EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS
MARIA LLADO
BARCELONA-BASED DESIGNER WELCOMES US TO HER MAGICAL CENTURY-OLD TOWER HOME IN THE CITY
‘It takes me back to childhood summers at my grandparents’ seaside villa in San Sebastián, the happiest times of my life’
PHOTOS: CHESCO LOPEZ (X ARTIST MANAGEMENT)
María poses in the doorway of her bedroom, which opens onto the beautiful Mediterraneanstyle garden and pool (far left). The celebrated designer fell in love with 5 the property (above left) when she first laid eyes on it 30 years ago
María takes a rare moment to relax in the living room of the home that she created as a reflection of herself. She calls the house “an autobiography”
The bright white living room is a mix of vintage and modern with a chaise longue by Charles and Ray Eames nestling by the window in front of a sculpture. The copy of the Winged Victory of Samothrace originally belonged to María’s great-grandfather and is one of her favourite pieces