Holy Hole
This month our Flic Favorite is HOLY HOLE a combination of a studio, a gallery and a shop. In the Born suburb of Barcelona, they offer a completely unique ambience. Managed by two art directors: Monica and Mapi, they define it as “a studio with four legs” supported by four pillars: (1) the communication design...
La Banda Rooftop Hostel
The Cathedral of Seville is, needless to say, the flagship of the Andalusian capital. Nearby and on the banks of the Guadalquivir river there rises another of the most famous and visited places of the city: La Torre del Oro. As you stroll from the cathedral to the river, you find, to the right...
La Neomudejar
La Neomudejar, an avant-garde art center, holds a privileged place within art, until now orphan in Madrid’s artistic scene. A place for experimentation that feels distant from conventional landscape. It has a more than ambitious proposal: in addition to organizing extremely attractive exhibitions for the capital’s public, it also has an artist residency project, the...
Books and wine, infamous pleasures
Books and wine. Behind this combination of words, products, and above all, hobbies, is hidden Tipos Infames, a Madrilenian meeting point for literature lovers who enjoy it more adding to it a first-rate glass of wine. This establishment, located in the center of Malasaña and born from the passion of its creators, offers a selection...
Blu Room is a love story
Based on the wealth of talent that the Spanish youth have, unknown to the vast majority, the San Miguel brewery decided to give to the whole generation of Spanish millenials the push that they needed to make their projects as real as they dream. The physical form of that help can be found in the...
Bar MARSELLA is safe and sound
Marsella Bar, an emblematic place for its authenticity and seniority, is saved from ruin. Since the bad news of its closing, the dismay spread among many of the faithful customers. This is why they took action in order to gain support to stop its closure. José Lamiel, the bar’s owner himself, says that they managed...
Keep calm and have a cupcake
The first time I heard the word cupcake was a few years back from my favourite TV series Sex and the city when Carrie and Miranda met up at the now super famous Magnolia Bakery in New York for a really sweet snack with a coffee, what’s not to love about? Cupcakes were “invented” in...
My Beautiful Parking is trendy
A Bicycle shop, a 24-hour parking space and a bicycle repair shop: this is the definition of My beautiful Parking with utilities, good prices and fashion come together to lead this company. Born in Barcelona five years ago, My Beautiful Parking has undergone many changes over time. A German with a science degree in theater...
Vintage markets, tourist attraction or hidden treasures for fashionistas?
London has its own personal style, the people walk around dressed up casual but “researched”, the British love the high street shops (the cheaper version of the latest designer collections, to name the most famous we have Zara, H&M, Primark, Topshop and so on) that allows you to dress up to the nines (if you...
The rebirth of furniture
The term vintage comes from the old French vendage, a term used by wine merchants in the past to talk about the wine produced with the best harvests. A long time after, the meaning of the expression has been extended to any antique product of quality, thus creating a market of refined items in a...
Back to the past
When the alarm clocks ring, we open our eyes, sit up on the bed and turn on the mobile phones. So far it is all right. Whatsapp, sms and calls begin to arrive. We get up, make some coffee and turn on the computer. The day starts and in some minutes we have read a...
Between beer and fanzines
In a city as cosmopolitan and frenetic as Madrid, crowded with people, shops, and a lack of time, real gems are found in the most unexpected places. Walking around the traditional market of Antón Martín, in the neighborhood of Lavapiés, the most atypical stall stands between a florist’s and a herbalist’s. Under the slogan “Mens...
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