Discovering Muïc’s jewellery

I had the chance to visit the Muïc store (10 Ayala, Madrid) a few days ago with Ana Pérez, founder of the label, and Paula, to see the new collections of jewellery. The selection is composed by really special pieces. Extravagant, llamative, original, excessive, XXL… But chosen with good taste.

Ana chooses the creations she loves most every season, from international designers such as Shourouk (I wrote about their handbags at Vogue), Anton Heunis (Spain), Iosselliani (Rome), Bcoqui (Mexico), Mawi (London) and Dannijo (New York). They all have in common the quality of mixing all sorts of colors and materials (semi precious stones, Swarovski glass, gold, pink gold, silver, onyx, quartz…) They are the kind of accessories that you can wear with the most simple outfit and add the perfect touch.

She told me about the selection process of the pieces, a search that must be really entertaining. She discovers most of the pieces at fairs, when she meets new designers. She chooses the pieces that fit Muïc’s style, and sometimes (many times, she commented laughing), she asks the designers to make slight alterations (a different colour, a shorter necklace, another type of stone…) I asked her what differentiates a good piece of jewellery from another one that is average quality, and she immediately said that the clasps are the part in which you can identify if it’s a good piece. As the pieces are really valuable, you need a good clasp so it won’t open itself. According to Ana, Mawi’s are the best ones, and she’s right. They are embellished like they were the most important part of the piece. Bexrox’s are really good too, they are made of powerful magnets that also allow you to join several bracelets and create a necklace.

I loved the store, it’s decorated in a very special way and with all sorts of details. It’s like a little room from a palace. I liked the idea of presenting the necklaces in glass bells with paper flowers, it reminded me of the Beauty and the Beast. And the detail of blending the wire to look like a bees honeycomb is awesome.

PS: There are mid rings at Muïc!


Iossellani bracelet. One of my favourites.   
Iosselliani necklace
Iossellani necklace and braceletMawi 
Mawi necklace   Ana Pérez
Iosselliani

Shourouk


Example of the good clasp by Mawi

all photos by me except for the second to last
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Nice places in Madrid

I’ve been using the Sony Nex-5R camera for the past few days because I participated in the Nex Photo Places app for Android, a virtual map that contains the favourite places of several bloggers. Shops, restaurants, streets… The other contributors are  Ana Antic, B a la Moda, Barcelonette, Bon Voyage, María León, El Comidista, Nada ImportaNeo2 magazine, and Viaja Blog. You’ll discover some interesting places in Madrid and Barcelona photographed with the new camera, and also navigate through all the details of the camera thanks to augmented reality. The app is free, and it’s available on Google Play.



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SOME OF MY FAVOURITE PLACES IN MADRID

  Marni
I would get all the handbags. I love the colours they use, and their architectural style. The store is in 14 Jorge Juan.

Isabel Marant 
I could live wearing only Isabel Marant. The boutique is also on Jorge Juan street, one o my favourite areas of Madrid, it’s a great place to walk.

Bar Tomate 
The perfect restaurant to meet with friends, and with an awesome decoration, don’t miss the book-lamps. It’s in 26 Fernando ‘El Santo’.

Harina 

They are famous for its cakes (the carrot cake is their greatest hit) and their cupcakes. But my favourite is the parmiggiano risotto…! There’s two restaurants in Madrid. The one in the picture is in 10 Plaza de la Independencia.

IOU

A really original concept store that I’ll post about very soon :) It’s in Jorge Juan too.

Jo Malone 
The decoration of the store is inspired by the old fragrance stores, it’s really elegant. You’ll find it in 32 Lagasca.

THE CAMERA

The camera is great, it’s a mix between a compact camera and a DSLR. The body is small, but the lens (E 18-55m F3.5-5.6 OSS) are those of a DSLR (they are interchangeable). The quality of the pictures is really good, they have an amazing definition for a light camera like this. Oh, and it has WiFi connection! You can install several apps to retouch photos and upload them to the Internet.

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