Casa Clarita

Casa Clarita brings Jaime Hayon’s Unique Style to his home base of Valencia. Valencia has long been the headquarters of the acclaimed Hayon Studio. Now, with the opening of Casa Clarita, Jaime Hayon brings his unique blend of creativity to a new hospitality venture in his hometown. Casa Clarita combines luxury, comfort, and Hayon’s talents to create an exceptional experience that will delight even the most demanding travelers. Located in the historical center of Valencia, the restoration of Casa Clarita is a testament to Hayon’s ability to balance his bold vision with the building’s original charm.

The space features eight apartments and twelve rooms, each unique in design, with exceptional attention to detail and the luxurious contemporary finishes that are the hallmark of a Hayon interior. Custom designs and vintage decorative elements create a magical atmosphere that balances whimsy and elegance. The result is an interior that is full of character and personality. Crisp, contemporary colors, bespoke elements, sculptural forms, and intricate details combine Hayon’s highly expressive style in this dynamic new hotel. Every corner of the space has its own design story, bold blue figures painted on the stairway walls, colorful mosaic floors, the custom headboards above the beds.

In every room, there is something to surprise and delight. Casa Clarita is an architectural gem that originally belonged to a family of glass craftsmen who lived on the upper floors and used the ground floor as a workshop and shop. That spirit of exquisite craftsmanship has been retained and is evident throughout this stunning renovation. Located in the “La Seu”, the city’s oldest quarter, Casa Clarita delivers a sense of home, heritage, and impeccable design in the historic heart of Valencia.

The Forum

The highlight of the newly renovated space of The Hyundai Daegu is ‘The Forum created by artist & designer, Jaime Hayon. It is a 4.565m2 cultural space and cafe that occupies the entire floor at the top of the building.

The Forum consists of the Café Walking Cup, the Colosseum, an indoor plaza to host performances and lectures, and the Gates Garden, an outdoor sculpture park with seven large statues as tall as 9 meters. In addition, The Forum Shop offers diverse design products inspired by design elements of the space, along with an exhibition to share the creative process behind Jaime Hayon’s creative process. Green House offers a space for customers to relax and rest in an indoor greenhouse.

According to Hayon: “The collaboration with The Hyundai Daegu has been very special. It has provided me an opportunity to deliver artistic inspiration and vitality to people. I wanted to give the experience of traveling to a new planet as people move through this space made of different rich areas.”

“I think the heart of The Forum is the Colosseum. It is the center of the space and is designed in an open form so that other spaces can be viewed from inside. I thought of it as space for people to gather at any time for diverse events like performances and lectures.”

“I paid a lot of attention to the overall structure and emphasized originality by adding unique patterns on the floor and walls. I was mainly inspired by ancient Egyptian wall paintings as well as Greek and Roman civilizations. Attention has been paid not only to the patterns but also to the material. I wanted to create a more three-dimensional shape by applying ceramics or crystals so that people could feel as if they were in a different time and space.”

“I also participated in branding design for the cafe. I am a huge coffee lover myself. I always carry a coffee cup with me. So, I came up with the design of the walking cup by imagining a cup that moves with me as if it had legs. I like it very much.”

Jaime Hayon: InfinitaMente

Exhibition showing a selection of this charismatic creators’ most iconic works, both in the fields of artistic pieces and installations as well as industrial products for companies. The show also includes works such as “Masquemask” —an exhibition of 7 large tapestry- masks designed for the LODZ Design Museum—, “Mesamachine” or “Mediterranean Digital Baroque” —one of the designer’s first exhibitions—, as well as large format paintings and sculptures.
Showing a selection of products and furniture produced over the 20 years of Hayon Studio, including unique and limited-edition pieces along with samples of processes and raw materials.
Glass and ceramics, major players in Hayon’s work, are the central focus of two of the rooms, whose core themes will be creativity applied to the material and the search for different expressive tools within each of the disciplines.
The central section is dedicated to the creative process behind pieces of furniture, lighting and accessories of a commercial nature, highlighting the behind the scenes of the creations and revealing freely the references, sources of inspiration and details of both industrial and handcrafted production, which both enrich their story and put the pieces in context. Also on display will be sketchbooks, notebooks and drawings, as well as various objects, samples and prototypes of Hayon’s most personal works.

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