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Ecoalf turns trash into high style fashion

Spanish brand Ecoalf recycles coffee, plastic, ocean waste and tyres to create its clothing lines. >
Reclusive artist captures her journey in a photographic diary

Dealing with depression, sadness and life as an introvert, Melania Brescia expresses herself in the only way she can. >
Trailer: Santiago Cirugeda on self-construction

Spanish architect Santiago Cirugeda talks architectural activism and self-construction. >
Santiago Cirugeda on self-construction

Spanish architect Santiago Cirugeda talks architectural activism and self-construction. >
Santiago Cirugeda: The rebel architect on social projects

Rebel architect Santiago Cirugeda tells us why he is drawn to public projects and breaking the laws. >
Origami-inspired dress fits at every stage of pregnancy

Designers have come up with a wearable flexible enough to expand with its pregnant user. >
Cristina de Middel on her signature brand of filmic photography

The work of Spanish photographer Cristina de Middel has been exhibited worldwide – we found out what goes into her cinematic-style images. >
"The Walking Society" — a Camper retrospective

New book “The Walking Society” presents a behind-the-scenes look at Camper, the Mallorcan family-owned business, now in its fortieth year. >
Illustrator sketches the ghosts of projects yet to come

Artist and illustrator Marta Menacho creates delicate watercolour and ink drawings of imagined works by anonymous artist group Luzinteruptus. >
Guerilla art installations by Luzinterruptus

Two recent guerilla light installations by anonymous artists Luzinterruptus highlight some issues with European democracies. >
A year in the life of a bench

Hungarian photographer’s “Life of a Bench” series captures the diversity of daily activity centered on a simple wooden structure. >
Pink Intruder builds a cardboard pavilion in Valencia’s town square

The Ekklesia pavilion was assembled in the centre of a crossroads in the Spanish city of Valencia to coincide with the annual Falla festival. >
Cristina de Middel exhibits latest surreal photo project in Spain

"This Is What Hatred Did" is Cristina de Middel's latest photographic project, a modern-day interpretation of a classic Nigerian novel. >
Around the world with illustrator Bea Crespo

Spanish illustrator Bea Crespo's work traverses continents, cityscapes and cultures with clarity and humour. >
An edible water-filled bead

Meet the Ooho! – if water were a fruit, this is how it would be packaged. >
Gong Repeater by Jordi Pla

This Spanish designer creates a wall clock that forces people to slow down. >
A store design made for walking

Multidisciplinary studio Lagranja Design crafts a contemporary cobbler look for Spanish shoe retailer Tascón’s two stores in Barcelona. >
Recipes for urban subversion

Santiago Cirugeda is not the kind of architect to sit around and wait for commissions. Is this the future of architecture in austerity-hit Europe? >
Santiago Cirugeda

Architect

Santiago Cirugeda is a subversive architect from Seville, Spain, whose work focusses on reclaiming urban spaces for public use. >
"Colores (Para Lole Part 2)" by Martin & Martin

Charles and Ray Eames' "Powers of Ten" documentary inspires this charming low-tech music video. >
BISAZZA Hayón Tiles by Jaime Hayón

Patterns multiply underfoot in the Spanish designer's new collection of tiles for Bisazza. >
Marti Guixé: Creativity without culture and knowledge is just spam

The playful Catalonian designer gets serious about culture and creativity. >
Guerilla Architect – trailer

Watch a preview of the first episode of "Rebel Architecture", Al Jazeera's new documentary series on architects who push the boundaries of the profession. >
Kettal Mesh by Patricia Urquiola

Patricia Urquiola contrasts the texture of expanded metal mesh with the solidity of wood and marble in her latest collection of outdoor furniture for Kettal. >

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