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BCN DESIGN WEEK

Facing new challenges through design

BCN Design Week 2010 will be open from 18 to 22 October for its fifth edition of an positioned as a leading event for promoting and debating design and a date on the international calendar that can’t be missed.

Under the slogan “Facing New Challenges Through Design” BCN Design Week 2010 aims to make known the role of design as a key element of innovation and competitiveness both for businesses, professionals and institutions, and for entities and organizations of all industry and scope, at a time in which we are required to take full advantage of the products and services that we offer. 

Through the participation of diverse experts in the world of design and business, the assistants to this fifth edition will be able to learn, share and discuss various topics that mark the current agenda of the design and innovation sector, as Design Management, Co-Creation & Co-design, Design and Social Innovation or Mobile Design, among others.

Visit BCN Design week website

EME3 2010

In its 5th edition, eme3 aims to think about the present and the future of architecture as a discipline, and in particular about the role of the architect. It is its major concern to rethink and reformulate the possibilities of architecture and its relationship to other disciplines. What can an architect ‘do’?

A new generation of architects, which doesn´t identify itself with the model of the “celebrity architect”, is taking the lead. This younger generation wants to escape from pre-established conditions and rethink the nature of architectural practice, as well as their goals and modes of engagement.

 EME3 will take place from the 6th to the 9th of october 2010 in the old part of Barcelona, in the district of “el Raval”, which is known for its multicultural character.

Further details: www.eme3.org

Barcelona Tattoo Expo

1st, 2nd & 3rd October

In La Farga de L’Hospitalet

The 13th Edition of the Barcelona Tattoo Show is almost here.

This year will be full of novelties such as a New contest for new Tattoo Artist, more shows and expositions, more spectacles, seminars for Tattoo professionals, music, fashion and of course, tatoos in their purest form. In addition to that, dont miss the official presentation of our guest artist Miss Tattoo. Each afternoon will be presenting the II Lady Pin-Up Contest. Are you going to miss it??

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Liber 2010

The leading event for the Spanish-language publishing industry

Wednesday 29 September to Friday 1 October 2010

Mecal Air (cortos, música y barbacoa) is a series of summer outdoor short films, music and barbeque evenings organised by “The International Short Film Festival of Barcelona” called MECAL, and Poble Espanyol.  It takes place on Friday evenings ifrom June to mid-September from 20.00 to 24.00 in the evening on the Baluard Plaça of Poble Espanyol, the Spanish village on Montjuic in Barcelona, where you can enjoy nighttime views of Barcelona. Mecal Air presents  selection of themed short films and music. You can also try the outdoor barbeque and there is a naturally a bar.
Admission is 5 euros or 2 euros if you print and bring this MECAL AIR flyer.  Food/Drink not included in admission price

Event date:  Friday evenings from Friday 4th June to Friday 10th September 2010
Event location: Baluard Plaça of Poble Espanyol, Barcelona

More info: www.poble-espanyol.com

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You can find a little of everything in this little shop in the Born: designer toys, CDs, books, notebooks, paintings, clothes, accessories and more. On the upper floor there are exhibitions: photography, drawings, paintings or any other format suggested by the artists.

Address: C/ Rossic, 6

More info: www.duduadudua.com

Palau Novella is an old Spanish style mansion in the Garraf Natural Park – Parc Natural del Garraf just south of Barcelona. Since 1996 it has been home to the first buddhist monastery in Catalonia called Sakya Tashi Ling. Part of the premises is open to the public on weekends and holidays. Palau Novella, was built in the 19th century as a family residence for a wealthy “indiano” trader, who returned from the Spanish colonies with his fortune.

There are guided tours of the monastery in English, Spanish or Catalan. The tours are not that long, but interesting and offer a glimpse of the buildings itself and the art and culture of Tibet.

The monastery also has restaurant, a hostel and a souvenir shop.

The Buddhist community organizes one-off conferences every Saturday and additional seminars for those who want to study the religion more profoundly. Other activities include courses on meditation, tai chi, yoga, reflexology, qi gong, chakras and reiki.

More info: www.sakyapa.org

How to get to the Garraf Natural Park near Barcelona

By train:
Garraf is the last stop before Sitges, approximately 25 minutes from Barcelona-Sants.
By train (Rodalies) from Sants Estació on line 2 with direction St. Vicenç de Calders.

By car:
Follow the motorway of Castelldefels until the A-16 or taking the Tarragona-Sitges to Costes del Garraf.

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On 11 Mai you see in the street C / Hospital many stands with honey, herbs and spices, fruits, wines, herbs and other natural products. This is part of the celebrations of the Holy Sant Ponç, the patron saint of beekeepers and herbal specialists. The fair has been done for centuries. Its origins date to the 16th century, when in Spring herbalists took medicine to the sick. Today Sant Ponç fair is celebrated to preserve the antique customs.

If you are looking for a bit of authentic “yesteryear” culture in Barcelona, then visit the fresh food market of Barcelona

• La Boqueria Market is a historic and famous fresh food market located on the Rambla. If you are on La Rambla then you must visit La Boqueria. This is a historic old market famous for the quality and diversity of its wares that come from all corners of the earth. It is said of this market that “if the unicorn existed it would be sold here!” La Boqueria is also known as the Mercat de Sant Josep (Saint Joseph’s market) because it is located on a site that was a convent and originally intended to be later used as the courtyard of the church of Sant Josep. More info: http://www.boqueria.info/

• Santa Caterina Market: Recently renovated food market in La Ribera part of the old centre of Barcelona. Over 100 food stalls, restaurants and an amazing polychrome roof designed as a billowing magic carpet and covered with ceramic tiles. Over one hundred market stalls and one of Barcelona’s best restaurants called  Cuines Santa-Caterina. More info: http://www.mercatsantacaterina.net/

• Sant Antoni Market: Lively and authentic food market in Eixample left district of Barcelona. Also has clothes stalls and and book markets.Opening times: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 07.00 to 14:30 iand 17:30 to 20:30. Fridays all day from de 07.00 20:30. More info:www.mercatsbcn.cat