After we first featured Espanyolet, the Mallorca-based textile venture of Thomas Bossert and Melissa Rosenbauer, the 12 months was 2016 and the duo had give up their jobs in New York, bought their belongings, and launched into an Eat, Pray, Love-esque 12 months of journey through which they ended up finding out, and falling in love with, pure pigments—and Spain.
Lots has modified since that first publish (Vintage Spanish Drap Fabric Made New: Espanyolet in Mallorca), together with Espanyolet itself. “After we began with our textile merchandise, colour and texture had been at all times extraordinarily essential to us,” Thomas wrote to us lately from Spain. “Quickly we began experimenting with different surfaces that would symbolize the identical colour/texture philosophy. That’s once we began with lime partitions, ceramic objects, and furnishings. After we couldn’t do it ourselves we tried to seek out different makers and artisans that would collaborate with us. Our purchasers noticed what we had been experimenting with and shortly requested us to assist them with the design of total rooms and later homes.”
Now the duo designs full-fledged interiors tasks—and their very own pigmented textiles and limewashes make appearances, too. “Our merchandise are solely obtainable to our inside design purchasers,” Thomas provides. “It’s a part of our particular sauce.”
Take a look round certainly one of Espanyolet’s current tasks: a historic Catalan farmhouse, redone. (Then scroll down for a have a look at the drastic Earlier than pictures.)
Images by Pernilla Danielsson, courtesy of Espanyolet.
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Above: The stone stairs are unique; the lighting all through is by Comprise Studio. “The home was actually darkish, and the earlier renovations had left wires hanging everywhere in the vaulted ceilings and stonework,” the duo writes. “Along with gorgeous hanging ceiling lamps, we needed to introduce many sconces to focus on these arches and vaults. So we had a watch on operate, however we additionally had a watch on presenting some design-forward choices. That is how we got here to Comprise Studio. These guys hand-make stunning art-deco fashion brass lights right here in Mallorca.”Above: Beds are made with dyed linen throw blankets. The built-in desk was unique to the home.