Inspiration Everywhere 08: Patterns of Barcelona

For this post in the series; Inspiration Everywhere, I'm taking you back to September where I spent a very quick, 24hrs in Barcelona. I squeezed in as much creative inspiration as possible, just wandering around the city provided more than enough - Inspiration really is everwhere here! My wandering took me past Casa Batlló, shimmering in the sun, and its neighbour Casa Amatller, with its Gothic features. A quick look up and around the impressive (and almost finished in Septemeber '26) Sagrada Familia, before the walk up to what I found to be the most inspirational find of the trip;The Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau. The large Art Nouveau hospital, restored beautifully with it's colourful domes, tiled floor to ceiling walls, it's famous glossy pink tiled Administration Lobby and fascinating underground tunnels connecting each Pavilion.

Naturally, pattern and colour spoke most to me at The Rectine. Looking closely at the details in the tiles, the mix of colours, the complex and decorative layouts of tiles across the domed ceilings and the floral motifs mixed amoung the more simple tiles.

Here are some of my favourite eye-catching moments in Barcelona, inspiring many print design projects to come:

Casa Batlló & Casa Amatller

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