Yinsen; Valencian Design Awards
Yinsen Studio, named after a character from Marvel comics, was recognised by the European Design Awards 2018 with a Gold in the company logo category and a Bronze in the…
Valencian Brains Head for San Francisco
Alejandro Calero Agut, a young inventor from Castellón, Valencia, is off to Silicon Valley thanks to his innovatory system for controlling the pedal on an electric guitar from a distance.…
La Riuà: a Flood of Good Flavours.
La Riuà is one of those restaurants where it’s worth eating just to gaze at the walls, which are covered in plates and photos, reminding you that the King of…
Wise Guys (and Girls) Choose Valencia
The Startup Accelerator Wise Guys is, according to its web site, “an intense, high energy, no BS, straightforward approach to coaching from practitioners not consultants!” What is BS you ask?…
English Actually: 40 Years in the Wilderness
40 years of teaching English as a foreign language, mainly in Valencia, has been the challenge faced by Bachelor of Education Bob Yareham (Hackney North 1954), as he explains for…
Berjuan: Toys are them
The people at Muñecas Berjuan, a toy-making company based in Onil, Alicante, have not been watching the 2018 World Cup with the usual 6-pack and pizza; they’ve been looking for…
Closca: Rolling Back the Plastic
Few would disagree (except perhaps the manufacturers) that there is too much plastic in the world, and especially in the sea. The Valencian company Closca wants to do something about…
Nothing But Net
Javier Bosch is one of those people who can never find his keys, and so along with his business partner Paul Ronayne, he developed a beacon device to enable him…
Valencia Top Gay Friendly Location
By Dominic Walker Pride Month is upon us and I’m reaching out to share some exciting news – Valencia is one of the top 50 trending destinations worldwide for celebrating Pride…
The Boy Who Stole A Million
In 1960 a British film crew visited Valencia in Fallas to make a curious film in which we can see the way the city was back then. Charles Crichton, the…
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