Manera Magazine – Number 16

A Coffee Table Mags pick for interiors obsessives who want less Nordic minimalism, more Mediterranean soul.

Interiors — Design — Architecture — Art

Manera is a magazine dedicated to changing the way we live in our homes, which provides a new look at interior design from a contemporary perspective, sophisticated and open to new ways of living and enjoying spaces.

An issue featuring bold interiors where color takes center stage, showcasing homes that offer diverse ways to experience summer. It includes a leisurely review of the Salone del Mobile, a visit to the Alfombras Peña archives, and profiles of an architect and an artist who share a unique vision of the city, light, and domestic life. MANERA 16 has arrived on newsstands, ready to be enjoyed with the calm and lightness that only summer can bring.

The cover offers a preview of the themes found inside: Villa 2030, designed by Plutarco in Madrid. It is a modern reinterpretation of 1930s Rationalist villas—one that looks not to the past, but toward a new way of inhabiting space. From there, we travel to Lanzarote and a villa designed by Yoann Le Mercier that honors the legacy of César Manrique—architecture that opens itself up to the landscape. We then switch archipelagos and land in Mallorca, at a 17th-century home that now serves as a sanctuary for gallerist Marta Moriarty; photographer Ricardo Labougle has captured the space for a new book showcasing the island’s most charismatic interiors. Next, we head to Menorca, where Maria Joao interprets Balearic style on her own terms.

On the island of Pantelleria, we explore traditional *dammusi* homes, which John Brown Projects has transformed into an intimate retreat. Following a different tradition—in this case, the Mayan worldview—Alejandra Esteve designed Casa Terra in Tulum, Mexico, as a home that expresses itself through earth, time, light, and shadow.

We also feature a touch of palatial grandeur, starting in the historic center of Cáceres at the Hotel Palacio de Godoy. Housed in a 16th-century mansion, the building allows the stone itself to tell the story, thanks to the meticulous work of Szymon Keller. A similar approach is seen in Katja Pargger’s work on a castle that was once the hub of bourgeois life in the Sologne region of France during the 19th century; today, it is a retreat and hospitality venue where contemporary design coexists with the building's original essence. And finally, we return to the urban landscape: to a house in Valencia whose soul was rescued by Balzar Architects, and to Paris, where Emanuelle Simon has transformed dark, compartmentalized former stables into a luminous, seamless interior—one defined by a Japanese sensibility infused with Art Deco touches.