Interiores magazine pays tribute to Valencia and design as a recovery engine during the Habitat 2025 fair

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News published in Interiores Magazine on October 09, 2025, 09:58

Part of the guests during the welcome speech of Pila Civis, director of the magazine.

With everything that the Valencian companies in the areas affected by Dana have experienced, they deserve to celebrate their effort to overcome losses, but also to advance, rebuild and improve. There are many who have had to resurface. This meeting goes for all of them, to accompany them and toast to new beginnings. For Valencia!

In the land of wisdom and working hands of renowned artisans, designers and architects, Valencia is today the capital of design and of the new architecture and crafts. It is the corner of the paradise of young talents and great established creatives. Therefore, the Habitat Valencia Fair (FHV) It has been the perfect context to meet friends and great references from the world of interior design, designers and architects.

with the sponsorship of Kave Home, , Brabantia and uecko.

Photo: Alfredo Garofano

Within the framework of the Habitat Valencia 2025 fair

Fair Habitat Valencia has taken place in the city of Valencia from Tuesday, September 30 to Thursday, October 2, 2025 together with Home Textiles Premium by TEXTILEHOGAR And a new edition of Nude Hall (space dedicated to young creatives). 

This Valencia fair is the main International showcase in Spain of the national habitat industry, with a wide range of furniture, lighting, decoration, upholstery and rest. 60,000 visitors professionals.

This year, Interiores magazine have had the pleasure of collaborating with the interior designer Sigfrido Serra in creation pinknic, A space that celebrates textile, design and color through a sensory experience in Textilehogar. It is a temporary house where the fabric takes the leading role in favor of softness, the domestic and the emotional as key elements in interior architecture. The visitors who have accompanied us have been able to verify that The color pink has been the common thread Throughout the scene because, beyond being a tonality, it is an attitude.

Palacio Valeriola was the perfect setting to celebrate this evening. Photo: Alfredo Garófano

held in a place with history: the Valeriola Palace

The cocktail took place in an emblematic enclave of the historic center of the city of Valencia. It is a mainly Baroque style palace, with Gothic touches, Built in the early 17th century. It has been testimony to the different times the city has passed through and, in each of the restoration phases, a deeper layer of the historical substratum under its soil has been revealed.

First, It was a Roman circus That the Visigoths used as a quarry, then an Arab oven came and then part of a Jewish Atzucac, a dead end. Each layer was covering the previous one, until Mr. de Valeriola bought the land in the 16th century, with the intention of turning it into a palace, with the façade and the noble rooms that give it the physiognomy that it preserves today. of Palace He went to the headquarters of a newspaper, from there to a cocktail bar and, currently, it has become a palace again. 

We thank you to Hortensia Herrero Art Center For opening the doors for us and welcoming us in this space that brings together art, history and architecture and we give the greatest congratulations to Hortensia Herrero, for creating this jewel for the city of Valencia.

Relaxed moment in the courtyard of the Hortensia Herrero Art Center in the Valencian Palacio Valeriola, where we celebrate our meeting. Furniture from Kave Home, one of the sponsors of the event.
Photo: Alfredo Garofano

An exciting cocktail

The evening began with a guided tour of the palace, thus plunging guests into history and art. Next, Pilar, our director, dedicated some welcome words, highlighting that: “We recognize the great work of Valencians to maintain this land, especially through design”. because yes, Design has proven to be a recovery engine in such gray moments. And, after passing through the photocall, the guests enjoyed an assortment of delicious snacks from the hand of Gourmet Catering and Events.

One of the corners of the Hortensia Herrero Art Center – Valeriola Palace, decorated with furniture from Kave Home. Photo: Alfredo Garofano

The inspirational space of Kave Home

Kave Home made the majestic palace look like a home thanks to the furniture sets scattered around the main room. The most trendy seating models were combined with warm luminaires Offering seating and inspiration to all guests.

Brabantia, sponsor of the event, wore its new Newicon series and its renewed Bo collection, with an expansion of this family with new capabilities in 4L, 7L, 12L and 30L with pedal and touch system.
Photo: Alfredo Garofano

The most practical exhibition of Brabantia

During the event we had a set of Brabantia bins that seemed, neither more nor less, than a work of art. Some of the interior designers told us that they are one of their favorites. With innovative and elegant designs, from Brabantia they showed that an everyday object that normally goes unnoticed can be transformed into A key piece in the interior design of a home.

Jessica Zumaeta, General Manager Assistant  of the Department of Marketing and Communication Uecko and Noemí Ruipérez, of the Department of Marketing and Communication Uecko, one of the sponsoring companies of the event. Photo: Alfredo Garofano

With the presence of Uecko

The UECKO team, experts in luxury wardrobes and dressing rooms, also accompanied us, thus showing all their support for Valencia and all their appreciation for the design that, we repeat, is one of the engines that accelerates recovery.

Our Director, Pilar Civis, welcoming our guests. Under the stairs, a sample of Brabantia’s product collections, one of the sponsoring firms of the event. Photo: Alfredo Garofano