a ‘creator‘, part of who you are starts to be increasingly linked with what you do. And being brothers you start to wonder who you are when you’re making the same work and getting your identity from that work. It’s a good question for a shrink.”

There is a notable tension between the brothers, suggesting a combative relationship that ext-ends to the working environment. They are two distinct personalities – both of whom are vying for dominance. However, rather than having a negative impact on their work, it would seem the two brothers are unified by a shared aspiration of reaching the pinnacle of balance and refinement of good design.

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There is a refreshing openness and honesty that emanates from both brothers and seems to translate quite intricately into their work. It is this clash of personality that breeds the overwhelming quality and innovation of their work, which incidentally has caught the eye of one or two design experts along the way.

Their “disintegrated kitchen”, presented at the Salon du Meuble in 1997, provoked the interest of Giulio Cappellini, who commissi-oned the first of their industrial design pro-jects – Lit Clos (closed bed) and the Spring Chair.

In 2000 none other than Issey Miyake took a shine to the brothers, asking them to design a space for his new collection of A-Poc clo-thes in Paris.

The most fruitful partnership for the Bouroullec brothers to date has stemmed from the interest of Rolf Fehlbaum – chairman of Vitra – which began in 2002 and has since spawned some of the Bouroullec brothers’ best known projects to date.

The collaborations do not end there either: the Bouroullec brothers have also forged fruitful relationships with Kvadrat, Magis, Kartell, Alessi, Mattiazzi and most recently Flos and Mutina.

The brothers are somewhat of an enigma in the design industry – they do not really adhere to one design ethic or style. Instead their main fo-cus is to create beauty, as once this has been achieved other aspects such as balance and atmosphere follow suit.

“When something is beautiful and also right, what it contains is often a very particular balance,” says Erwan. “The functionality, the technique, that’s the minimum… The most difficult question of design, what we strive foremost to achieve, is to create the culture that surrounds us… how do we shape the visual environment.”

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It would seem that this unorthodox approach to pro-duct design has paid off. Voted Designers of the Year at the Salon du Meuble in 2002, their other awards include the Grand Prix du Design (Paris, 1998), the New Designer Award at the International Contem-porary Furniture Fair (ICFF New York, 1999), the Finn-Juhl Prize (Copenhagen, 2008), the Danish Design Award (Copenhagen, 2010) and more recently the Designer of the Year award for Now! Maison & Objet (Paris, 2011). Additionally, the Facett collection (Lig-ne Roset) and the Worknest office chair both won the “Best of the Best” Red Dot Design Award, respec-tively, in 2005 and 2008. In 2009, the Vegetal chair won the ICFF award for outdoor furniture and the Steelwood Chair won the Compasso d’Oro in 2011.

The fact that there is no real identifiable consistency within their work has paved the way for the multitude of collaborations the brothers have enjoyed so far in their respective careers. As Ronan told Billionaire.com, “Having a style isn’t important, because each project has to work for the company you’re working for — it’s more about building a body of work.”

However, there clearly are some parallels with the work of one Philippe Starck – stemming from the brothers’ ability to inject humour into their projects while maintaining the highest levels of quality.

They openly concede that their working relationship can be somewhat disagreeable but they are unified by their shared inspiration to create objects of beau-ty. For instance, Erwan Bouroullec’s inspiration stems

from his interest in the mechanics of production, how the multitude of collaborators they work with use ma-chines or materials and how these techniques can be explored to create new forms and functions.

Ronan Bouroullec is also motivated by these practi-cal aspects of a project — finding an attractive yet er-gonomic solution to open plan offices — and draws inspiration from the elegance and simplicity of both primitive tribes and highly functional and technical objects.

Like many designers before them, the Bouroullecs have turned their talents to art – producing a series of limited edition prints that are currently being exhi-bited by Twentytwentyone gallerist Sebastian Wrong. The sketches provide a break from the frustrations of the design industry while fulfilling the brothers’ indivi-dual needs for creativity.

As Ronan told the Daily Telegraph, ““Between your first sketch and the final product there might be four or five years. So this is a very direct way of expres-sing ourselves. And each of us doesn’t have to worry about what the other brother thinks.”

The frustrations of the design industry have taken a toll on the brothers, jading their naïve perception of a democratic and efficient design industry. “The reali-ty is that sometimes you find everything silly and it’s frustrating not to be able to go further with the de-signs. But life is life. And the industry is the industry.”


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“wheN somethiNg is beautiful aNd also right, what it CoNtaiNs is ofteN a Very PartiCular balaNCe”


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Opened in 2000 under the management of owner and head chef Tomeu Caldentey Soler, Es Molí d‘en Bou was awarded a Michelin star in 2004 (Tomeu was the first Mallorcan to receive the prestigious distinction) and has retained it every year since.

Throughout those years, the guiding principle has remained the same: “to offer and deliver culinary art based on traditional Mallorcan cuisine, with a very personal vision”.

That vision is highlighted in the dish featured here: the restaurant’s own creamy version of Mallorca’s famous ensaimada (pastry).

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Did you cook growing up… and what made you decide to become a chef?When I was younger, more than cooking I liked to eat. After finishing junior high school I had to decide between going on to the senior years or a professional course. I decided on cooking, even though I didn’t have a very clear idea of what it meant to be a professional chef.

What was the first dish you cooked?The first dish I prepared was traditional cannelloni, which I made at the school for my family. Nothing like Es Molí d’en Bou’s star dish, En Canelón 2001. It was a completely different recipe. I recall it being very spicy – I used too much pepper.

Are there any particular ingredients that define your cooking?No specific ingredient but always cooking with two very clear premi-ses: fresh and high-quality ingredients.

What would you say makes Molí d‘en Bou stand out from other haute cuisine restaurants?I don’t like comparisons. We adhere to a coherent form of work to ensure our clients enjoy the most complete gastronomic experience possible. We aim to be consistent with our work philosophy.

What haute cuisine trends are on the rise at the moment? Cooking with a local product. The most important thing is to have a lot of personality and originality, and to be able to express and capture that in the way you cook.

What is the most important message you give to your team?The engine required to move the team is enthusiasm. This is a profes-sion in which a keen dedication to work, and to not letting down our clients, marks the rhythm of our efforts.

What is the secret to gaining a Michelin star? And holding on to it?A Michelin star is the result of work well done, coherence, rigour and very high quality standards. To retain it you have to continue along the same line, and try to improve.

The best tip for a home cook?Cook with love and good ingredients.

What are your main plans and objectives for 2012?To improve day by day.

Interview: Tomeu Caldentey Soler

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for caramelised cream mousse

½ lt milk

8 egg yolks

10 gr corn starch

100 gr sugar

½ lt cream

2 fish tails (gelatine) 5gr

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• Prepare a baking mixture with the milk, egg yolks and corn starch.

• Caramelise the mixture with 10 grams of sugar. Note: it is im-portant to carry out this process when the mixture is fairly cold.

• Grind the caramelised mixture and save.

• Whip the cream to prepare the mousse.

• Re-hydrate the fish tails and dilute them in a small amount of heated caramelised mixture, then mix with the rest of the mixture.

• Gently blend the mixture with the cream. Save the mixture in the refrigerator.

iNgredieNts for apricots with sobrasada and honey

200 gr honey

100 gr sobrasada (soft spicy sausage)

250 gr dried apricots (re-hydrated in cold water for 24 hours)

6 gr pectin

10 gr sugar

PreParatioN• Heat the honey and sobrasada together at low heat. Once melted, pass through a fine strainer.

• Grind the re-hydrated apricots with the honey and sobrasa-da molasses.

• Pass the resulting purée through a fine strainer.

• Heat the purée of molasses and apricot on a low heat.

• Mix the petrin with the sugar and add to the purée of molas-ses and apricot. Cook for a few minutes then let the mixture cool down in a mould. Allow to rest in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

the fiNishiNg touCh• Using a piping bag, lay out the creamy caramelised mousse on a dish.

• Shape it into the form of a spiral, like a traditional ensaima-da.

• Add small cubes of the apricot and sobrasada molasses mixture.

• Accompany with cubes of fresh apple and a quenelle of apple sorbet.

• Finish off with pieces of dry ensaimada and a small sprin-kling of powdered icing sugar.

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Until the definitive history of the Spanish chiringuito, or beach bar, is written, we will have to accept the received wisdom that these often-precarious structures located between sand and terra firma started life as merely places to go for some shade.

By Ana Gil Peña

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That was back when the first tourists started arriving, and gradually they have developed into solid brick and concrete structures that can be confused with regular bars or restau-rants a few streets inland. This is not to say the original steel pole and bamboo-roofed chiringuitos do not still exist, just that it is often possible to guess what price you will pay by weighing up the place.

They went through a bad time a few years ago when many regional authorities decided that if they were actually built on the beach they must either be moved a few metres inland or demo-lished. Since chiringuitos employ thousands of people and are generally reckoned to be as much of a tourist attraction as the sand itself, the outcry stifled the authority’s initiative and only a few are affected. In Mallorca and on the Costa del Sol there are

some really very smart beach bars – or beach restaurants as they should rightly be known. Once they become fashionable by attracting the right crowd, there is usually no looking back. It is not unknown for the paparazzi to hang around waiting to see who turns up for lunch or a copa and a tapa.

The idea of a series of beach bars spanning the globe is a quantum leap, but the founders of Nikki Beach decided to have a go. It seems to have worked. Apart from Marbella and Mal-lorca, Nikki Beach is at St Tropez, St Barths, Miami and Koh Samui. Based on a policy of much more than just a beach bar, probably it is the gastronomic side of Nikki Beach that sets it apart. With name chefs (Mario Larese in Marbella and David Farber in Mallorca), and separate menus for lunch and dinner, good wines and a relaxed ambience, you would

probably have no difficulty spending every day there, from morning to late, eating superb food. There are lounger beds, great cocktails and frequent parties with top DJs through the season.

One of the nicest things about Nikki Beach is that it is fine for all ages. The younger crowd may be rather more vibrant, but the locations are so extensive that there is no problem fin-ding a shady, palm-tree-framed niche to read the newspapers and enjoy a bottle of wine if you prefer that.

And don’t mind the paparazzi. The worst that can happen is that they will take a good look at you as you arrive, exude a collective sigh, and let you pass without even taking your picture.

Sexy SaladFor our second Chef’s Selection this issue, Nikki Beach Mallorca executive chef David Farber reveals the secrets of one of the club’s popular dishes.

Ingredients:

40 gr lobster meat

40 gr crab meat

40 gr cooked prawns

40 gr avocado

30 gr mango

40 gr cucumber

2 gr fresh coriander

40 ml spicy mayonnaise

1 gr Masago

60 gr mixed sashimi

Preparation:

Dice the first six ingre-dients and mix together in a bowl. Add the spicy mayonnaise. Serve in half-spheres or scooped out avocado skins. Gar-nish with Masago and pieces of sashimi.

about the ChefNikki Beach Mallorca’s executive chef David Farber was born in Surrey and raised in Byfleet. He studied at catering college in Guildford, worked at the Post House in Guildford, preparing menus for the Trust House Forte Group, cooked for royals and celebrities at the Stafford Hotel restaurant in Lon-don (Paul Newman took home their salad dressing recipe) and was head chef at the Terra Sana Group in Marbella from 2001 to 2009 before becoming executive chef at Nikki Beach Marbella.

He spent winter 2011 at Nikki Beach St. Barths and moved to Nikki Beach Mallorca for its launch in June 2012. His Spanish wife Raquel was a waitress at the Stafford… they have one child, 10-year-old Hugo, who is already a “good chef”.

His definition of good food is: “seasonal, fresh and where possible locally sourced”.

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any visitor to mallorca in the 1970s or even 1980s cannot fail to recall how grim the wines were. they were not exactly bad, just characterless, and it is

not surprising that in those far off days most local wine lovers preferred to drink mainland products. although many wineries had been functioning for decades or, in some notable cases, centuries, they did not make much money out of selling wine; of-ten this was just a small part of a larger agricultural operation with livestock and food production.


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When the first tourists started to arrive in the 1960s, the worst of the post-Civil War hangover was just clearing, and thankfully everyone had enough to eat. But this was little help to the wine trade as the northern Europeans had little interest in Mallorcan wines. All they wanted was an alcoholic drink at the lowest price...

Since then Mallorcan winegrowers have adopted a policy of producing quality wine at a price that keeps them in business with enough funds to keep renovating, but not expensive enough to turn off consumers. If comparisons are made with other Spanish wine regions that have set out on the same road, Mallorcan products are in fact among the very best on the price/quality scale.

It all really began in the late 1980s and ear-ly 1990s when an almost imperceptible wave of confidence started to permeate through the Mallorcan wine industry. No longer was it necessary to make mediocre wine to sell at give-away prices. Rather, with increased knowledge and improved techniques, Mal-lorquín wine makers could compete with the best in Spain, even Europe.

Many sons and daughters of bodega ow-ners were studying winemaking abroad, and even on miniscule holdings of a mere two or three hectares they started planting vines – with a marked preference for the autochtho-nous, or native, varieties: moll and prensal for white wines and manto negro, callet and fogoneu for reds.

The historical trajectory of winemaking on the island started centuries before Christ under Roman rule, enabling Pliny to write, “…Balearic wines can be compared with Italy’s best.” Even when the Moors ruled from 903 until 1229, wine was still drunk, and to celebrate the Reconquest Jaime I issued licences for the production of wine in Bunyo-la, Campos, Felanitx, Manacor, Porreres and Valldemossa. The next great moment was in 1800, when the phylloxerah-ravaged France was buying wine wherever it could, and bet-ween 1865 and 1890 every drop produced in Mallorca was shipped to France. The arrival of phylloxera in Mallorca put a stop to this, and it was not until the beginning of the last century that the industry got into gear again.

If you live on the island and are a wine lo-ver, then you must surely have tried, hopeful-ly, more than a few of those featured in this article. If this is the case you will have almost surely never felt the need to buy mainland wine again.

If you are still stuck in the Rioja, Ribera-mo-de, you are missing out big time. Mallorca wines are quite simply very good indeed, and there is hardly a small family-run bode-ga that does not make at least one outstan-ding product. You may need to put up with some of the local quirks though, such as the tendency to use Mallorquín only on the labels, and even on websites, together with an unusual lack of clarity when it comes to revealing the type of grape used.

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SA ROTAWhen Miquel Sastre Bordoy bought the fincas Els Camps de Sa Vinya and s’Aljub Vermell in 1993, he knew this area had been host to some of the oldest vineyards in Europe, dating back to the 14th century. Located in the driest part of the island, the tendency is for low yields but high quality. The wines under the Sa Rota label range from an admirable Chardonnay up through the range to this outstan-ding Crianza at around €12. bodegasbordoy.es

TURgEnTCan Majoral is a small family bodega in Algaida (Pla i Llevant region), founded in 1979, and using organic and biodynamic production methods without pesticides. The wines are not filtered and the reds are aged in French oak barrels for at least 12 months. The Turgent is made from Syrah/Shiraz and only 3,500 bottles are made annually. Good value at €16, although there is a younger range of wines, Buti-balausi, that starts at €7.50 for the Negre 2009.canmajoral.com

SOn CAUlESMiquel Gelabert‘s vineyards are small plots spread bet-ween the municipalities of Manacor, Felanitx and Petra (Pla i Llevant region). No grapes are bought in from other growers. Amazingly, in this small area totalling nine hectares, Gelabert finds room to plant 30 different grape varieties, ranging from the local Gorgollosa red to Gewürztraminer and Viognier white. All the reds are aged in an underground cave that has been used for storing wine since 1900.There are 18 wines, each one interesting in its own right, and practically all have been awarded prizes in various wine tastings. The excellent Gran Vinya Son Caules is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Callet, Mer-lot, Syrah and Mantonegro and, if you can find it, costs around €23. The Golós white is superb value at €8.vinsmiquelgelabert.net

SOM BlAnCIn common with most Mallorca wineries, Galmes i Ribot, located in Santa Margalida, is a family-run operation and was founded in 1960 as grape growers selling to bodegas. In only 15 hectares there are 11 grape varieties including some, like escursac, gorgollassa, callet, fogo-neu, giró ros and prensal blanc, that are native to Mallorca. Hand-picked, the grapes produce six organic wines of great quality, including the Som range starting at €7, up to Som Catali-na, made with the best selected grapes, at €20. Customers can buy wine by the barrel to be bottled with their own label when mature. The Som Blanc is made with only Mallorca grape varieties and costs a very reasonable €8.50. galmesiribot.com

vERánA real fairy story behind this wine… A German family bought an abandoned village in 1960 and slowly restored it to its former glory, including the winery and vineyards. Located in the Binissalem area, it is now a working farm producing fruit and animals as well as wine, of which there are five varieties: Verán, Gran Verán and Sant Gall, using local Manto Negro and Premsal grapes, plus Marcellan, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. The white Verán wine sells for around €8, and the red, €18 for the 2007… Excel-lent, well-made wines, recommended by El Mundo as being unusually promising. bodegabiniagual.com

SyRAh nEgREFounded a century ago and currently producing 12 different wines in Petra (Pla i Llevant region), Vinyes i Bodegues Miquel Oliver is a great favourite and has won many international awards. With only 12 hectares of vineyards, oenologist Pilar Oliver works miracles producing wines that are as good as any on the mainland, and the Original Muscat M.Oliver 11 was the first dry muscatel to be made in Spain (€6). This Syrah Negre for €12 is a beautifully-made wine, although for around €5 the Son Calo range is good value. miqueloliver.com

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CAn COlETOMiquel Jaume Horrach founded Vins Can Coleto in 2000. Located in Petra (Pla i Llevant), the 11 wines that come from a tiny 2.5 hectare vineyard are all organically-made and include a very good white Llágrimas Blanques Chardonnay (€13 ex-bodega) and a range of reds made from Syrah, Caber-net Sauvignon and Merlot, all with 12 months barrel age and at the very fair price of €13 ex-bodega, although you will pay a little more in wine stores.vinscancoleto.com (in Mallorquín only)

Jl FERRER CRiAnzAAlthough only founded in 1931, many people think of the Ferrer wines, from Binissalem, as the typical, if not classical, Mallorca red wine. But in fact the Spanish Civil War did not come at an opportune moment for the bodega and it was not until the 1960s and 1970s that the wines really became accepted. At a very reaso-nable €7.20 for the Crianza you cannot expect a great wine, so it may be better paying €14.50 for the Reserva, or even upgrade to its Veritas range that includes a barrel-fermented white, a cava and a white dessert wine. The wines can be found in most large stores.vinosferrer.com

JAUME dE PUnTiROJaume de Puntiro is a young winemaker from a smallholding family from Ca Sa Consellera that has made wine for as long as anyone can recall, and even in living memory sold the wine from pigskins. The vineyards in Santa María del Cami benefit from a microclimate afforded by the Sierra Tramontana, grapes used being native Manto Negro, Callet and Moll, plus Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Muscatel. There are nine organic wines in all, from young white, red and rosado up to the amazingly good JP Tinto Reserva Especial 2006 (Manto Negro and Caber-net Sauvignon), €34, and the Buc Tinto Crianza, same year, same grapes, at €14. This last is surely one of the best value-for-money red wines made in Mallorca today.vinsjaumedepuntiro.com

SyRAh MORTiTxVinyes Mortitx is an unusual project. Located in the Sierra de Tramontana, it started in 2001 as a group of wine lovers who wanted to make the best wines Mallorca could produce, using artisanal methods. There are now 57 partners and, although the present range of three reds, two whites and two rosados are made with classic grapes like Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon for the reds and Malvasia and Muscatel for the whites, they are working with native grape varieties to find the best combinations for new wines. The Syrah is excellent at around €15, as is the Malvasia white at €9.vinyesmortitx.com

RiBAS-SiO nEgREOne of the oldest family wineries on the Island, tracing its roots back to 1711… With a respectable sized vineyard of 40 hectares in Consell, where the average age of the native vines is 45 years, they make the Ribas and the Sió brands that you will see in many stores in Mallorca, from €7 and €13, respectively. The Ribas de Cabrera is a deluxe product at €40, but the Soma Viognier white organic at €10 is a snip. The wines are very well made and it is not surprising that 60 per cent of the production goes for export.bodeguesribas.com

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MESqUidA TRiSPOlThe Mesquida Mora winery is a new project by Bàrbara and Jaume, who also run the family winery, Jaume Mesquida, in Porreres (Pla i Levant), founded in 1945, although ancient documents show the family was in-volved in making wine as far back as the 16th century. The range of four wines is organically and biodynami-cally-produced from 30-year-plus old vines, and the use of machinery is kept to the minimum possible. The objective of Bàrbara and Jaume is to make the best wines possible, at the same time reflecting the best characteristics of Mallorca viticulture. The label on the Trispol Crianza 2010 red made from Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Callet shows the tiles in the family house, and the wine costs around €15-17. The excellent Acrollam (Mallorca spelt backwards) Blanc 2011 is around €14.mesquidamora.com


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investigating Mallorca’s origins, photographer neus set these session photos in a typical Mallorcan house of 1880, with original furnishings from the era. The patterns, colours and materials reflect that time in history…. disturbing environ-ment, gloomy lighting, an empty feeling.

Describing the inspiration and influences that define her work, Neus says, “My concerns have led me to live in the most remote places – Central America, India, Berlin – and learn to recognise myself in every situation and adventure. Finally I settled in my home town, Mallorca, where I can delve into my work and focus on my roots. The self-learning has been critical to my person; and contact with special people, my

realisation.”

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Photography: Neus PastorStyling: Mercè BausàMake-Up & Hair: Ana CanovasModel: Kika SalomText: Sara Leal

„i exist within me every moment. i have no fear of anything, and nothing much as i love my solitude.“

„start by tying your hair in docile braid and melancholy childhood. steady.“

„dear death: i‘m part of you as one who speaks to the present because of the past. you have become my best mate, my ally and teacher.“

„a whisper in the dark awake, excited, it‘s the same sound every night.“

„every day the same ritual on rising. was put in front of the mirror.“

„she was known for many things... it had happened several misfortune, and was beautiful in the eyes of the people, such as women sad and ethereal.“

„silence. Now eve-rything is done, just pass the afternoon in the quiet of his window, where he saw the town of arta, his hometown.“

„the room of his late daughter was his refuge in the evenings, the place where peace and reread their own youth daily.“

„the days we did not have to go to the market, spent the morning touring the house, always closed and locked from inside, and imagine themselves in all sorts of fantastic situations.“

„you have to marry with life rather than death.“

Neus Pastor PhotographyTel. (+34) 646 859 996Neuspastor.es


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Today, Almacenes Femenías offers clients everything they need in flooring, tiles and stone, as well as construction equipment, ba-throom furniture, fittings and spas – and meticulous solutions for renovation projects and decoration.

The company‘s main objective is simply to satisfy clients’ needs, providing technical and decorative solutions.

All the company’s products are inspired by latest European de-signs, and they only work with top quality products from national and international firms renowned for being in the vanguard of technologi-cal and aesthetic trends – while adapting to clients’ budgets.

Their commercial services are aimed at both private clients and professionals… builders, developers and others working in the service and hotel sectors.

Their green credentials are highlighted by their commitment to sustainable and environmentally friendly products developed by manufacturers with the same sensitivities. They choose the best environmental options and actively support sustainable construction.

Almacenes Femenías have three stores, in Palma, Llucmajor and S’Arenal, with free parking for customers.

Almacenes Femenías MallorcaTel. 971 430 484femenias.com

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A FAMILY BUSINESS THAT DATES TO 1936, ALMACENES FEMENíAS INITIALLY MAINLY SPECIALISED IN CERAMIC FLOOR AND WALL TILING AND BUILDING MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION. OVER THE YEARS, HOWEVER, IT USED THIS INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE TO EXTEND ITS RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

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A company with almost 70 years of history, Socías y Rosselló now offers revamped and improved facilities with the largest variety of products on the market – as part of an ongoing search for new materials among the top brands.

Within over 3,000 square metres of exhibition space at the Palma shop, clients can find a wide range of materials, inclu-ding lighting, furniture, toilets, faucets, wellness equipment, home appliances, kitchens, doors, parquet and laminates, and air-conditioning, as well as a large area dedicated to professio-nals: electrical, plumbing, tools and hardware.

This autumn, at their headquarters in Gran Via Asima 3, the Socías y Rosselló team presented EXPOSOYRO 2012, fea-turing new product additions and brands sold by the company, such as Myyour, Pedrali, Slide, Artemide, Varaschin, Kartell and Sywawa.

Visitors attending the event were able to see first-hand the high quality of Socías y Rosselló‘s products and recently reno-vated facilities, while enjoying a cocktail reception throughout the day.

Socías y Rosselló’s three stores are located in:

Palma, C/ Gran Vía Asima, 3Manacor, C/ Vía Palma, 5Eivissa, C/ Raspallar, 14

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EVOLUTION IMPLIES GROWTH AND, TO THAT END, SOCíAS Y ROSSELLÓ HAS – DURING THESE DIFFICULT RECENT YEARS – BEEN COMMITTED TO UNDERGOING A COMPLETE RENOVATION AND ADAPTATION TO THE CHANGING TIMES.

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A POTENTIAL SHORTAGE OF WATER MIGHT NOT SEEM TO BE THE BIG-GEST CONCERN AT THE MOMENT BUT THIS IS NEVERTHELESS A PRU-DENT TIME TO ADAPT OUR MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN TO WATER-WISE PRACTICES – AND BE WELL PREPARED FOR WHEN THE HEAT RETURNS. SALLY BEALE EXPLAINS HOW…

Convenient, Attractive… and Water-Wise

THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN

If you are new to gardening in the Mediterranean area the first thing of which you need to become aware is the reverse of the gardening seasons. In northern Europe we are accustomed to spring planting, followed by an abundance of growth in summer, autumn colour and ultimately the dormancy of winter.

Our Mediterranean gardens require a shift in perception. The Mediterranean clima-te stimulates plant growth in spring, dormancy in summer during the hottest, driest months, and regeneracy in late autumn following the first rains. It could be said that we enjoy two springs here instead of one.

There are a number of factors, however, which can be intimidating for the new gar-dener, and these are hot, dry winds which desiccate plants, and an apparent lack of water just when it seems to be most needed in summer. We may ask how we can create that green, restful environment that we dream about, but by balancing the unfa-vourable aspects of the Mediterranean climate with the favourable ones we can create an evergreen, flowering garden throughout the year, in harmony with its surroundings, and easy to maintain.

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Water-wise gardens are attractive and do not require constant attention, and reduced maintenance is matched by significant sa-vings in expenditure (water, fertiliser, labour). Choose drought-tolerant plants, reduce the lawn, water only when you really need to, and plan carefully... you are on your way.

First of all, study the aspect of your garden: its orientation towards the sun in summer and winter, its windiness and its shelter from storms. Do you have your own water from a well or a spring? If so, how much, and does it run all summer? Can and do you collect rain-fall in gutters, tanks, cisterns? Test the ph of your soil with a simple soil testing kit availa-ble from good gardening centres, and choo-se plants accordingly. Look carefully at what grows around your area on the roadside, in the fields and in open countryside, particularly the trees.

Remember that we tend to live outdoors here, so what do you envisage for your gar-den? Is it a place to relax, entertain, meditate or work? Set aside a working area in which to make compost, place prunings and create a “burning pile”. Do you have flat terrain or hilly: should you be emphasising a view?

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The first thing to establish in the garden is ground cover. This reduces evaporation and water loss, erosion and the growth of weeds, as well as keeping the soil moist during times of drought and wind. You can use evergreen vegetation or clippings from trees such as lar-ge palm fronds trimmed from Washingtonia filifera and Phoenix canariensis. Compost the earth at least once a year in autumn with rich, vegetable compost to lower its ph and incre-ase its fertility.

Compost can be home-made or bought from recycling centres such as Calvià 2000 and Son Reus. Plant “pioneer plants” first, such as drought-resistant trees, to establish shady areas and hold the soil in place. Examp-les of these are Almond (Prunus dulcis), Abe-

lia grandiflora, Acacia and Cupressus. Then shrubs Chamaerops humilis, Eleagnus, Cis-tus, Schinus molle and Teucrium fruticans.... Correctly planted and maintained, drought-tolerant natives will be established within a year or two, and will give years of pleasure.

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A lawn, though green and beautiful, is the most water and labour intensive landscape element in the Mediterranean garden. Lawns are fragile, require weekly cutting, edging and weeding, and regular raking, aerating and scarifying, and above all use over 70 per cent of all the irrigation put on the garden.

If you cannot live without one, choose a deep-rooted and tough variety, such as golf grass or Bermuda grass. But why not think of alternatives? Evergreen grass alternatives could be tightly planted Carpobrutus edulis, or the beautiful pink-flowered Hypericum. Grass can be successfully replaced by a number of structural alternatives, such as gravel, paving or stone, but think about almond husks too, as these give a natural look to the area and make a satisfying crunchy sound as you walk on them.

Carpets of ground hugging succulents are also attractive instead of lawn (Aptenia cor-difolia, Crassula, Sedum), as are herbs such as thyme and creeping rosemary. The list is endless!

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Villa in Cala Figuera with great sea viewsBedrooms 3, Bathrooms 2, Constructed area 250 m2

1.390.000,- € Ref. 1121

Villa nearby SantanyiBedrooms 4, Bathrooms 2,

constr. area 300 m2 975.000 € Ref. 1261

Flat in Santanyi - PatioBedrooms 3, Bathrooms 1,

constr. area 120 m2

550.000 € Ref. 1249

Nice building plot nearby Santanyi with seaview, 29.500 m2 land

550.000 €. Ref. 1248

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Group plants together when planting, bearing in mind their water requirements. This way they receive as much or as little as each individual needs, and no water is wasted. Similarly, taller plants will shade shorter ones, and pots underneath them all will benefit from their shelter. Plan your watering schedule sensibly. Often we assume that plants need far more water than they actually do, and there is a theo-ry that they, like us, become accustomed and adapt to what they are given and are used to.

After years of indecision, I now subscri-be to the theory that once-weekly (or monthly, or whatever your schedule is) thorough and deep watering is more be-neficial than shorter and shallower, more frequent watering. Longer watering en-courages roots to go downwards, and not towards the surface, thus protecting them from surface burn during hot spells. This method uses less water, and encou-rages drought tolerance in your garden. Be brave and try it!

I am also of the opinion that buried “leaky pipes” provide the most efficient method of irrigation for automatic wate-ring systems, as all the water is dischar-ged underground, and nothing is lost to evaporation as with the old sprinkler systems. In dry periods do use the grey water from the house to irrigate pots and small areas, and always water in the early morning or late evening, never in the heat of the midday sun.

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Winter bloom is the great benefit of Me-diterranean gardening, so use it to full advantage, planting autumn-flowering bulbs and climbers such as Colchicum Sternergia, Bignonia, Passiflora, Plum-bago and Solanum. Spring gardens are spectacular with Crocus, Clivia miniata, Cyclamen, Muscari and Freesia. Ever-green shrubs such as Pistacia lentiscus and Olea europea silvestris may be clip-ped as topiary, to provide structure and interest in the drought season, and to form a backdrop to colourful borders.

Do not be afraid to experiment in your garden: it is, after all, a very personal space and should reflect your personality and character. By following just a few ba-sic rules of plant selection and planning, you will be rewarded with the garden of your dreams.

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the real PiCture Associates and members of the community have been given a vivid 3D preview of a 284-hectare redevelopment project on San Francisco’s Old Hunters Point naval shipyard. Currently underway, the project comprises 10,500 residential units and 130 hectares of parkland. A detailed vision of its future was presented by Trans-parent House, in renderings which combine 3D and photoreal objects.

Celebrity ComfortsTwo famous German personalities have put their homes – located in stunning natural settings on opposite sides of the Atlantic – on the market.

Built in the style of Rhine Romanticism, and offering magnificent views over the River Rhine, “Schloss Marienfels” was extensively restored by entertainer and TV show host Thomas Gottschalk and his wife Thea after they moved into the “fairytale” riverside castle in 2004. Built in 1859, it is surrounded by 100,000 square metres of private park woodland. Located a 90-minute drive east of Hollywood’s film studios, “Skyland Oaks” is a log cabin and spacious bungalow in the middle of a forest of oak, fur and dogwood trees and dark green pine, 2,000 metres above sea level and offering breathtaking views over the Mojave desert, San Gabriel mountains and Los Angeles harbour. Actor, writer and filmmaker Hardy Kruger and his wife Anita bought the property in 1979 from Hungari-an Bela Lugosi, the first actor to portray Dracula on Broadway and in Hollywood, and popularly known as the “Aristocrat of Evil”. The sale of both properties is being brokered by Engel & Völkers’ global network.

PaPer PowerA restaurant in Taichung City (Taiwan) has graphically demonstrated the potential of paper and cardboard as a construction, furniture and general household material. Everything in the Carlton – from furnishings to plates – is made from corrugated cardboard, and all the restaurant elements can be easily recycled when they break or are damaged. For sceptical clients, the staff are happy to enlist the services of the Carlton’s 100-kilogram chef to perso-nally test the cardboard chairs.

Palatial sPleNdourIf anyone thought London prices were unlikely to rise to even more stratospheric le-vels they obviously hadn’t heard about the sale of a new property in Knightsbridge. At a reported price tag of £300 million, the 5,500 square metre property is believed to be the most expensive home ever marketed in the UK. It was constructed as four separate family properties before being converted into one, and features a swimming pool, industrial-sized kitchen, lifts and underground parking, and – apparently – a gold leaf-fitted interior and bullet-proof windows (facing Hyde Park). Offered to an elite list of prospective clients around the world, the mansion was previously owned by Rafiq Hariri, the billionaire tycoon and former Lebanese prime minister who was assassinated in Beirut in 2005, before being purchased by Saudi Arabian crown prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, who died in 2011.


iCoNiC Park PaNoramaNew York’s Plaza District is to have its first new full-block office for nearly 50 years. Foster + Partners have been commissioned to create the 200-metre skyscraper in Manhattan.The project – 425 Park Avenue – will feature green medians, contemporary art exhi-bitions and expansive sidewalks, while the tower itself will comprise three graduated tiers of column-free floors, each with landscaped terraces offering panoramic across Central Park. Construction is due to begin in 2015 and be completed in 2017.

big aNd… greeNThe tallest building in the world built by a UK architect has won the Royal Institute of British Architects’ 2012 Lubetkin Prize for the best new international building. Desig-ned by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, the Guangzhou International Finance Centre is a 440-metre high, 103-storey tower comprising a mix of office space, luxury hotel and top-floor sightseeing area. At ground level it connects with a major podium complex including a retail mall, conference centre and high-quality serviced apartments.„The tower‘s diamond shaped structure, exposed throughout the offices, atrium and hotel, looks simple but is the hugely complex key to the success of this building,” noted RIBA president and judge Angela Brady. “It not only allows the dramatic tape-ring atrium and raked floors but brings environmental benefits by using 20 per cent less steel than similar buildings.“

toroNto traNsformatioNThree “sculptures” that people can live in have been included in a project unveiled by architect Frank Gehry and Mirvish Productions with the aim of transforming Toronto’s downtown arts and entertainment district. Still at a conceptual stage, the development will consist of residential towers – from 80 to 85 levels in height – atop two six-story podiums, with a Mirvish art Collection space at the bottom atrium, and a new university facility of studios, exhibition galleries and lecture halls.“It is very special for me to be able to work in Toronto, where I was born, and to engage the neighbourhoods where I grew up,” Gehry told Dexigner.com. “It’s espe-cially interesting that this project involves the arts. That is always meaningful to me. With this project, I wanted to create buildings that were good neighbours to the surrounding buildings and that respected the rich and diverse history of the area. I also wanted to make nice places for the people who live in and visit the buildings.”


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When people arrive on Mallorca from another country they are normally unaware of what they should do and Rebecca and her team can arrange for the necessary NIE numbers, applying for Spanish residency and other services such as obtaining health cards.One area that many find particularly complicated is that of changing the registration plates on a vehicle. Whether the vehicle is brought over from another country or even if it is merely a change of ownership, the procedure is lengthy and complex. The MallorcaSolutions.com team can arrange all this for you.Earlier this year Rebecca decided to broaden the range of services offered to customers, and she has now added financial services and insurance services under the MallorcaSolutions.com umbrella.Becky has teamed up with Mary Willoughby, an experienced independent financial adviser who will be based in the MallorcaSolutions.com offices. Mary offers a confidential, free, no-obligation review of your personal financial circumstances and if there are any areas for improvement she will provide you with advice on the best possible solution. As Mary is completely independent she is able to use all of the companies in the market, ensuring that you have the most appropriate product with the best possible returns in the most tax-efficient manner. All products are fully regulated, thus ensuring your money is safe.Mary believes that most people could benefit from talking to a financial adviser as there are many common areas that could be improved. One of the areas she specialises in relates to private or company pension schemes which remain in the UK as she firmly believes there are huge benefits of these being placed in a QROPS scheme. With almost 20 years experience in the pensions field Mary is very well placed to give

you the best quality advice.A range of insurance products is now offered by MallorcaSolutions.com, which fits hand in hand with both the financial services side and the administration services that MallorcaSolutions.com is best known for. So, whether you need life or health insurance or insurance for your home or car, quotes can now be obtained from the MallorcaSolutions.com office. According to Becky, the idea is to make Mallor-caSolutions.com a “one stop shop” in order that an all-round service can be offered to clients under one roof, thus improving the existing ser-vice. She notes that the response from existing customers regarding the new services has been extremely positive. “In many cases we have been able to save our customers money!”If you are unsure where to turn for help or simply need to get that long list of administration paper-work done, call their English-Spanish-speaking team on Tel. 971 131 644.

situated in magaluf, the mallorcasolutions.com office was established by rebecca bellafont-evans in 2008 and since then has gained an excellent reputation for helping expatriates with various aspects of their personal and business affairs. many foreign residents find the spanish system complex and this is particularly daunting when they do not speak the language. the service provided by mallorcasolutions.com takes away this stress, saves time and ensures the job is done correctly.

liberty seguros life PoliCyfeel secure and at ease knowing that you and your family are protected

What if you died tomorrow and were no longer around to provide for your family? Losing a loved one is distressing enough at the best of times, but Liberty Life from Liberty Seguros offers you peace of mind knowing that your family can maintain the lifestyle they are accustomed to and your dependents will receive the financial sup-port they need. They can provide a replacement for income that would have been earned by the

deceased to provide for the family’s basic needs, fixed costs and children’s education – and to keep future plans on track. The main insurance cover is the payment for the sum insured in the case of death, but many additional covers such as disability or seri-ous illness can be added for a little more. Liberty Life eases the worry about funeral expenses too, as they will advance some of the money up front towards the initial burial costs.

Depending on your family situation, as well as other factors, the experienced staff at Liberty Seguros will determine which cover suits you best. They can give you expert advice in your own language and are happy to answer any questions you may have. There is no better company to put your trust in when it comes to important matters such as life insurance. Liberty Mutual Group is one of the largest insurance and finan-cial groups in the world. They have been insuring the present and future of millions of people across five continents for nearly a century.Call 902 255 258 or visit www.libertyex-patriates.es and ask to be called back in your own language, or find out where your nearest broker or Liberty Seguros office is located.

one of the best ways to tell your loved ones that you love them is by taking out a life insurance policy from liberty seguros, the number one choice insurer for expatriates living in spain. for very little money you can protect them from the financial consequences of a death, disability or serious illness, all of which can cause great financial setbacks.

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Intrepid elegance on the high seas

PREDATOR 130

SUNSEEKER’S TRADEMARK PERFORMANCE AND PERSONAL COMFORT IS CLEARLY EVIDENT IN THE LARGEST BOAT OF THE PREDATOR LINE. PRESENTING A SPORTY TWO-AND-A-HALF DECK PROFILE, THE 130 IS FAST, AGILE IN TURNS AND STABLE IN EVEN THE HIGHER SEAS.

Wood grains from walnut to wenge and materials from granite to glass – as well as the general arrangement – are all owner-spe-cified. The principal plan is full beam master suite forward on the main deck, with four guest suites amidships below.

Just about everything can be customised: one owner, for example, installed an equip-ment--filled gym, while another incorporated a complete one-off skydeck saloon.

Big boat privacy is ensured by a crew se-paration scheme, with guest access to stern and starboard and crew to port. Particular at-tention is paid to noise and vibration attenu-ation, with buffer zones between the guest accommodation and machinery spaces. This applies equally when the boat is at rest with generators and other machinery running. All pumps and motors are sited away from guest

accommodation areas, which also facilitates simple, non-intrusive maintenance.

Making a bold statement in both aesthetics and serious long-distance passage making, the Predator 130 integrates the latest in de-sign and construction methodologies, with new systems technologies meeting exacting requirements.

The standard drive option is twin 12-cylinder MTU 4000s on conventional shafts (engine options up to 7020 PS), and the hull is opti-mised for both low and high speeds. Propul-sion is by twin fixed-pitch submerged propel-lers in semi-recessed tunnels. The Predator 130 can reach a maximum speed of 27 knots, and has a range of up to 1,500 nautical miles (10-12 knots at half load). It has a standard fuel load capacity of 22,200 litres and fresh water capacity of 4,950 litres.


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Computerised engine management cou-pled with touch screen monitoring provides the crew with immediate information that im-proves efficiency and safety, while the use of hydraulics, and computer-controlled genera-tors and electrical systems boosts the boat’s reliability. An ample garage aft provides space to house a large tender, jet ski and other water sports equipment.

Comprising accommodation for up to 10 guests and eight crew, the Predator 130 has a large aft cockpit for al fresco seating and dining, with the main entrance leading into an airy and spacious interior featuring a con-temporary décor finish of light oak and ivory lacquer.

The dining room forward is partly separated from the main saloon by a partition of shelving and lockers that enhances privacy without di-minishing the open feel of the living space. A fully-equipped galley to port has separate work and preparation areas and large storage capacity, while a large open wheelbase has direct access onto the flybridge entertainment area – including a glass-fronted jacuzzi.

The owner’s stateroom is forward on the main deck and includes an opening balcony port side and a full-width en-suite bathroom with walk-in shower and steam room. Two large double guest suites aft and two double cabins are located on the lower deck, all with en-suite facilities.

With the Predator 130, Sunseeker once again consolidates its pedigree for luxury li-ving at sea combined with true blue-water cruising.

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Sotogrande majestic mansions set behind towering walls along broad, tree-lined ave-nues, it started to expand into a macro-urbanisation for people from other walks of life seeking a luxury home away from the madding crowds of the Coast’s bustling resorts of Marbella et al. And then there was Valderrama. The golf course was bought by Bolivian billionaire Jaime Ortiz-Patiño in 1984 as the former Las Aves (“New Soto-grande” course) and he rebuilt and resurrected it as Valderrama, helped launch the Volvo Masters and, in 1997, drew the international spotlight onto Sotogrande when Valderrama hosted the first Ryder Cup to be held outside the UK or US – and the Seve Ballesteros-led European team went on to beat the Americans.

Today, Sotogrande – with its top-class sports and leisure ameni-ties, prestigious marina, select hotels and restaurants, well-con-nected infrastructure, cosmopolitan lifestyle, and extensive and varied property portfolio – enjoys a considerably higher profile than it did 20, even 10, years ago and is capturing a significant share of the coast’s high-end real estate market.

The Sotogrande story began 50 years ago when US investor Jo-seph McMicking bought five fincas (comprising 1,000 hectares) and built Sotogrande Golf Club (now “Royal”). Neither a village in its own right nor even a borough – it is actually an estate (or resort), part of the San Roque municipality – today Sotogrande extends over 2,000 hectares.From those semi-rustic origins half a century ago, Sotogrande has developed into three distinctive residential areas: Puerto (port), Costa (coastal) and Alto (heights). With road access considerably upgraded over the past 15 years, following the inauguration of the tollway and the widening (to dual carriageway) of the coastal road from Estepona, as well as internal access roads, the estate is just over one hour from Málaga’s international airport and 15 minutes from Gibraltar to the west. Of course, once settled at home in Sotogrande, there are few reasons for leaving.It might not be the place for party animals wanting to revel into the early hours of the morning (Puerto Banús is a short drive or taxi ride away for that) but it is still handsomely endowed with top boutiques, restaurants and bars, and the area has always been distinguished for its first-class sport and leisure attractions. Sotogrande Puerto is the first marina on entering the Mediterra-nean through the Straits of Gibraltar, and home to two sump-tuous beach clubs.

For many years Sotogrande was something of a mystery to visitors to the Costa del Sol, and even to many residents living in the more populous eastern parts of the coast. Located just across the western Málaga border in Cádiz province, Sotogrande was seen as a discreet, almost secluded residen-tial resort for Spanish aristocrats and celebrities (though most certainly not today’s 15-minutes-of-fame TV reality types), It was somewhere you drove past in a fleeting moment on the way to Gibraltar, Tarifa or Jerez. It was, before the advent of La Zagaleta, the most exclusive address on the Coast – and, arguably, in Spain. Gradually, perceptions changed. Once essentially famous for its celebrated residents and holidaymakers, staying in


Apart from Valderrama, there are several other golf courses close by, including, in ad-dition to the aforementioned Real Sotogran-de, San Roque (two 18-hole layouts, the second co-designed by the late Severiano Ballesteros), Almenara, La Reserva, Alcaide-sa and La Cañada (Spain’s finest municipal, or public, course). Sotogrande is also one of the most impor-tant polo areas in Europe, with its World Cup facilities attracting many prominent visitors over the years, including royalty, and stars from the worlds of sport and entertainment.With an increasing number of young professional people moving into the area, children are well catered for in Sotogrande, with an equestrian school in San Roque and the highly respected International School of Sotogrande, founded in 1978 by a group of residents who wanted to offer to the local and international community a British-style education with a Spanish influence. Today there are 660 students on the roll represen-ting over 40 different nationalities.

To the west of Sotogrande, bordering the Guadiaro river, is a vast protected nature reserve on one of the major bird migration routes from northern Europe to Africa, with a natural wealth of flora and fauna, including numerous species of Mediterranean trees, shrubs and flowers and the largest oak forest in Spain. The property options are just as diverse as the setting, ranging from artificial islands with apartments featuring colonial-style architecture and their own mooring facilities to villas, townhouses and frontline golf plots.

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LOCATED IN THE EXCLUSIVE SON VIDA COMMUNITY, THIS LUXURY VILLA SETS THE AGENDA FOR FUTURE DESIGN AND STYLE. THE FIRST OF SIX PLANNED VILLAS ON THE ISLAND, CASA SON VIDA 1 IS A “HINT” OF WHAT IS TO COME FROM COSMOPOLITAN ESTATES, A NEW REAL ESTATE DEVELOP-MENT COMPANY THAT PLANS AND DEVELOPS ULTRA-LUXURIOUS, HIGH-DESIGN, STATE-OF-THE-ART, SUSTAINABLE RESIDENCES AND RESORTS THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND ASIA.

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Casa Son Vida has been created “as an expression of a new standard of progressive design that skews more futuristic than nostalgic… to capture the attention of the international design world with its sophistication and vitality, making Mallorca a new destination for those in search of design exploration and inspiration”.

“While Mallorca is undeniably gorgeous,” says Cosmopolitan president Michael Rimbeck, “we felt there was a gap in the market. Most real estate on the island is predictable or inevitably Mediterranean. We wanted to offer the increasing number of young, progressive and adventurous buyers who are attracted to the island a more daring and evocative alternative. That is our ultimate goal, to create spaces that inspire and evoke. Casa Son Vida 1 does precisely that, and our future projects will only take it to the next level.”

A world-class network of architects and designers was assembled to complete the project. Los Angeles and Switzerland-based tec architecture, a global boutique design firm known for its own distinctive brand of architecture of the “third millennia”, was commissioned to transform the villa from a run-of-the-mill, quasi-Mediterranean structure into something all together different.

As tec co-founder and design director Sebastian Knorr explains, “Casa

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Son Vida 1 aims to redefine the notion of the luxury villa by moving most of the paradigms of luxury towards a more contemporary and forward-looking expression of architecture and technology. The project pushes the envelope in every direction and every sense; it is highly sus-tainable, basically off-the-grid, gives an unheard of sense of space and place, explores new construction technologies, and enters into a critical dialogue with the decorated box buildings in its vicinity. Described as an example of “design poetry in motion”, the 8,500 square foot (790 square metre) luxury residence has been designed to “transgress the constraints of site and context, redefining luxury architecture as it is typified by the traditional and prolific Mediterranean and Tuscan styles otherwise found on the island”.

According to Cosmopolitan, this act of defiance is accomplished by creating an entirely new structure that erupts unexpectedly from the walls of the existing Mediterranean home. The new structure evolves into a bold, curvaceous shape that completely evades conventional definition.

The idea is that the two pieces co-exist as separate entities, meeting abruptly and then quite literally turning away from each other. Their inter-action suggests a chance encounter and speaks to the deliberate and bold juxtaposition of the two elements. The new structure could even be likened to a futuristic spacecraft that has quite literally landed on a typical Mallorcan villa.”

Amsterdam-based Marcel Wanders Studio was commissioned for the interior design. With his “trademark wit and style”, Wanders appoints the interiors with signature furnishings and refined finishes.

A second villa has just been completed, two are about to break ground and two more are in the development stage, part of

Cosmopolitan’s goal of “inspiring a design revolution on the island”. As the company notes, “Poised on the brink of a design renais-sance, Son Vida is on the way to establishing itself as an architectu-rally progressive community, putting Mallorca on the global design map for years to come.”

For more information:Cosmopolitan EstatesSwitzerland Tel. (+41) 44 213 80 54 [email protected]

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area directoryWelcome to the Villa & Vida area directory, where we showcase the island’s most eligible properties in an easy to digest format. We are well aware that the majority of property hunting is done on the internet these days, quite simply because the online search method is much easier and more efficient in terms of finding a property that ticks all the boxes. Therefore, our area guide has been created based on this internet model.

Within our directory, you can search for your dream property by area in ascending price order. We are confident you will find what you are looking for right here, so grab a coffee and happy hunting!

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(Please bear in mind we do not advertise the same property more than once, so any duplications will be dealt with on a first come first served basis. Get in touch now to avoid disappointment).

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Illetas

€250.0001

Beaumount properties www.beaumountproperties.com | Tel: +34 971 697 256

1 58 m2

A0485

6 m2

Palma

€398.0001


1 55 m2

A0447

81 m2

Illetas

€290.0002


1 80 m2

A0480 A0475 Nova Santa Ponsa


€299.0002 2 69 m2 51 m2

Santa Ponsa

€142.0001


1 45 m2

A0311

6 m2

Sol de Mallorca

€535.0005

michael perkins Finest properties www.michaelperkins-finestproperties.com | Tel: +34 971 130 831

2 156 m2

V3064

250 m2

32 m2

Illetas

€575.0003


3 104 m2

A0402

€1.260.0004 3 230 m2

Palma

mallorca gold www.mallorcagold.com | Tel: +34 971 790 701

80324

Santa Ponsa

€875.0003


2 130 m2

30323

Puerto Andratx

€1.500.000


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70298

1300 m2

Calvia

€900.0005


3 824 m2

V0456

218 m2

Puerto Andratx

€895.0002


2 135 m2

A3018

area: south-west & palma


Sol de Mallorca

€5.300.0004


5 787 m2

V3041

2108 m2

Sol de Mallorca

€1.900.0004


3 519 m2

V3047

1539 m2

Cala Vinyes

€1.750.0005


4 500 m2

V3061

1450 m2

1500 m2

Santa Ponsa Bay

€1.975.0006


5 362 m2

V3075 Santa Ponsa

€1.950.0004

Finest selection real estate www.finest-selection.com | Tel: +34 971 911 254

4 335 m2

V-9191

1100 m2

Genova

€1.500.0004


3 330 m2

80301

1030 m2

Cas Catala

€2.200.0005


5 450 m2

V3056

1340 m2

1566 m2

Puerto Andratx


V3077

€8.900.0005 5 841 m2

Puerto Andratx, Monport

€5.900.0005


6 585 m2

V-4812

1876 m2

380 m2 2403 m24 4

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20367

€3.000.000

Costa d‘en Blanes

Price on request4


4 286 m2

60402

1200 m2

Santa Maria

Price on request5


4 500 m2

30107

8400 m2

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Arenal - Apartment

€175.0003

dressler & partner www.bauenmallorca.eu | Tel: +34 971 125 375

2 104 m2

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711 m2

Cala Santanyí

€790.0003

engel & völkers süd-ost s.l. www.engelvoelkers.com/southeast | Tel: +34 971 64 21 01

2 308 m2

W-00CMIX Calonge

€1.399.9955


5 666 m2

W-00D7Q2

20.918 m2

Cala d‘Or

Price on request8+3 10+2


730 m2

W-0136C6

1850 m2

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Llucmajor

€595.0004


2 170 m2

F-1088

1130 m2

area: palma & south-east

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€399.0003

jerome ledin inmobiliaria www.jl-immobilien.de | Tel: +34 971 65 35 57

2 165 m2

1201

231 m2400 m2

Cala Llombards

€375.0004


2 150 m2

1209

700 m2

Cala Llombards

€690.0003


2 180 m2

1174 Porto Cristo

€2.950.000


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3 5 493 m2 744 m2

25859 m2

Cás Concos/San Salvador

€4.200.0004


4 493 m2

F-8889 Son Macià (4-star country hotel)

€4.300.00015

Finest selection mallorca hotelbroker www.mallorca-hotelbroker.com | Tel. +34 971 911 254

900 m2

G-1225

57000 m2

area: south east

Formentor

€9.000.0006


5 784 m2

V-9979

4.400 m2

Ses Salines

€4.400.0003


4 900 m2

F-4455

2.5151 m2

1.800.000 m2

Pollenca

€4.700.000


500 m2

F-7777

1.120 m2

Bonaire-Alcudia

€1.950.0003


2 387 m2

V-2322

Arta

€3.850.0001


1 810 m2

90451

27.000 m2

Santanyi

€4.500.0006


7 516 m2

90450

1.395 m2

Formentor

€9.000.0006


5 784 m2

V-9979

4.400 m2

Ses Salines

€4.400.0003


4 900 m2

F-4455

2.5151 m2

1.800.000 m2

Pollenca

€4.700.000


500 m2

F-7777

1.120 m2

Bonaire-Alcudia

€1.950.0003


2 387 m2

V-2322

Arta

€3.850.0001


1 810 m2

90451

27.000 m2

Santanyi

€4.500.0006


7 516 m2

90450

1.395 m2

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BAthrooMSAQUAQUAE C/ Llucmajor, 38 Portixol, Palma Tel. 971 420 600 aquaquae.com

AloU BARCElo FoNtANERIA C/ De Na Ravandella Santanyí Tel. 971 641 675 aloubarcelo.com

AUBAPool C/ Marroig, 6A Llucmajor Tel. 971 662 629 aubapool.es

CAlIzAS MAlloRCA Gran Via Asima, 7 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 432 210 calizasmallorca.com

CAN CABot Camp de S‘ Oca, 13 Soller Tel. 971 630 796 cancabot.com

DUChA FRESCA C/ Ca‘n Cavalleria, 17 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 712 210 duchafresca.net

AlMACENES FEMENIAS Pol. Son Castello Tel. 971 430 484 femenias.com

KERA GRES 16 de Juliol, 28 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 434 240 keragres.es

MACoDoR Crta. Calonge-Cala d‘Or Cala d‘Or Tel. 971 658 210 macodor.com

PoRCElANoSA Gran Via Asima, 21 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 430 667 porcelanosagrupo.com

QUIlIS Ctra. Valldemossa, 12 Palma de MallorcaTel. 971 756 769 quilis.es

interior deSignAMBIENtES, INtERIoRISMo Ctr. Santanyí Campos Tel. 971 651 583 ambientes-mallorca.com

19 D ARt I AltRES Placa dels Hostals, 19 Santa Maria del Cami Tel. 971 141 213 19dartialtres.com

BEACh hoUSE C/ Levante, 16 Port d‘Andratx Tel. 971 698 598 beach-house.es

BRoCANtE C/ Ramón y Cajal Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 919 008 [email protected] brocantemallorca.com

CASA BRUNo C/ de les Illes Balears Son Bugadelles Tel. 971 699 273 casabruno.com

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ClASSIK PAlMA Gran via De Formentera Santa Ponça Tel. 660 234 755 / 650 983 805 classikpalma.com

DAA3 C/Sant Domingo, 3 Pollenca Tel. 971 535 000 daa3.net

D‘ olIvER C/Joan Lluis Estelrich, 14 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 728 227 dolivermobiliari.es

DAS DEPot Pagesos, 14 Inca Tel. 971 728 227 depot-online.com

DANIEl StEEN C/Cordoba 1, Son Caliu Palmanova Tel. 971 683 217

DE BAtABAt Eusebio Estada, 80 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 763 666 debatabat.es

DoMUS ARtIS C/ Can Veri, 6 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 594 505

AlMACENES FEMENIAS Pol. Son Castello Tel. 971 430 484 femenias.com häStENS C/ Son Thomas 7°a Son Bugedalles, Santa Ponca Tel. 971 699 732 sublimdescanso.es

holGER StEwEN C/ Tous y Maroto, 10 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 727 016 holgerstewen.com

INCoMPAR Carrer Obisbo Verger 1 Santanyí Tel. 971 642 204 incomparbalear.com

INtERlED SoUNDS & vISIoNS Calle de Gremi Tintorers 43 Pol. Son Castello, Palma Tel. 664 364 444 mallorca-led.com

INtERIoR hoUSE MAlloRCA Avda. Tomas Blanes, 41 Costa den Blanes Tel. 971 676 252 interiorhousemallorca.com

INtERMoBEl Crta. Palma Km. 47, Manacor Tel. 971 845 048 Carrer des Port, 153 Port d’Andratx Tel. 971 671 359 inter-mobel.com

KoKUKAN C/Illes Baleares, 37 Santa Ponça Tel. 971 694 055 kokukan.com

lARES DECoRACIoN C/ Francisco Casa, 17 Plaza Bendinat, Calvià Tel. 971 701 868 laresdecoracion.com

MAlloRCA StylE Tel. 626 817 724 mallorcastyle.net

MEStRE PACo Rotonda C‘an Berenguer Pollenca Tel. 971 534 370 mestrepaco.es

MIDNIGht BlUE Plaza Nova, 7 Port d‘Andratx Tel. 902 006 988 midnightblue.es

MIMAR BAlEAR Carrer Obisbo Verger, 25 Santanyí Tel. 971 653 301 mimarbalear.com

MoBlES RIERA Ctra. Palma Arta Km. 48 Manacor Tel. 971 552 467 moblesriera.com

NEGRE Avda. Joan Miro, 262 Marivent, Palma Tel. 971 701 662 negre.es

PACo MoBlES Rotonda Ca‘n Berenguer Pollenca Tel. 971 530 535 pacomobles.com

PARAvANA C/ Albercuix, 27 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 791 246 paravana.com

PEREllo MoBlES Cecili Metel, 25 Pollenca Tel. 971 533 735 perellomobles.com

PUyAlto 16 de Juliol, 6 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 430 040 puyalto.com

RIAlto lIvING C/ Sant Feliu, 3C Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 713 331 rialtoliving.com

RoChE BoBoIS Bonaire 15 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 726 313 roche-bobois.com

SAItoN ARMARIoS 16 de Juliol, 8 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 430 880 saiton.com

SoCÍAS y RoSSEllo Gran Via Asima, 3 Pol. Son Castelló Palma, C/ Via Palma, 5Manacor Tel. 902 512 626 sociasyrossello.es

vERI 5, ARoMAS Carrer de Ca‘n Veri, 5 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 495 322 baobabcollection.com

gAllerieSARt AQUA C/ Sant Feliu, 17 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 228 970 artaqua.com

ARtECASA GAllERy Carrer Isaac Peral, 51 Port d´Andratx Tel. 971 238 688 [email protected] artecasa-gallery.com

EMPIRE ARt C/ Metge Obrador, 3 Cas Concos Tel. 971 839 603

GAlERIA MAIoR Can Sales, 10 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 728 098Placa Major, 4 Pollenca Tel. 971 530 700galeriamaior.com

GAlERÍA SAIlER C/ Bisbe Verger, 6 Santanyí Tel. 971 163 438 galeriasailer.com

hEllA MARIA hoFER GAlERIA Puerto d’Andrtax Tel. 971 674 300 hella-maria-hofer.com

generAlCARPADEDoMo C/ Colomer, 4 Santa Ponça Tel. 971 697 838 marquee-mallorca.com

CRIStAlERIA CAlvIà Crta. de Capdella, 25 Pageura Tel. 971 686 021 cristaleriacalvia.com

lovElACE CARPENtRy Tel. 637 065 632 lovelacecarpentry.com

MÖBEl MESSERSChMIDt C/ Alacant 19 Son Bugadelles Tel. 971 695 168 [email protected] moebelmesserschmidt.com

ChItoN DECo Crta. Porreres-Campos, Km 0.4 Porreres Tel. 971 168 257 [email protected] chitondeco.com

MAlloRCA SolUtIoNS Avda. Las Palmeras, 14 Magaluf Tel. 971 131 644 mallorcasolutions.com

PoRtIC MUEBlES C/ Manacor, 179 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 421 408 portic.com

tRIBECA CoNCEPt StoRE C/ Sant Gaietá, 4B Palma de Mallorca [email protected] tribecaconceptstore.com

toPCREt MICRoCEMENtoS C/ Barranco, 21 Genova Tel. 971 700 047 topcret.com

SCANDINAvIAN lIvING C/ Llucmajor, 38 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 274 271 sliving.com

SoCÍAS y RoSSEllo Gran Via Asima, 3 Pol. Son Castelló Palma, C/ Via Palma, 5Manacor Tel. 902 512 626 sociasyrossello.es

hoMe entertAinMentDIGItAl CINEMA Protectora, 14 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 710 075 digitalcinema.es

loEwE GAllERy Montcades, 2 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 724 951 loewegallerypalma.es

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AloU BARCElo FoNtANERIA C/ de Na Ravandella Santanyí Tel. 971 641 675 aloubarcelo.com

BUlthAUP GRoC y BlAU C/ Pau, 6 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 726 119

BUlthAUP NIColAU Rambla Duques, 15 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 717 863 nicolau.bulthaup.com

CoCINARt Eusebio Estada, 11 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 750 072 cocinart.com

CoCINAS häCKER General Riera, 26 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 205 503

CoCINA y vIDA – BIRGIt MüllER Paseo Mallorca, 4 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 669 188

Isaac Peral, 59 Port d‘Andratx Tel. 971 674 633 birgitmüller.com

CUISINAlE Via Ernesto Mestre, 40 Felanitx Tel. 971 582 011

lARANDA C/ Can Rado, 1B Marratxi Tel. 971 605 602 laranda.net

MIElE C/ General Riera, 8 Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 200 603 mielecentre.com

CUINARt C/ Plaza España, 16 Felanitx Tel. 971 581 605 cuinart.net

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SIEMAtIC Paseo Mallorca, 17D Palma de Mallorca Tel. 971 221 551 siematic.com

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outdoor FurnitureKoNwAy & NoSINGER Calle Colomer, 4 Santa Ponça Tel. 971 697 838

MERIDIANo MAlloRCA Ctra. Santanyí Campos Tel. 971 652 888 meridiano-mallorca.com

tERRAzA BAlEAR C/ Islas Baleares, 18 Santa Ponça Tel. 971 698 258 terrazabalear.com

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hoME MAlloRCA Tel. 697 914 233 home-mallorca.eu

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PEDRo lIRA C/ Ronda Cataluña, Campos Tel. 971 651 425 chimeneas-mallorca.com

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IBERMAISIoN Crta. Cádiz Km. 176San Pedro de AlcántaraTel. 952 770 675 ibermaison.comIDEA tERRAzAS Calle Ramon y CajalsFuengirolaTel. 952 461 174 ideaterrazas.com MAISoN AFRIQUE DU SUDPol. La Campana AntiguaMarbella Tel. 951 279 407maison-afriquedusud.com

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MIKKUUrb. La Cancelo San Pedro AlcántaraTel. 952 853 063 mikku.es MISENDEMEURE MarbellaTel. 952 857 396 misendemeure.com

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Crta. Cádiz Km. 177MarbellaTel. 952 863 230 originalsinteriors.com

PEDRo PEñAC.C. Tembo MarbellaTel. 952 824 962pedropena.com

PURE hoMEAvda. Pacífico, 32 MálagaTel. 952 357 616 purehome.es

RoChE BoBoIS Crta. Cádiz 185MarbellaTel. 952 777 858roche-bobois.com

SB INtERIoRS Marbella Club Hotel Tel. 952 864 545 sbinteriors.net

tERRA lUz CN-340 Exit Km. 166 Urb. Bel-Air Estepona Tel. 952 882 322 terraluz.info

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BUlthAUP Avda. Canovas del Castillo, 10MarbellaTel. 952 857 962 bulthaup.com CoCINAS PlUSBulevard de La Cala La Cala de MijasTel. 952 587 759 cocinasplus.com hACKER C/ Francisco Moreno Lomeña, 16San Pedro AlcántaraTel. 952 799 307 kitchenconcepts.info

KüChEN & CoNFoRt AlNo C/ Ramiro Campos Turmo MarbellaTel. 952 861 122

RwKC/ Las Violetas Nueva AndalucíaTel. 952 906 622 rwk.es

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PIAS ChIMENEASC/ El Califa, 564MarbellaTel. 951 275 693pias-chimeneas.com

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AGAPoNtoCamino del Faro 2 Puerto de SóllerTel. 971 633 860

BACChUS (READ’S hotEl & SPA)Santa MaríaTel. 971 140 261

BENS D‘AvAllCtra. Sóller-DeiàSóller (Costa Deià)Tel. 971 632 381

BoGAvANtECarrer Teodoro Canet 2Puerto de AlcúdiaTel. 971 547 364

BRIDGEPoRtAvda Gabriel Roca 2Port AndratxTel. 971 672 516restaurantbridgeport.com

CASES DE SoN BARBASSA (PEtIt hotEl)Ctra. Cala MesquidaCami de Son BarbassaCapdeperaTel. 971 565 776

CAvAll BERNAtC/ Maressers 2PollençaCala Sant VicençPalmaTel. 971 530 250

CEllAR SA SINIACarrer des PescadorsTel. 971 824 323

EMIlIo INNoBARC/ Concepcion 9Tel. 657 507 294

ES BAlUARDPlaza Porta 9Santa CatalinaTel. 971 719 609

ES MolÍ DEN BoU (1 StAR)Protur Sa Coma Playa Hotel & SpaC/ Liles Sa Coma Tel. 971 569 663

El olIvo Hotel La Residencia, Son CanalsDeiàTel. 971 639 011

El PAtIoCtra. d‘es PortAndratxTel. 971 671 703

ES RACó DES tEIx (1 StAR)C/ Sa Vinya Vella 6Deià Tel. 971 639 501 esracodesteix.es

FoRN DE SANt jUAN C/ Sant Joan Tel. 971 728 422 forndesantjuan.com

GAlA!Avda. Rey Jaime 1, 92Santa PonçaTel. 971 699 333

GENEStARPlaza Porta de MallorcaAlcúdiaTel. 971 549 157

IRUPasseig Anglada Camarassa 23Puerto de PollençaTel. 971 867 002

jARDIN (1 StAR)C/ TritonsAlcudia Tel. 971 892 391restaurantejardin.com

lA CAlAtRovACalle Ses Roques 13PalmaTel. 971 829 153

lA GRAN toRtUGAAldea Cala Fornells I PagueraTel. 971 686 023

lA loNjAMoll VellPuerto de PollençaTel. 971 868 430

lAURUSC/ Palangres 5Can PastillaTel. 971 263 231

lIMoN y ChEloC/ Andalucía 23AndratxTel. 971 136 368

MIDoRI (BlAU PoRtoPEtRo)Carrer des Far 16Porto Petro, SantanyTel. 971 648 282

MISA BRASERIACan Maçanet 1PalmaTel. 971 595 301misabraseria.com

PEPE PINtoS CoCINERoSan Francisco de Sales 18Rotonda ConservatorioPalmaTel. 971 750 234

PoRt AltOratorioPortals NousTel. 971 676 179restauranteportalt.com

REStAURANt GolICarrer Portell, 14Santanyi Tel.971 642 248 [email protected]

REStAURANtE RIBElloLa Lonja, Apuntadores 1, Palma de Mallorcarestaurante-ribello.com

RANDEMAREs Traves 16Puerto de Sóller

READ’S (BACChUS)PalmaTel. 971 140 261

REFECtoRI (CoNvENt DE lA Missió)Carrer de la Missió 7ATel. 971 227 347

RItzIPuerto Portals 34-35Costa d’en BlanesCalviàTel. 971 684 104

SAKANA SUShI Avda. de la Playa 4PalmanovaTel. 971 681 005

SA tAFoNA (lA PoSADA DEl MARQUES)Finca Es VergerEsporiesTel. 971 611 230

SIKI, RoBAtA GRIll & SUShI BARGran Via Puig des Castellet 1Santa PonçaTel. 971 693 893

SIMPly FoShCarrer de la Missió 7APalma de Mallorca,Tel. 971 720 114 simplyfosh.com

SoN jUlIA (GRAN hotEl SoN jUlIA)Ctra. S‘Arenal a LlucmajorLlucmajorTel. 971 669 700

St. REGIS MARDAvAll (ES FUM & AQUA)Passeig Calvia Costa d’en BlanesPalma de MallorcaTel. 971 629 629

tAhINI Puerto Portals 2 Tel. 971 676 025

tASCA DE BlANQUERNABlanquerna 6PalmaTel. 971 290 108tascadeblanquerana.com

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AQUA BlUE SwIMwAREC/ Isaac Peral 67Port AndratxTel. 630 478 000

B CoNNECtED FAShIoN StoREC/ Dameto 6Santa CatalinaTel. 971 282 195

BIlly’S ExClUSIvEAvda. Gabriel Roca 7Puerto AndratxTel. 971 673 451

BlUE MARINPuerto PortalsTel. 971 677 092

BoRN 22Paseo del Borne 22PalmaTel. 971 722 780

BoSSA Plaza Cort 3Tel. 971 213 565bossapalma.com

BoSS StoREPaseo de Born 2PalmaTel. 971 712 795

BoUtIQUE DIAMoNDAvda. Jaime III, 20PalmaTel. 971 723 184

CoRNERPlaça de Rei Joan Carles I, 10PalmaTel. 971 715 356

CUSto BARCEloNACarrer de Sant Miquel 15PalmaTel. 971 228 347

DESIGUAlCarrer de Sant Miquel 12PalmaTel. 971 716 201

DERSAt PAlMAPlz. Frederic Chopin, 1Palma de MallorcaTel: 971 710 988dersat.com

El CoRtE INGléSAvda. de Jaime III, 15Avenida Alejandro Rossello 12-16PalmaTel. 971 770 177

ESCADA Veri 8Palma Tel. 971 719 187 Portalsescada.com

IN-SIGhtLocal 28Puerto Portals(Plus: Port Adriano)Tel. 971 676 701

KIDAMA BoUtIQUESPlaza Juan Carlos I, 7-1PalmaLocal 86Puerto PortalsCalle Pelaires 19 (outlet) PalmaTel. 971 720 584

KlINGC/ Consititución 3Palma Old TownTel. 971 723 436

lIttlE INDIAC/ Brossa 6Palma Old TownTel. 971 721 520

lIRoUAGELocal A.15Port AdrianoTel. 971 237 398

loUIS vUIttoNPaseo del Borne 19PalmaTel. 971 170 890

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MARC CAINCan Veri 5PalmaTel. 971 722 383

MUNPER lUxURy lEAthER GooDSPalma-Alcúdia Km. 30IncaTel. 971 881 000

MolA EyEwEARPaseo del Borne 24APalmaTel. 971 729 236

NAUtICA StoREAvda. Jaime III, 16PalmaTel. 971 713 324

PIlUCA oSABAAvda. Jaime 111, 3PalmaTel. 971 715 227

PINKoCalle de San NicolásPalmaTel. 971 723 839

RElojERIA AlEMANAAvda. Jaime III, 26PalmaTel. 971 716 712

RIAlto lIvING PAlMAC/ Sant Feliu 3CPalmaTel. 971 713 331

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