A boldly conceived holiday home situated on the mountainside close to the historic town of Valldemossa, Mallorca, blends an urbanely contemporary sensibility with elemental ease.
The curvaceous, almost sculptural spiral staircase connects all the levels of the house through the common areas, making it “not only a staircase but a path within the house”, says Manuel Villanueva of More Design moredesign.es.
In the lounge area, the modular sofa (covered in natural washed linen), the hanging woven lampshades and the wood and rattan occasional chairs are all from the More Decor moredesign.es/moredecor collection. The coffee table is a repurposed antique African bed, and the painting is by Spanish contemporary artist Guillem Nadal, acquired from Pelaires Gallery pelaires.com in Palma de Mallorca. The scatter cushions, also by More Decor, are made from collected vintage fabrics, mainly in linen and raw silk. The antique Dutch hemp rug was sourced by More Decor and the cashmere throw is by Frette frette.com.
In the indoor dining area, the table and benches are a bespoke design for this space by More Decor moredesign.es/moredecor, and are made from suar wood. Likewise, the hanging woven lampshades are from the More Decor collection.
The kitchen joinery is all by Bulthaup including the kitchen island, which is topped with a slab of Marfil stone. The oven and hob are from Gaggenau and Bulthaup also provided the taps. The olive-wood cutting boards and the handmade local recycled glass and jugs are all from the More Decor collection. The porcelain cups are from More Decor’s new collection of tableware, all handmade in Mallorca and each given a little squeeze before firing so that they fit perfectly in the palm of the hand.
In the master suite bathroom, More Design’s artisans made the stone basin, the vanity and the wooden shelf. The brass taps and spouts are by Vola, and the More Decor team created the simple hanging light. The waffle linen towels are from the More Decor collection.
The curvaceous, almost sculptural spiral staircase connects all the levels of the house through the common areas, making it “not only a staircase but a path within the house”, says Manuel Villanueva of More Design moredesign.es.
In the common areas, all the floors are made from Santanyi stone, while the upper-level bedrooms have wooden floors and the lower ones have floors finished in microcement. In the vanity-cum-study area leading into the master bedroom and bathroom suite on the highest level of the house, the wooden floor is complemented by a locally made circular jute rug. The metal four-poster bed, hand-carved wooden bench and natural hemp bed linen are all by More Decor, while the brass bedside tables are from 101 Copenhagen.
This staircase leads up to the topmost floor of the house, which is entirely occupied by a master bedroom suite. On the left is a scale model of steps carved into a ‘mountain’, modelling future plans of access to the sea from the nearby cliffs.
