Business Focus

FIRST PERSON – July/August Edition 2023

YOUR HOME STYLING NEW BRAND COLL ABORATIONS FOR VISIONARY NORDIC HOME STYLISTS INTERVIEW WITH YOUR HOME STYLING OWNER MARTIN RANCE

FIRST PERSON – May June 2023

How and when was Decodan Studio launched? After finishing my studies in economics and business studies in Italy, I moved to the Costa del Sol where in 2007 I started off in a small self-employed busi ness located in Estepona. There, working alone, I carried out all the business activities: customer service, budgeting, home measurements,…

FIRST PERSON – March April 2023

METAMORFOZA HOME INTERIORS NEW FURNITURE SHOWROOM OFFERING CASUAL MEDITERRANEAN STYLE PHOTOS BY JOHNNY GATES

FIRST PERSON – Jan/Feb Edition 2023

A UNIQUE PROPOSITION BY DANISH HOME STYLISTS INTERVIEW WITH YOUR HOME STYLING OWNER MARTIN RANCE Your Home Styling started up during the pandemic. Tell us more about this. Laura and I met in September 2019 and shortly afterwards we became a couple. We had a dream to start a business together offering turnkey solu tions…

FIRST PERSON – November/December 2022

Where and when was NorthbyNorth founded? Design and production started in Vietnam back in 2008. In 2017 we decided to brand the product line under our own name, NorthbyNorth. Can you tell us more about your products and their sustainability? The manufacture of our bamboo furniture is 100 per cent organic. No dan gerous substances,…

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BRINGING A WORLD OF ART AND DESIGN TO SOTOGRANDE INTERVIEW WITH JESSICA DARCH OWNER AND ARTIST – DARCH&CO What is the concept behind Darch&Co? We blend visual and graphic arts with innovative interior design, delivering custom-made solutions from exclusive brands to create exquisite homes. Our gallery hosts impressive displays by prominent local artists, showcasing con…

FIRST PERSON – July/August Edition 2022

MODERN CL ASSIC WITH A TOUCH OF FUN INTERVIEW WITH THERESE LINDBERG, CO-FOUNDER OF DIANA DOMINIQUE INTERIORS Tell us about Diana Dominique… Diana Dominique is the upgraded and refined result of merging three long term companies in the interior sector. We decided to come together and combine our skills and assets into an exciting new…

FIRST PERSON – May/June 2022

ESCANDI DESIGN STUNNING TROPICAL BALI STYLE TRANSPORTED TO THE COSTA DEL SOL INTERVIEW WITH JOHAN AND GITTE HELLKE Tell us about how Escandi Design started… We have always loved furniture and design, so it came quite naturally for us to help clients in our other company, Escandi Designed Vacation Homes, decorate their new holiday homes.…

FIRST PERSON – March & April 2022, Issue 79

INTERIOR DESIGN THAT’S FOR EVERYONE ALISON BETHELL-COLLINS INTERIOR DESIGN Alison Bethell-Collins has lived on the Costa del Sol for many years and has become a well-known and respected face within the interior design world. Her wealth of experience and, more importantly, her continued passion and love for her work in providing special homes for her…

Your Home Styling New Scandinavian Showroom on the Costa del Sol

Your Home Styling’s newly opened furniture store at Centro Nordico on the Mijas Road is all about interior design and “turning houses into homes". Owner Martin Rance has been working with Scandinavian furniture for many years and decided now was the time to bring some of these great brands to the Costa del Sol. Your… Read More

Udeshi Offering Style Solutions for Marbella’s Discerning Gentlemen

Tailor and menswear designer Oscar Udeshi is a truly modern tailor, who recently brought his men’s fashion brand from Mayfair to Marbella, to offer men on the Costa del Sol soft, lightweight, comfortable and exquisitely crafted clothing to take them from the beach to the boardroom – and beyond. We spoke to him to find… Read More

Major International Expansion Plans for GC Studio & Interview with Lucia Casaus and Alexis González

When interior designer Lucia Casaus and architect Alexis González founded GC Studio – formerly González-Casaus – in Marbella, they focused on the concept of creating a distinctive style for luxury residences and villas, backed by a fully dedicated service for clients. Now the rebranded firm is expanding internationally, with new high-end projects in Rome, Paris… Read More

END OF THE YEAR DRAWS TO A CONCLUSION

By Alia Babapulle As always, I wish you all the very best for 2021; it surely cannot be as maddening and confusing as 2020. Please remember your plants could take a battering with the weather in the winter months, so try to protect them if needed. Pruning back, always above a node, has to…

MULTIPLE SUCCESS FOR IDOM

AT WORLD DESIGN AWARDS Bilbao-based IDOM was the main winner at this year’s World Design Awards. An association of independent professionals working in the fields of consulting, engineering and architecture, the company picked up four awards, for its San Mames Stadium project (first prize in the sports & recreation category), Lima Convention Centre (cultural),…

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN CONSTRUCTION

WHY SOLID PARTNERSHIPS CREATE THE BEST HOMES Article supplied by Atlas Group When building a dream property, it is vital that you have the right team in place to complete the project on time, within budget and to the best finish. However, many underestimate the importance of using a building company able to recommend…

ELEVATING THE USER EXPERIENCE WITH LUTRON PALLADIOM

Palladiom wallstations from Lutron provide a state-of-the-art combination of elegant design and intuitive operation. The wallstations allow you to control your lights, shades/drapes and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning from just the one convenient location – ensuring an optimal user experience complemented by sleek keypad and thermostat aesthetics. The buttons and faceplates are flush to…

REVAMPED DIGITAL STREAMING CLASSIC …with a Touch of Majik

A potent combination of network music player, pre-amp and power amp in a single box enclosure, the next-generation Majik DSM has been designed to cater for both first-time hi-fi buyers seeking authentic simplicity and existing customers wanting to enhance their high-end hi-fi options in more rooms. It is, in short, the ideal entertainment…

HOW THE QUARANTINE HAS AFFECTED OUR SEARCH FOR A LUXURY HOME

Article supplied by Atlas Group Despite global health concerns and the seemingly endless weeks when most of Europe was quarantined, interest in luxury properties has continued to grow, fuelled perhaps by daydreaming of a home in the sun surrounded by beauty and comfort. While Spain is weathering the changing restrictions, the desire for a second…

HEYDAR ALIYEV CENTRE Signature Landmark of 21st Century Baku

Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid left a remarkable legacy of pacesetting design masterpieces around the world when she sadly passed away in 2016 aged just 65. The first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize (2004), and also the first female recipient of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Royal Gold Medal, she was made a…

GILMAR REAL ESTATE LUXURY IN THE SPANISH PROPERTY SECTOR

What is luxury? If we are talking about homes, we all have a clear – more or less – image of what luxury villas are like on the Costa del Sol. We know they have a high price, in accordance with their specifications, the location and the services they offer. The dictionary tells us that…