Inspiration

Travel, collaborations and the Mediterranean habits behind the objects.

OCTAEVO's guide to the best gelato in Barcelona.PlacesA Guide to Barcelona's Best GelatoWhere our studio goes when the city hits thirty degrees. A Barcelona gelato guide, tested thoroughly. Tangier in Morocco, where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic, from Octaevo's Mediterranean Odyssey.PlacesMediterranean Odyssey: TangierWhitewashed walls, cobalt tiles, and a city that hums rather than shouts. Where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic. La Feria de Abril in Seville, the Andalusian spring fair, photographed for Octaevo's journal.PlacesLa Feria de AbrilFlamenco, casetas and Andalusian light. Seville's spring feria, in full colour. Portlligat, the Catalan fishing village Salvador Dalí made his home, in Octaevo's Mediterranean Odyssey.PlacesMediterranean Odyssey: PortlligatThe fishing village Salvador Dalí made his own. White walls, olive trees, and a bay that explains his paintings. Calella de Palafrugell on the Costa Brava, from Octaevo's Mediterranean Odyssey travel series.PlacesMediterranean Odyssey: Calella de PalafrugellWhitewashed arches, fishing boats and the Costa Brava at its most unhurried. The island of Hydra in Greece, from Octaevo's Mediterranean Odyssey travel series.PlacesMediterranean Odyssey: HydraNo cars, no rush. Stone houses above a harbour, and an island that has changed remarkably little. Formentera in the Balearic Islands, from Octaevo's travel guide series.PlacesTravel Guide N.02 - Formentera, SpainSalt flats, dirt tracks and water so clear it looks shallow when it isn't. The smallest Balearic, and the quietest. Palermo in Sicily, from Octaevo's travel guide series.PlacesTravel Guide N.01 - Palermo, ItalyBaroque churches, street markets and arancini. Palermo, in all its layered, chaotic beauty. Marimurtra and back - OctaevoPlacesMarimurtra and backA botanical garden on a cliff above the Mediterranean, and the plants that shouldn't grow there but do.