No sooner did 2020 start on a good note than it all ended in a rather abrupt fashion with the implementation of the period of confinement and enforced inactivity. Some feared a serious economic crisis and freefall of property values would follow, but not only has this not happened as of yet, a lot of agents are actually reporting a significant increase in enquiries. There were more...

Belonging to a series of new features that also include sunken fire pits, rooftop terraces with pools, open-plan living rooms and minimalist kitchens and bathrooms, the modern wine cellar is part of a 21st century revolution in how we build and live. People put most of the dramatic changes in modern homes down to technology and design in the form of novel building materials,...

The Manifesto Design team was present at the 20th Anniversary Party of Essential Magazine, held on Friday 24th May at the wonderful Döss Restaurant in Cabopino, Marbella. Though we were among 450 specially invited guests consisting of long-time advertisers, colleagues and contributors of this iconic Marbella magazine, the founding members of Manifesto Design have a special...

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...

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...