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Never ceasing to amaze us, Jaime Hayon’s latest interior design endeavour is Valencia restaurant Mar de Avellanas.
Established in 2010, Mar de Avellanas was originally located in a narrow street next to the Valencia cathedral. But quickly becoming a firm favourite of locals, the restaurant required a larger location and a new design concept. Enter Jaime Hayón; the Spanish designer who now makes his home in Valencia and is a good friend of Claudia Peris, the restaurant owner. Peris approached Hayón to be involved in the expansion so Jaime invested into and led the creative direction of the new-look restaurant.
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Now located next to the Plaza del Patriarca in the old town of Valencia, Mar de Avellanas offers a comfortable bistro (Inventario) and a smart restaurant, each with a Mediterranean flavour and touches of Jaime’s imaginative and whimsical style. Colours are fresh and vibrant; brass trims and curved mirrors add glitz; and portraits, plates and figurines are eclectic. And like the Hotel Barceló Torre de Madrid there are Hayóns signature cartoon-like faces adorning the windows.
“It reminds me of 1920s Berlin and Vienna, but set in the Mediterranean,” Hayón says. “This is a space I’ve always wanted: elegant, cosy and affordable. Hopefully, it’s also a space that will stand the test of time.”
Expormim’s Coqueta chairs are positioned around the bistro tables and cocktail bar, and in deep rich red they are a complementary contrast to the forest green leather banquettes and hand-made tile flooring. Curves are a common element throughout the restaurant – in the tables, lamps, door handles, mirrors and arched frames – and the rounded back of the Coqueta fits perfectly.
Studio Expormim designed the Coqueta as a re-edition of one of its classic 1970s dining chair designs. Made of natural, peeled and tinted rattan, it maintains the pure lines and personality of the original.
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If you’re visiting Valencia then be sure to make a stop at Mar de Avellanas to enjoy two Spanish delights: paella and Hayón’s interior design. Otherwise stop by our showroom in Alexandria and we’ll delight you with Hayón’s furniture for
Expormim and lighting for
Parachilna.