La Voladora Restaurant, allegory of a heroine

This new establishment announces its opening in March 2021 alongside the already existing Daria by Nacho del Corral, distinguished as a Bib Gourmand 2021 restaurant. The name pays tribute to Asunción Muriedas, known as ‘La Voladora’ (The Flyer). This nickname accompanied the popular woman, mother of ‘La Cruza’, ever since the explosion of the ship Cabo Machichaco in 1893, which sent her flying through the air and cost her a leg.

For the renovation of the premises, the partners entrusted the Aedificare studio, who faced the challenge of maintaining the essence of Daria while giving the new space its own personality. Luana García, an interior designer at Aedificare, states that “the chosen materials respect the ‘Daría’ style: microcement, wood, black chains, and subway tiles, but reinterpreted and applied in a different way.” On the other hand, «we must say that we are in love with Portugal and its tiled facades, which also decorated our streets back in the day. It was there that we decided there should be a large custom mural that perfectly reflected the essence of Santander.”.

Alfonso Piñero was responsible for creating the illustration that presides over the main dining room of the restaurant, which features no shortage of references to the city of Santander. The artist wished to represent “ ‘La Voladora’ allegorically with the figure of a mermaid (who has no legs, like the protagonist), the Cabo Mayor lighthouse, boats entering the bay, even the rock on El Camello beach, etc.».

It was the artists at Bathco Atelier who reproduced that illustration to scale, creating a large mural almost 7 meters long made up of 20x20 cm tiles. The process began with digitization to adapt the drawing to the tiles as if it were a puzzle. After this, the ceramic decals were printed and applied to the porcelain by hand, thanks to the expert hands in our workshop. To revive the indigo blue so typical of Portuguese porcelain, the artists enriched the mural by painting it freehand, bringing to life that woman who has become a heroine.

Roma and Jerez porcelain sinks designed by the artists of Bathco Atelier. Piedmont wall-hung toilet. Matte black Icon faucets.

Photos David Montero