Pablo López and Iñigo Aragón first met as artwork historical past college students, then moved collectively to Madrid, the place Pablo labored as an artwork information and Iñigo as a dressmaker earlier than discovering their shared knack for interiors whereas working away on their very own place. Right now they’re higher generally known as Casa Josephine Studio, the place they infuse all the pieces they contact—interiors, furnishings—with saturated colour and a recent standpoint. They’re additionally the proprietors of two of probably the most design-forward mattress and breakfasts we’ve seen in Spain (or anyplace, for that matter).
We’ve shared the pair’s nation home in Rioja and their geometric, “precision constructed” retreat in Segovia, and we’re eagerly awaiting their subsequent assortment of furnishings and tapestries, too. Right now, the Madrid-based designers write in with their must-have structure books, a stunning rubric for good sheets, and the kitchen important they actually (actually) can’t stay with out. Learn on…
You’re invited to dinner. What’s your go-to reward?
We ship flowers. At all times. And if the hosts have kids, we carry books for them.
What’s in your bedside desk?
A pile of books, hand cream, studying glasses…Very generic, nothing thrilling.
What’s your desert island design/artwork/architecture-related guide?
Alain de Botton’s The Structure of Happiness would make us dream, however Thoreau’s Walden is possibly a extra good choice as a result of it could educate us how how you can construct a sturdy hut.
What podcast or playlist do you placed on whenever you want inspiration?
Now we have a playlist known as “Sicilia” that we play in a loop in our studio. Angelo Branduardi, Giuni Russo, Mango, Alice…. Nonstop.
What’s a movie or TV present whose aesthetic has caught with you?
American Gigolo.
Which Instagram account do you go to for design inspiration?
@mrtmlv is a gem, however we often go to Instagram to speak with buddies or watch movies of scares, pranks, or fails.
What has been your finest home improve?
Your life adjustments whenever you purchase a very good mattress.
A design transfer you would like you’d recognized sooner?
When you’ve got restricted area, embellish with only a few XL items. The impact is the other to what widespread sense dictate: The area will feel and look larger.
Our favourite sheets are…
The sheets in any mattress in any vacation vacation spot anyplace on this planet are all the time the most effective. We aren’t explicit about counting threads or asking if the cotton is Egyptian or Turkish. Far-off and clear is nice sufficient.
Our favourite paint colour for the bed room is…
No guidelines right here. It relies upon 100% on the bed room.
Our unpopular design opinion is…
What’s ugly at this time will look attention-grabbing tomorrow. It’s is essential to go looking what’s below the radar.
Your design pet peeve?
Budgets and funds are a ache.
Our go-to kitchen utensil is…
Espresso maker, little question. Italian, outdated fashion, no-nonsense. We drink a variety of espresso.
Three phrases that describe your design fashion:
Educated, balanced, coherent.
First design love?
For Iñigo, the home the place Barbazoo lives. Stuffed with vegetation and colour.
What merchandise out of your closet do you could have on repeat?
For some cause, we now have purchased the identical trench coat or with related variations (khaki or navy inexperienced, unfastened, gentle cloth) a number of occasions.
What’s the final thing you bought for your home?
A pair of massive yellow Moroccan plates.
One thing you’re coveting?
The “Bocca Della Verità” mattress by Mario Ceroli.
We don’t depart the home with out…
Checking three or 4 occasions that the garments iron is unplugged.
Thanks, Pablo and Iñigo! Comply with their work at Casa Josephine and by way of @casajosephine on Instagram. And take a look at their B+B, too.
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