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Barcelona route to the discovery of design

If you like this design route Barcelona is the place for you here are some tips to discover all the best of the Spanish city!

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O | CULTS LANDS IN ITALY. DIRECTLY FROM BARCELONA, THE PLATFORM DEDICATED TO EMERGING DESIGN

A bridge to connect designers with brands and producers in the world of design at an international level. This in synthesis is the mission of O-cults, a young and dynamic Catalan reality born in 2012 in Barcelona, ​​which has chosen Italy as the second reference point for its innovative platform.

The decision came as a result of the positive response and the great interest collected during the participation of O-cults at Milan Design Week in the creative district of Ventura-Lambrate and after a major distribution agreement with an exclusive store in Milan dedicated to the most famous names design. Moreover, the spread on Italian territory will be supported and promoted by the collaboration with Labóh, actually consulting services and Italian-Spanish.

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BARCELONA ARMCHAIR / LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE

Can a single session, even if it is the ARMCHAIR BARCELONA by Mies van der Rohe, Become an icon? The symbol of a historical period like a building? And its design to be more complex than that of a skyscraper?

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The German Pavilion at the 1929 Barcelona Universal Exposition / Mies van der Rohe

For an inexperienced eye, how can it be that of a casual tourist, and already full of the wonders present in the city of Barcelona, ​​the little Mies Pavilion could remain undetected. Located in one of the most beautiful places in this city, with wide open spaces, green and extensive sports facilities, the neighborhood Montjuic, being in front of this small and square pavilion can surprise you. But if you delve into its true meaning the Pavilion that Ludwig Mies van der Rohe built for the Universal Exposition held in the Spanish city in 1929, is the third among the most emblematic works of the code-rationalist style, after the Bauhaus and Villa Savoye.