In Ibiza, life revolves round hedonism; a contagious raison d’être that not even probably the most structured up to date gallery, with all its impenetrable silence, can resist. Within the laid-back village of San Miguel, on the northern aspect of the island, Gathering Ibiza has carved out a vibrant area of twin identities. Half gallery, half out of doors bar and restaurant, the initially London-born venue seeks to seize the weather that make this Balearic vacation spot so beloved: its vitality, creativity, and other people.
Enter Mira by Gathering, Ibiza
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Since opening in 2024, Gathering has hosted a various and profitable collection of exhibitions, from its inaugural ‘Substance’ to the present ‘Sundown Strip’ (a collaboration with Berlin-based gallery Société.) In the meantime, its hospitality arm has steadily cultivated a faithful following of its personal. Set in an open-air courtyard with an adjoining indoor cove, Mira by Gathering glows in a fragile shade of pink, adorned with Hans Bellmer-esque ‘breast lights’ by Turner Prize-winning British artist Tai Shani; a playful setting suited to each intimate and group rendezvous.
A collaboration between Gathering’s in-house workforce and Bellistri Maroli Studio, the design prioritises the show of paintings. A revolving out of doors set up instructions the terrace, whereas coated sections create extra secluded corners, the place visitors dine beneath mirrored spray work by Stefan Brüggemann. Bespoke furnishings – bamboo armchairs, stainless-steel tables, and pink sheepskin throws – prolong the theme of glamorous nonchalance, echoing the Seventies pressure between austerity and decadence.
(Picture credit score: Courtesy of Gathering)
(Picture credit score: Courtesy of Gathering)
(Picture credit score: Courtesy of Gathering)
Main the Mediterranean culinary entrance is Italian chef Giacomo Notarbartolo, previously of Nobu Restaurant Ibiza. Seasonal, locally-sourced components kind the bottom of unpretentious but flavourful dishes, corresponding to carob focaccia with native sobrasada or grilled octopus with anticucho nora and candy potato. Drinks match the sunshine: the fragrant Ibiza Highball blends amaretto, lavender, vodka, and soda for a vivid, botanical hit, whereas The Bare Traveller combines vodka, Aperol, Chambord, lime juice, and mint in a citrusy twist.
Mira by Gathering additionally faucets right into a wider inventive community by collaborating with different bars and eating places. Current pop-ups have included La Brillantina bar in Barcelona and Canopia in Mexico Metropolis. Past its creative and culinary pursuits, the positioning hosts stay music periods on Thursdays and vinyl DJ units on Sundays. Proprietor Alex Flick hopes Mira will fill a cultural void by uniting artwork, meals, and music beneath one roof. ‘Ibiza is greater than most anticipate; it’s a wealthy, numerous assembly floor for inventive change. Mira captures that spirit and offers it a house,’ he tells Wallpaper*.
(Picture credit score: Images by Hendrik Poggenpohl)
(Picture credit score: Images by Hendrik Poggenpohl)
(Picture credit score: Images by Hendrik Poggenpohl)
Mira by Gathering is situated at Carrer Vicent Serra 4, Sant Miquel de Balansat, Ibiza, Spain.
Supply: Wallpaper
