Manifesto Design presents the 14th Edition of The Villae International Magazine: content writing Villae International One project that we really enjoy working on for one of our most long-standing clients, is Villae International Magazine, published annually by EREN, The European Real Estate Network. It is such a good quality publication with beautiful content topics, first-class...

The book authored by our director, Michel Cruz, and co-produced with photographer Wayne Chasan and architect Luiyo Vázquez, was presented at the DOM3 Forum on Friday 26th May. The DOM3 Forum is a bi-annual event that brings together leading figures from the luxury real estate sector in the region to discuss the latest developments, analyse challenges, opportunities and market...

When Essential Magazine was launched we stood at the threshold of a new millennium, and how things have changed since then! The ever-increasing pace of technological development is making us more and more accepting of its growing role in our lives – to the point where we seldom take stock of just how much it has changed our everyday existence. The question is, could we still do...

Through his boutique property development firm, Lifestyle Villas, Pierre Doyle creates beautiful one-off villa projects in and around Marbella. Some time ago we produced an architectural book for him that chronicled the development of one of his first villa projects, following it from the initial concept and construction phases through to completion. It was a very special property,...

For a marketing agency such as ourselves many a project begins through an exploratory meeting with an existing or new potential client. This is the briefing stage, when the client explains their project, aims and requirements, and gives us a chance to ask the questions that give us a clear picture of what it is they wish to achieve, and how we can help them do it. Having met with...

The fact that Manifesto Design is far from just a classic marketing-PR or advertising agency is borne out by the marketing and analytical skills we have in-house. Thanks to his background in economics and product development, as well as many years running a marketing company, founding partner Michel Cruz has the ability to analyse and process statistics and market trends, to...

I remember the launch of Essential Marbella Magazine; it was a grand affair at the original Bora Bora beach resort in San Pedro Alcántara – a fittingly fantastic introduction party for what has become one of this town’s enduring icons. By Michel Cruz Magazines have come and gone in Marbella like the waves that wash on its shores, but somehow, at that opening event in 1999, you...

The man who gave Spain – and the world – the Guggenheim Museum is a master moulder of shapes, using new materials and technologies to usher in a fluid 21st century definition of architecture. Think Gehry and you picture the iconic Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, but of course this celebrated ‘starchitect’ who helped to define the shape of the modern era has many more famous edifices...

Bo Concept brings timeless, innovative Danish design to our part of the world. Having done so in Mijas and on Marbella’s Golden Mile for some time now, and helped to shape homes across southern Spain, the brand now has a presence at El Corte Inglés in Marbella. Scandinavian design is a concept that carries weight around the world, representing innovation, modernity, functionality...

This autumn we were contracted to provide written content for the web pages of Bridge Help, a London-based firm that is a specialist in short-term bridging loans. The client provided a brief, along with a structure of the website and background information, but also relied on our ability to quickly grasp not only their business and the services they offer, but what they’re about as...