Arraval
Conti Cert has done the interior design for this new restaurant in Barcelona's Raval, featuring La Colilla, Básica, Sylvestrina, M64 and TMM.
In Barcelona’s Raval district, the interior design studio Conti Cert has designed Arraval, a new restaurant within the Casa Teva hotel. A play on words with the neighborhood that hosts it. Far from flashy venues, Andrea Conti and Isa Cert have made this space feel domestic, while preserving the historical memory and multicultural spirit of the area.
Danish design on one side (custom iroko and formica tables by Max Enrich, alongside Nordic chairs), Catalan on the other — all decorative lighting by Santa & Cole. The neon tube (La Colilla), the wooden cylinder with stitched parchment shade (Básica), a modern oil lamp (Sylvestrina), a voluptuous pendant (M64), and one of the most acclaimed pieces in local design history (TMM), all present here.
Sylvestrina 1974, Enric Sòria, Jordi Garcés.
Básica 1987, Santiago Roqueta, Santa & Cole Team.
Wood is the main protagonist. “We used it with a wide range of finishes that enrich its forms: slatted, paneled, planked, oiled, stained, thermally treated, and more. The color palette consists of neutral, serene tones, and the textiles are 100% linen and cotton. The lighting felt like a natural extension of the rest: pieces by Santa & Cole that we come back to again and again in our projects,” they note.
M64 Color 1964, Miguel Milá.
“The idea was to create a warm, kind, and welcoming atmosphere. Located in the heart of the Raval, in what we might call a ‘good chaos’, it is a neighborhood full of noise and movement. We were inspired by the contrast between the intensity of the city and the sense of tranquility we wanted to generate inside the restaurant. We wanted to evoke the same feeling you get when entering a well‑ordered home or a Japanese tavern: a mix of simplicity and noble materials that conveys calm and well‑being. Unlike designing a home, here we weren’t creating a space for one specific client but for all the restaurant’s guests. That was the challenge: it had to be a home that worked for everyone”
explain Andrea Conti and Isa Cert.
TMM 1961, Miguel Milá.
