Camper: shoes for an informal lifestyle

Camper shoes are produced by a Spanish company based in the island of Mallorca, whose origins go back to the end of the XIX century. The Camper brand was launched in the 70s and in 1981 they opened their first brand shop in Barcelona. The shoes are very unique, informal and comfortable, and the collection is organized under “concepts”. Some of them have been around for years and there is also a line for kids. Camper was the first to produce shoes inspired in sports shoes. Nowadays there are 200 Camper shops worldwide and points of sale in 70 countries.

Camper has worked with some of the best designers and publicists from Barcelona as well as well-known international designers. If you are interested in design check their website, it is very good and it shows images of their top shops. You may also be interested in their boutique hotel, Casa Camper, situated near the Ramblas.
 

http://www.camper.com/
Camper has several shops in Barcelona:
Muntaner, 248 (near the Diagonal)
Pau Casals, 5
Valencia 249, Metro: Passeig de Gràcia (Green line)
Passeig de Gràcia 100, Metro: Diagonal (Green line)

Rambla Catalunya, 122,Metro: Diagonal (Green line)
Plaça dels Angels, 4, Metro: Catalunya (Green line)
Pelai 13, shopping center El Triangle, Metro: Catalunya (Green line)
Shopping Center L´Illa at the Diagonal Avenue, Metro: Maria Cristina (Green Line)

Casa Camper Boutique Hotel
Elisabets, 11, it is close to the MACBA, the museum of contemporary arts of Barcelona, and not far from the Ramblas. http://www.casacamper.com/default-en.html

Vinçon: a design icon in Barcelona

Vinçon sells contemporary design products for the home (furniture, lamps, kitchenware) as well as many other carefully selected objects and gadgets coming from all over the world. It also has an exhibition hall, La Sala Vinçon, dedicated to graphic and industrial design. A visit to Vinçon is a complete experience:

Window dressing is always surprising, for decades they have shown creativity and innovative ideas.

http://www.vincon.com/web/en/infogeneral/escaparates.htm

Architecture. Vinçon is located in a listed Modernist building with a beautiful façade. Visit the furniture section on the first floor and you will get to know what a PRINCIPAL (main) apartment was a century ago. At a time with no elevators, first floors were considered the best. Therefore, the rich industrials who promoted whole buildings in the Eixample reserved that floor for them thus becoming the Principal, because, in addition, it used to be the largest. Usually, there was a single apartmet at the principal, while there were two or more on the upper floors.

http://www.vincon.com/web/en/infogeneral/arquitectura.htm

Shopping bags. The paper bags from Vinçon could be a collector´s item, as they are designed by well known graphic artists

http://www.vincon.com/web/en/infogeneral/diseno_grafico.htm

Vinçon is located at Passeig de Gràcia, 96

Metro: Diagonal, Green Line