Custom design pieces from del Negro Studio feature throughout the interiors. Here, a coffee table with a boulder interspersed sits among soft tones. A geometric alabaster light echoes a triangular motif that features throughout the property, inspired by triangular shapes originally in the structure.
In Deià, Mallorca, a newly designed home is an artful homage to the beauty of material, craft and landscape.
On the north coast of Mallorca in the mountainous town of Deià, a newly designed home explores material and craftsmanship with ease and intention. Behind the home is del Negro Studio, a newly established practice based in Soller, Mallorca. The home was requested to be “the most beautiful in Deià,” as studio’s founder Tille del Negro notes, who worked on the project with her husband, Moredesign architect Oro del Negro. The pair were already intimately acquainted with the property, as it was formerly the home of friends. “We spent a lot of summer nights having dinners there and lunching by the pool,” del Negro explains. “It was really a place we loved.”
This familiarity supported the studio in designing a timeless home that was reflective of the site’s natural beauty, while fitting the needs of the new owners. Situated overlooking the sparkling Mediterranean on one side, and the mountains on the other, the character of the home is deeply influenced by the surrounding Mallorcan landscape. “We wanted it to feel quite gentle, like it belonged,” del Negro says. “One of the concepts we attached ourselves to was the dynamic between the wild and the refined. It lies in the perfect spot in these manicured terraces and then you have these raw, wild mountains around it.”
Natural materials and soft tones define the light-filled kitchen. A floor of irregularly cut local Binissalem stone sits alongside warm walnut cabinetry with bespoke brass handles. A Lacanche cooker on a kitchen island is a functional centrepoint.
Custom-designed woven chairs and a walnut dining table by del Negro reflect the studio’s focus on locally produced objects that endure over time.
Through custom interiors, the property is composed of core materials that each have a history of traditional material use and craft in Spain: stone, wood, clay and ceramic, limestone, and straw. Whether it’s richly hued walnut that accents throughout the property or the clay walls that give the feel that the home is sculpted, the entire interiors act as a thoughtful gesture to the Mallorcan landscape surrounding it.
The majority of the furnishings for Babes des Teix were custom-built, creating a singular feel throughout the space. Del Negro worked closely with Mallorcan craftspeople on the project, further extending the connection with the island itself. Furnishing pieces appear as artful works, such as a geometric wall light in a translucent alabaster stone that diffuses a soft glow, or a bed frame is anchored by small boulders and with round poles. Elsewhere, chairs feature woven straw that was picked on-property. “It’s very calming and very inviting,” Oro del Negro says. “It feels like a temple, like a sanctuary of peace and tranquility.”
The island’s geology becomes an intimate part of the home, such as the custom-made bed frame in a traditional Mallorcan four-poster style, yet anchored by a monolithic boulder. Raw hemp linens further suffuse the room with texture.
