The large exhibition area in one of our two showrooms in Barcelona has recently been renovated and is starting off the year with a whole new look and layout: over 700 m2 where the kitchen becomes the unquestionable heart of the home, a versatile, open space that conveys a sense of aesthetic and functional purity. Behind it all, the team at bulthaup Barcelona, Greek, led by Javier del Río, specializes in building bold spaces based on the brand’s different systems, as it has proven in the new showroom. A long bulthaup wall panel welcomes visitors as they enter, stretching all the way from the door down to the courtyard at the back of the building, and featuring a new fireplace, a screening area, and storage niches on the way. All along this 27-meter sequence until the back of the first floor, we encounter the different spaces of what could easily be a real home. Javier del Río sums up the values he has been working with for over 20 years into four: excellence, passion, creative design, and a commitment to reliability. “Our customers value the effort we have made to renovate the showroom, and clearly that is what drives us to keep on offering them solid, customized solutions for the 20 years to come.”

To begin with, the bulthaup monoblock, with its perfect steel finish, is crowned by a majestic moveable olive wood bar top that can act both as a bar and as a leisure area. Next, the new b3 pocket door units, with walnut and oak interior fittings and the new bulthaup textured matte lacquer finish, make everything you need to offer drinks and snacks (including appliances) vanish into thin air. Again, the purity of bulthaup’s lines and its unique treatment of wood imbue the space with utterly elegant warmth. Right across, a small workshop showcases the different samples of the wide range of colors and finishes that can create different atmospheres in a kitchen and turn it into the most important room in the home, true to the bulthaup philosophy. As you venture further into the showroom, the living/dining area extends into a flawless b3 system that houses the new, recently launched steel interior fittings. Meanwhile, the greenery in the courtyard draws you on towards the pleasures of a small outdoor haven.

As you continue your visit, you find that the stairs to the ground level have recovered their natural maple wood character, leading you to a succession of three more system b1 and b3 options that unfold in the domestic splendor of a discriminating design and art lover. And this floor happens to be the place where bulthaup Barcelona/Bori i Fontestà is now offering its visitors an entirely new experience: a selection of national and international artists who will be featured in a series of exhibitions aimed at conveying a sense of how to integrate works with highly diverse styles and languages into a bulthaup home. To begin with, this Thursday, January 23rd, we will be holding an opening for Swedish artist Charlotte von Poehl, her first in Barcelona. She will be showing a sample of the colorful studies of space and architecture she produces in different formats and disciplines: installation, painting, and photography. It is the perfect occasion to admire the showroom’s renovation and let yourself be drawn into the bulthaup world.

Photos of Elisenda Fontarnau