"The newly opened JAÇ Hifi Café is a celebration of music, interior design, and coffee along Barcelona's Avinguda Diagonal. Curated by Spanish designer Isern Serra Studio for clients Ligia and Arnau, the café opened in July 2025 with a name that resonates on several levels. It's a nod to jazz itself, a reference to Japan's jazz kissa culture, and in Catalan, the word 'jaç,' meaning to recline and let go."
"The layout flows toward a monolithic walnut bar crafted by Fusteria Vidal that doubles as a giant speaker cabinet. Integrating a baked-goods display, vinyl shelves, and custom Bloom Island speakers, the bar reflects the kissa tradition of treating audio equipment as part of the architecture. The design team, led by Isern Serra, wanted the sound system to feel inseparable from the furniture,"
JAÇ Hifi Café opened in July 2025 on Barcelona's Avinguda Diagonal as a celebration of music, interior design, and coffee. Spanish designer Isern Serra Studio curated the 95-square-meter space for clients Ligia and Arnau, drawing inspiration from Japan's 1950s jazz kissa culture and the Catalan word jaç. The café unfolds in a sequence of zones that create varied relationships with music, people, and the street. Interiors combine tactile materials—walnut, concrete-based sofas, lacquered tables—and sculptural lighting to foster a relaxed hospitality. A monolithic walnut bar doubles as a giant speaker cabinet, integrating baked-goods displays, vinyl shelves, and custom Bloom Island speakers so sound feels inseparable from the furniture.
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