Music as medicine

Sound has been a crucial part of human communication for hundreds of thousands of years, rooted deeply in our biology. The ancient Greeks were well aware of the powerful effects of sound on the body and mind, with music playing a significant role in the education of young people because they knew the power of […]
It Takes Two: Live together, work together, love forever (Polen Ibiza)

Alice Forlini & Pablo Muzzio Polen Ibiza “Every challenge has made us stronger” How did you meet and what inspires you most about each other? Alice: We met in Ibiza in June 2009, at the beginning of the summer season, working and having a lot of fun. Pablo was beginning his third season on the […]
Countdown to a major change in textile waste collection on Ibiza

The production of textile fibers has almost doubled worldwide in recent years, putting this industry among those that have the greatest impact on the environment.
Francesca Munizaga: the wonder of life

For someone who has devoted her life to the great outdoors, growing up in her homeland Chile was the perfect start in life for Francesca. “There are few places in the world as diverse as Chile” she purrs as she guides me through her colourful gardens. “From the vastness of the desert in the north, […]
It Takes Two: Live together, work together, love forever (Café del Lago)

Sandro Ricci & Alice Benítez Alegre Café del Lago “We never feel great difficulties, only hard work” How did you meet and what led you to work together? Sandro: Alice is from Paraguay and we met there more than 40 years ago. I had a spa on a beach in Italy and she worked as […]
Antuanet Safar Samaan

With more than 20 years of experience in health emergencies, Antuanet Safar Samaan is a nurse and the assistant director of the Galeno clinic, a center that triples its staff of 20 professionals during the summer in order to treat tourists.
The traditional peasant dress

It has always been said that AdLib fashion was initially inspired by the petticoats (faldellins) worn by Ibizan peasant women. The traditional outfit of rural women and men – in particular that of the women – has been the subject of attention and study for many folklorists. There were different outfits for different occasions, such […]
Nativ Natives

MENACHEM ENGELSMAN Rabbi at the Chabad of Ibiza “Of all the designs, for me the most special are the Shabbat candles. Every Friday, a few minutes before sunset, my wife lights them. At that moment, a magical transformation takes place: the frenzy of the whole week suddenly stops and we move on to the beautiful […]
Good Kama

There is no denying that we are in the middle of a sex and intimacy recession, with statistics revealing that young people are having less sex than ever before. And yet, at the same time, public life is more hyper-sexualised than ever, and we continue to be simultaneously oversexed in fantasy while undersexed in reality. […]
Guardians of the lights at sea

Sailing in bad weather has its risks, but these risks are exacerbated if inexperienced people are involved. Lighthouse keeper Santiago Ribas Ribas became involved in such a situation when, despite a raging storm, he had to set sail for the islet of Tagomago with a contractor on board. “The man had to visit the lighthouse […]
Birth Control

Back in 1970, over 200 ‘visionary hippies’ led by philosopher Stephen Gaskin left San Francisco in a convoy of school buses in search of a new way of life. They stopped in the hills of southern Tennessee, calling their commune The Farm – a self-sufficient community that still flourishes today. One powerful element of their […]
It Takes Two: Live together, work together, love forever (Vintage Ibiza)

Alberto Serra Ramírez & José Antonio Marí Schroder Vintage Ibiza “We complement each other very well” How did you meet and what led you to work together? Alberto: We were both already working in fashion when we met, but separately, so we said, why don’t we make a collection together? And that collection was a […]