Articles

Architecture , Initiatives , Nafarroa , Today

In the forests of Gipuzkoa, a small hut with big ambitions

The architects at Babelstudio in Bilbao have spearheaded an ambitious renovation project in the heart of the Sierra de Aralar, transforming a 20m2 tool shed into a cosy pied-à-terre.

Gipuzkoa , Initiatives , Places

This book is an ode to the beauty of nature

Iñigo Segurola's book Lur Garden looks back at the genesis of his “garden of gardens” that he has been shaping for ten years in the Oiartzun valley.

Fashion , Profiles , Xiberoa

Owantshoozi, Create or die!

Just as manure helps roses grow, remarkable treasures can sprout from the most unlikely waste materials.

Architecture , Lapurdi , Places , Today

Alki unveils its new headquarters: a sustainable workshop with a showroom and shop

The Basque cooperative Alki has embarked on an important new chapter in its history by leaving Itsasu, the location of its original base for more than 40 years.

Araba , Design , Culture , Objects

Fournier cards: masters of the game

The first games of Mus, a one-of-a-kind card game, took place in the heart of the province of Gipuzkoa.

Design , Gipuzkoa , Sport , Objects

Sancheski, the first skate in Europe

The Basque skateboard, Sancheski, has never had any reason to be jealous of its counterparts across the pond.

Gipuzkoa , Objects

Orbea: from canons to bicycles

Founded in 1840 in Eibar, Orbea Hermanos, a company specialising in armaments, embodies the golden age of this industry in the region.

Bizkaia , Design , Objects

B.Lux lamps: Some enlightening and multi-faceted ideas

B.Luxen zutabeetako bat diseinua izan da beti. Hastapenetik, diseinatzaile bikainekin elkarlanean aritu da.

Design , Sport , Lapurdi , Objects

Notox: lehen surf taula ekologikoak

At the turn of the millennium, surfing, despite its symbiotic relationship with nature, revealed its shameful side.

Design , Gipuzkoa , Fashion , Objects

Loreak Mendian gabardine: the desire for great summits

In 1992, Xabi Zirikiain, who had just graduated in mechanical engineering, returned to Donostia-San Sebastián after a sabbatical year marked by an Atlantic crossing and a trip to India.

Gipuzkoa , Culture , Profiles , Today

EglishOmbuaren itzala filma

Otaño, euskal kulturaren ikonoa, gaur ahanzturan eroria. Emigrantearen herriminatik, eta herri zapaldu baten berpizkundetik eginiko bidaia.

Architecture , Design , Nafarroa , Objects

Palmadera: small surfaces with big ambitions

In 1962, Palmadera set up in Bera/Vera de Bidasoa, Navarre, bringing with it an innovative German technique: the manufacture of moulded plywood objects. In 1962, Palmadera set up in Bera/Vera de Bidasoa