Located in Calle de Serrano, the epicentre of Madrid’s high-end shopping where international luxury brands meet artisanal boutiques and designer shops, the new flagship store of Spanish leather goods house Malababa eschews the sleek glamour and loud braggadocio of the typical luxury retail experience for an unrefined elegance of natural textures and hand-made craftsmanship that embodies the brand’s design philosophy. Founded in 2000 by Ana Carrasco and Jaime Lara, Malababa’s shoes, bags and other leather accessories are bohemian yet chic, characterized by an unpretentious beauty that stems from an authentic passion for their craft and a deep respect for the natural materials they use in their creative process. The new store, which has been conceived and developed by Carrasco and Lara in collaboration with local architecture and design studio Ciszak Dalmas and Madrid-based, Italian architect Matteo Ferrari, epitomize the brand’s core values of hand-crafted quality, authenticity and sustainability.

位于马德里高端购物中心的Calle de Serrano，是国际奢侈品牌与手工精品店和设计师专卖店交汇的地方。西班牙皮具公司马拉巴(Malababa)的新旗舰店，展现了典型奢侈品零售体验的时尚魅力和高调吹嘘，体现了该品牌设计理念的自然质感和手工制作工艺。由Ana Carrasco和Jaime Lara于2000年创建的马拉巴巴的鞋、包和其他皮革配件都是波西米亚式的，但别致，其特点是一种朴实的美，源于对他们的工艺的真实热情和对他们在创作过程中使用的天然材料的深切尊重。这家新店是由Carrasco和Lara与当地建筑和设计工作室Ciszak Dalmas以及总部位于马德里的意大利建筑师马泰奥·法拉利共同构思和开发的，体现了该品牌手工制作的质量、真实性和可持续性的核心价值。

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The store’s minimalist interior design stems from a desire to showcase the raw beauty of natural materials such as terrazzo, stone and brass and of course leather, and the need for modularity to facilitate the shifting demands of merchandizing. Unfolding over two floors, the space is dominated by a neutral palette of pale skin tones, exemplified by the coloured-washed walls that are rendered with a mix of Galician clay, white marble powder from Almería and natural, ecological and non-toxic food thickeners. This kind of finish not only evinces an unrefined, modest elegance but on a practical level it also regulates air moisture and temperature, making sure the space is free of bacteria and harmful microorganisms. The neutral tones are further enhanced by the use of eco-cement, a fully sustainable surface coating that is used throughout the store, and limestone from Seville, used for the modular display blocks, as well as by a bespoke leather curtain that drapes one of the walls. Created by Malababa master craftsman Osvaldo Ruben Thomas, the curtain is made out of large pieces of vegetable tanned cowhide leather, the same material used in some of the brand’s collections, which have been unevenly hand-cut, creating an artistic installation that impresses with its geometric abstraction.

这家商店的极简式室内设计源于对展示天然材料(如水磨石、石材和黄铜，当然还有皮革)的原始美的渴望，以及对模块化的需求，以促进商品需求的转变。在两层楼上展开，这一空间被一种浅色肤色的中性调色板所占据，这是用加利西亚粘土、Almería的白色大理石粉和天然、生态和无毒的食品增稠剂混合而成的彩色洗衣墙的例子。这种余味不仅表现出一种不雅、温和的优雅，而且在实用层面上，它还能调节空气的湿度和温度，确保空间没有细菌和有害微生物。中性色调的进一步加强，使用生态水泥，一种完全可持续的表面涂层，整个商店使用，石灰石，从塞维利亚，用于模块化的展示块，以及定制的皮革窗帘，窗帘的墙壁之一。这个窗帘是由马拉巴巴手工艺大师奥斯瓦尔多鲁本托马斯创造的，窗帘是由大量的植物晒黑牛皮皮革制成的，这种材料与该品牌的一些收藏中使用的材料相同，手工剪裁不均匀，创造了一种艺术装置，它的几何抽象给人留下了深刻的印象。

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The visual language of geometric abstraction is also picked up by the design of the modular display system which consists of solid blocks of varying shapes, which can be arranged at will, and sparse shelving. The most eye-catching of these insertions are the blocks made out of aged brass and those crafted with agate, a crystalline mineral, both puncturing the enveloping pale hues with their brashness. Agate in particular is not an unfamiliar material to Malababa as it is used to create unique clasps for its Minihontas and Nanohontas bags, the semi-precious gemstone’s psychedelically coloured glossiness sumptuously juxtaposed with monochrome leather softness.

通过模块化显示系统的设计，实现了几何抽象的可视化语言，该系统由任意排列的各种形状的实体块和稀疏的架子组成。这些镶件中最引人注目的是用陈年黄铜制成的块，以及那些用玛瑙(一种水晶矿物)制作的块，它们都以其厚实的颜色刺穿了包裹着的苍白色调。玛瑙，尤其是玛拉巴巴并不陌生，因为它被用来为其迷你蜂蜜和纳米蜂蜜袋制造独特的夹子，这是一种半宝石的迷幻色光泽，与单色皮革柔软并置在一起。

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Brass is also creatively used for the slim staircase balustrade as well as the store’s sales counter, sandwiched between two blocks of terrazzo and limestone. Meanwhile, the use of clay gives out a softer, earthy sensation especially when rendered in a hand-combed finish, its striated coarseness harmoniously juxtaposed with the smooth softness of the limestone and coloured-washed surfaces. However, it is the clay tiles that make up the decorative lattice installations that prove to be the most indicative component of the brand’s hand-crafting skills. Manufactured in Toledo by local artisans and ecologically baked by burning biomass, the tiles were patiently assembled piece by piece into beautiful screens that adorn the store. Their untreated, natural texture, in conjunction with their simple yet sophisticated composition, perfectly encapsulate the Malababa design ethos.

黄铜也被创造性地用于苗条楼梯栏杆以及商店的销售柜台，夹在两块水磨石和石灰石之间。同时，粘土的使用给人一种更软、更土的感觉，特别是在手工梳理的表面上，它的条纹粗度与石灰石和彩色洗过的表面的光滑柔软性和谐地并列在一起。然而，它的粘土瓷砖构成装饰格子装置，证明是最具代表性的组成部分，该品牌的手工制作技巧。这些瓷砖是由当地工匠在托莱多制造，用燃烧的生物质进行生态烘焙，这些瓷砖被耐心地组装成漂亮的屏风，点缀着商店。他们未经处理的，自然的纹理，结合他们简单而复杂的组成，完美地封装马拉巴巴的设计精神。

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