new book "barcelona modernisme beyond gaudí" lottery

to celebrate my last book "barcelona modernisme beyond gaudí", it's time for the traditional "lapin-lottery"!
louise will pick up 3 names from the comments of this post, to win a dedicate copy.
and the winners are: nicole bridges, bernard hornblower and michael dooney. congratulation!

"barcelona modernisme beyond gaudi" - video

gaudi’s impressive masterpieces are certainly a must-see for visitors to barcelona. but catalan modernisme is much more than gaudí. my new book "barcelona modernisme beyond gaudi" emphasizes modernist treasures of the city barcelona!
presentation is on tomorrow at 18h in palau de la musica (sala d’assaigs de l’orfeó català). looking forward to see you there!

"barcelona modernisme, beyond gaudi"

see you on thursday 21st of april at 18:00 at the palau de la musica catalana for the presentation of my book "barcelona modernisme, beyond gaudi"!

newsletter

check out my last newsletter, made of wallpaper, art nouveau, belgium and bags made in barcelona…

palau güell

bye bye vinçon!

today, I visited for the last time one of my favourite place in barcelona, the design store "vinçon" on passeig de gracia. it celebrated its 74th anniversary and will close definitely next tuesday.
since I arrived in barcelona, vinçon was the place I visited for inspiration, enjoying the last trends and great art show in the sala vinçon.
it breaks my heart to see the 2 exhibition floors empty this morning, and to talk to one of the employee that will be unemployed in a few days.
I did a last ride on the first floor, the magnificent modernist flat that was the home of the famous spanish artist ramón casas. I can’t resist to sketch the huge chimney thinking of the time ramón casas was still living there… this is the kind of place I used to visit each time I was passing in front, where I felt like home and that I never sketched until today, getting the feeling that it will be here forever.
bye bye vinçon, and thanks for this past years, it was awesome!

yök

invited by yök to sketch their modernist beautiful building last saturday, here is the result:


thanks yök!

la pedrera

sketches from the rooftop of the casa milà (antoni gaudí - 1906/1912) made yesterday morning during the 1st sketching contest: "dibuixa la pedrera".

sagrada familia

rua de 31 de janeiro

"art nouveau" stores in porto.

pavellons güell

el palau de la musica catalana

I had the chance to sketch inside the "palau de la musica catalana", a "chef d'oeuvre" of the architecte lluís domènech i montaner, one of my favourite place in barcelona.

cosmo caixa

el palau de la musica catalana