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2024 faves
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— The Sooby
MOTION STUDIO: Vucko
SONG: ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ — Sophie Ellis-Bextor
DRINK: vermouth
TV SERIES: Beef— TheArthony
TV SERIES: The Bear
MOVIE: ‘Mean Girls’ (2024) — Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez Jr.
SONG: ‘yes, and? (extended mix)’ — Ariana Grande
ALBUM: ‘ORQUÍDEAS’ — Kali Uchis
GAME: Final Fantasy VII Remake
RESTAURANT / BREAKFAST PLACE: La Desayunería
BOOK: ‘The A.B.C. Murders’ — Agatha Christie
FUN FACT: before becoming Google’s emailing service, ‘gmail.com’ was the URL for Garfield’s messaging service (‘garfield.com’). Yes, Garfield the cat.— Itxaso
BREAKFAST PLACES: Cafetaza & Juntas 39
MAKEUP PRODUCTS: Sculpt Stick (MILK) & Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray (Charlotte Tilbury)
SKINCARE PRODUCT: Virgin Marula Luxury Facial Oil (Drunk Elephant)
RESTAURANT: Etxe Zaharra
MOUNTAIN: Gorbea -
— The Sooby
ONLINE STORE: HeyShop
SONG: ‘Mrs. Hollywood’ — Go-Jo
PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUE: Kidlin’s law
MOTION SYSTEM: Vevo— Itxaso
FOOD: Ginger and carrot purée from Veritas
MAKEUP ITEM: Pillow Talk (Charlotte Tilbury)
CAR: Ford Focus ST-Line
SONG: ‘DE MI PA' MI CORA’ — OMGisNEFF
NAIL SALON: Uñas Show (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
SPORT EVENT: Pamplona Arena Games
RESTAURANT: Dolar Gastrobar (Vitoria-Gasteiz) -
— The Sooby
ARCHITECTURE: Norman Foster’s signature in the Bilbao Metro
PROJECT: F.C. Variable
FOOD: Maxibon ice cream
SONG: ‘Voy en un coche’ — Christina Rosenvinge— Itxaso
DAILY MENU: Don Producto’s menu of the day (19’80€)
SMELL: The Ritual of Ayurveda (Rituals)
MOUNTAIN: San Tirso (1,333 m)
RESTAURANT: Café Sonneveld (Amsterdam)
FREE TOUR: De Wallen (Amsterdam’s Red District)
ACCESSORY: baseball cap -
— The Sooby
SONG: ‘We Can Be Anything’ — Baby Queen
PROJECT: Netflix Motion Expansion by Thru
PLATFORM: Rotato
SHADES OF GREEN: Sea green and Terre Verte green -
— The Sooby
TV SERIES: One Day
DESIGN FESTIVAL: Serifalaris
SONG: ‘Love Situation (911)’ — Blanks
FOOD: bagels
CLASSICAL COMPOSER: Rossini— Itxaso
TIKTOK ACCOUNTS: Noelia Nyka, clersssss, Juanki García & Wizproblema
SONGS: ‘Santa’ — Rvssian, Rauw Alejandro, Ayra Starr / ‘Pa Ti Estoy’ — Ozuna, Anuel AA / ‘El principio de algo’ — La La Love You & Samuraï
MUSEUM: Moco (Barcelona)
PATISSERIE: Takashi Ochiai (Barcelona)
CLOTHING ITEM: Gymshark’s elevate leggings
MAKEUP: Benetint (Benefit) -
— The Sooby
SONG: ‘The Wire’ — HAIM
ACTIVITY: hiking
TV SERIES: Bridgerton & Sex and The City
SAUCE: sriracha mayo— Itxaso
FOOD SUPPLEMENT: Magnesium Duo Fatiga (Boiron)
RECIPE: mushroom and bacon ‘revuelto’ (scrambled eggs)
HAIR CARE PRODUCTS:Authentic Beauty Concept
ONLINE STORE: SHEIN
DRINK: vanilla chai latte (ONest Café)
SUPERMARKET: Mercadona
SONG:‘Chica Deseada’ — Cosmik
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— The Sooby
WEBSITE: Ang Studio®
DESIGN TALK: 'How to transform static words into beautiful, moving type' — Anna Mills
DESIGN STUDIO: SMLXL
SONG: 'Could Have Been Me' — The Struts— $.$
FRUIT: cherry
DRINK: plant based oat + nuts drink (YOSOY)
AIR FRESHENER: Fleur de Musc (Zara Home)
HAIR CARE PRODUCTS: Leave-in Molecular Repair Hair Mask (K18) & Blond Absolu Serum Cicanuit (Kérastase)
SONGS: 'Friki' — Gonzy & 'The Best of Both Worlds' — Hannah Montana
FUNFAIR GAME: shooting game ('salón de tiro Sheila y Noemí')
CROSSFIT EXERCISE: squat clean -
— The Sooby
SONG: 'grand theft auto' — Sabrina Palau
SUSHI PIECE: salmon nigiri
TRANSPORTATION: high-speed train
VIDEOGAME: MONOPOLY GO!— Itxaso
MUSIC ARTIST: Trueno
EVENT: Olympic Games 2024
RESTAURANTS: Etxe Zuri & MuvaBeach
SPORT: swimming
PLACE: Taghazout (Morocco)
SONG: 'Another Love' — Tom Odell— Iñaki Txurruka
RESTAURANT: Zurbano
SPORT: track and field
GAMING CONSOLE: Xbox
READING TOPIC: ADHD— Jokin Larrieta
SPORT: wood-chopping
FOOD: ribeye
A MOMENT: 'Arabako Txapela' competition
PEOPLE: Iñaki de Pablo & Itxaso -
— The Sooby
MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS: Criterion Closet Picks
AFTER EFFECTS SHORTCUT: alt + (shift) + arrow
FOOD: roasted potatoes
ILLUSTRATOR: Yana Boyko
PROJECT: motion identity for Back Market by Vucko— Cuchara
PINTXO: Senén's egg and bacon pintxo
MOUNTAIN: Anboto
TV SERIES: Respira
BEACH: Myrtos (Kefalonia)
RESTAURANT: Mageiraki (Kefalonia)
GESTURE: sign of the horns sticking the tongue out -
— The Sooby
FOOD: poke bowl
ONLINE PRINT SHOP: DROOL
MOTION TYPE: interface animation (↗︎↗︎↗︎)
FURNITURE ITEM: stool— Dabs
SONG: ‘La Vuelta’ — La Plazuela
TV SERIES: ‘El tiempo que te doy’
PLACE: Platja del Cristall (Badalona)
RESTAURANT: Jazminos
PODCAST: ‘Criminopatía’
TRAINING: TRX
WORD: ‘claro’— Itxaso
DRINK: vanilla matcha tea (Matchaflix) with oat and nut milk (YOSOY)
RESTAURANT: Zurbano
SONG: 'Si muriera esta noche' — Tatta & Denso
THERMOS: Coffee Cup Series 2: Blush Pink 500ml (Chilly’s)
SKINCARE BRAND: Facegloss
CLOTHING ITEM: trench coat
FOOD: seedless grapes -
— The Sooby
SONG: ‘Normal’ — Carolina Durante
ILLUSTRATIONS: Max Power’s for 7UP
PROJECT: Climb Festival identity by Something Special Studios
FOOD: scrambled eggs
TV SERIES: Glee— Itxaso
APP: PDF Editor
FRUIT: black plum
PLAYLIST: 160 BPM Mix (Spotify)
RESTAURANT: Sibuya
FOOD: pumpkin bread
2023 faves
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— The Sooby
DISCIPLINE: interior design
FURNITURE ITEM: Cantilever chair
WORDS: ‘chapuza’ (ES), ‘aizu’ (EUS), ‘schön’ (DE)
WEBSITE: wepresent.com— Itxaso
SONGS: ‘Car’s Outside’ — James Arthur / ‘Iruntzi dana’ — Katamalo
TOUR: Jack the Ripper tour in London (guide: Carmen)
FOOD: ensaladilla
PAINTING: ‘The Manchester Madonna’ — Michelangelo -
— The Sooby
GAMES: Mahjong & Berbaxerka
FOOD: hazelnuts
SONG: ‘Someone New’ — Hozier
TWITTER ACCOUNT: New New York Times (@NYT_first_said)
PINTXO: potato tortilla from Koko Bar— Itxaso
LIP BALM: Glowfilter Click Balm / Berry Lip Balm
TV SERIES: Alice in Borderland
SONG: ‘Haizeak Bizirauten’ — Malakias -
— The Sooby
SONG: ‘Si quieres’ — Cariño
EXERCISE: burpees
WORD: ‘chulo’ (‘cool’ in Spanish)
POSTERS: infographics by Cuantica Studio— Paula
TV SERIES: The White Lotus
CONDIMENT: oyster sauce
CONCEPT: brunch
AUTHOR: Carmen Martín Gaite
YOUTUBER: Leire Ipas— Martin
VIDEOGAME: Kentucky Route Zero
ART EXHIBITION: ‘Joan Miró. La realidad absoluta. París, 1920–1945’ (Guggenheim Bilbao)
STATE: drunk (cheap wine)
JOKE: how do you tell the difference between a girl and a boy ant? Place the ant in the water. If it sinks, girl ant. If it floats, bouyant.— Oso
TV SERIES: Ginny & Georgia
BAG: Musa Silver (It’s Lava)
FOOD: meatballs with homemade sauce
SONG: ‘Nochentera’ — Vicco
GAME: Berbaxerka -
— The Sooby
GOOGLE CHROME SHORTCUTS: command + ‘w’, command + ‘t’
PROJECT: Eames Institute identity by Manual
CLOTHING ITEM: fleece
FOOD: cookie dough ice cream— Itxaso
BRAND: Gymshark
FOOD: roasted potatoes from Eroski
RESTAURANT: Tedone
SONGS: ‘BESO’ — Rosalía, Rauw Alejandro / ‘TAMAGOTCHI’ — Guntter (ft. Hamlit Shorty)
TIKTOK: ↗︎↗︎↗︎ -
— The Sooby
CITY: Paris
CURIOUS FACT: the lake below Palais Garnier
SONG: ‘Aún Respira (Acoustic)’ — Nunatak ft. Nina de Juan
DOCUMENTARY: ‘Muchos hijos, un mono y un castillo’ — Gustavo Salmerón— Paula
WORD: ‘despepitar’ (ES)
FILM: ‘Libélulas’ — Luc Knowles
PHONEME: /ɜː/
FLOWER: chamomile
SONG: ‘Carena’ - Marala ft. Faneka— Martin
BOOK: ‘Sunset Song’ — Lewis Grassic Gibbon
MUSEUM: The Writer’s Museum in Edinburgh
URBAN HORIZONTAL STRUCTURE: Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol (the hype is real)
PUB: Bag of Nails (it has cats — also in Bristol)— Itxaso
BOOK: ‘El sutil arte de que (casi todo) te importe una mierda’ — Mark Manson
FOOD: Magnum Mini (vegan)
PINTXO: serranito from El Rincón de Luis Mari
SPORT: CrossFit -
— The Sooby
MUSIC: Feliz Final
INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT: @peeeeeeeeeets
TV SERIES: Better Call Saul
BOOK: ‘Aristóteles’ — Carlos Herrero— Ane
RESTAURANT: Cocorocó
ALBUM: ‘Jungle’ — The Blaze
TV SERIES: The White Lotus
SONG: ‘Soapy Water’ — Wolf Alice
PERFUME: The Only One (D&G)— Itxaso
GADGET: Garmin Venu
SPORT: running
PERFUME: Idôle (Lancôme)
RESTAURANT: Wasabi
SONG: ‘Sunroof’ —Nicky Youre, dazy
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— The Sooby
ARCHAEOLOGY: excavations from the Basilica of St. Clement (Rome)
MOVIE POSTER: ↗︎↗︎↗︎
SCULPTURE: the Passion façade (Sagrada Família)
SHOES: Adidas Samba OG— Itxaso
FOOD: serranito and banana bread
PLACE: El Garraf
MOMENTS: marianito (drink) with friends
TV SERIES: Valeria
SHOES: flip flops -
— The Sooby
WEBSITE: rotatingsandwiches.com
SONG: ‘Amaitu baino lehen’ — EIRE
FILM: ‘Barbie’ — Greta Gerwig
COFFEE SHOP: Fika (Lyon)— Maddiareh
FOOD: tajine
DESSERT: baklava
WORD: ‘palique’
PODCAST: ‘Reyes del Palique’— Ane
FOOD: chicken pastilla
RESTAURANT: El Pachuco (Barcelona)
ALBUM: ‘Plastic Drama’ — Belako
SONG: ‘Again’ — The George Kaplan Conspiracy
PERFUME: Libre (Yves Saint Laurent)
FILM: ‘20.000 especies de abejas’ — Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
TV SERIES: True Detective (season 1)— Itxaso
FOOD: beet hummus, salmorejo, butterfish nigiris & fideuà
FESTIVITY: Santiago (alongside Los Bainas)
PLACE: Peniscola Castle
BOOK: ‘Todo lo que sé sobre el amor’ — Dolly Alderton
BREAKFAST: kebab (with lots of sauce) -
— The Sooby
TV SERIES: Jury Duty
BOOK: ‘Los santos inocentes’ — Miguel Delibes
POSTERS: ↗︎↗︎↗︎
COLOR: Majorelle blue
HOUSE DECOR: ↗︎↗︎↗︎— TheArthony
ALBUM: ‘GUTS’ — Olivia Rodrigo
SONG: ‘Secret Secret’ — Perfume
TV SHOW: Steven Universe
MOVIE: ‘Not Okay’ — Quinn Shephard
GAME: ISLAND
RECIPE: cacio e pepe
WORD: ‘sulk’
STORE: Hush Puppies
APP: (Not Boring) Vibes
EXPRESSION: ‘the pot calling the kettle black’— Paula
FABRIC: linen
FILM: ‘Les Amandiers’ — Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
MYTHOLOGICAL CHARACTER: the ‘savage’ in Burgos Cathedral— Itxaso
SONG: ‘Lala’ — Mike Towers
FOOD: beef tajine with dates (in Marrakech) & seafood pasta (in Porto)
COUNTRY: Morocco
PLACE: rooftops in Porto
GAME: the love game with cards
BARS: Nash and Atenea
SPORT: surfing -
— The Sooby
TV SERIES: The Bear
GAME: Bubble Shooter
WRITER: Eduardo Mendoza
SHORT FILMS: ‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’, ‘The Swan’, ‘The Ratcatcher’ & ‘Poison’ — Wes Anderson— Ane
RESTAURANT: Insolent (Barcelona)
FOOD: pho
TV SERIES: Malcolm in the Middle
SONG: ‘Au baccara’ — Odezenne
ALBUM: ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not’ — Arctic Monkeys
PERFUME: Mon Paris (Yves Saint Laurent)
FILM: ‘Fa yeung nin wa’ — Wong Kar-wai— Itxaso
SONGS: ‘Si no estás’ — Iñigo Quintero / ‘Besos de esos’ — GREX
INFUSION: Infu Sueños (Hornimans)
FOOD: beef jerky
SHOES: Adidas Gazelle Bold Pink
MAKE UP ITEM: lip liner— TheArthony
TV SERIES: Goosebumps
MOVIE: ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ — Matthew Vaughn
SONG: ‘Wire Frame Baby’ — Yasutaka Nakata
VIDEOGAME: Bayonetta
PLACE: Salón des Fleurs (Madrid)
VERB: trudging
CRAVE: pistachio sauce from llaollao
PODCAST: Fear&
INSTALLATION: Lunar Oscillations
LIVE PERFORMANCE: ‘Perfume no Okite (Code of Perfume 2011)’ — Perfume -
— The Sooby
PROJECT: Sundance Film Festival identity by Porto Rocha
SONG: ‘Hallways’ — Islands
SOUND: Wilhelm scream— Itxaso
PERSONALITY: girl math
DRINK: instant coffee (Ethiquable Café Soluble México Arabica) with oat milk (Barista by Alpro)
APP: Privé by Zalando
SPORT: running
TECH ITEM: Beats Studio Buds
FEMENINE HYGIENE PRODUCT: Mercadona’s menstrual cup
MAKE UP: Smart Fusion Lip Pencil, 532 Hazelnut (KIKO)
MOUNTAIN: Gorbea (quarry route)— TheArthony
TV SHOW: Reboot
MOVIE: ‘The Boy and the Heron’ — Hayao Miyazaki
SONG: ‘Sumikko Disco’ — Perfume
ALBUM: ‘.mp3’ — Emilia
GAME: OXENFREE
RECIPE: pasta with cherry tomatoes
BAKING: gluten and dairy-free chocolate chip cookies
CRAVE: lemon meringue pie from La Pasta Gansa
PLACE TO EAT: Revuelto
BOOK: ‘Endless Night’ — Agatha Christie -
— The Sooby
PLATFORM: Frame.io
CONTENT GENRE: cooking shows
SONG: ‘While The Dogs Are Barking’ — The Leading Guy
LYRIC VIDEO: ‘ALLÁ ARRIBITA’ — Rodrigo Cuevas— Itxaso
RACE: Behobia-SS
SINGER: Marina Reche
TV SERIES: El cuerpo en llamas
PARTY PLACE: Amezaga
RUNNING ACCESORY: Salomon ADV Skin 5 vest
SHOES: Nike Dunk Panda
2022 faves
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— The Sooby
MUSIC: Holy Ghost!
WEBSITE: landofride.com
VIDEO: ↗︎↗︎↗︎— Miriam P.
ARTIST: @samdoesarts
BRAND: Carmelo Cotton
RESTAURANT:
El Perro y la Galleta (dogs allowed)— Íñigo R.
TIKTOK: ↗︎↗︎↗︎— David F.
MUSIC: Simple Plan
ACTIVITY: hiking
FOOD: torrijas -
— The Sooby
MUSIC: half·alive
BOOK: ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’ — J. K. Toole
VIDEO: ↗︎↗︎↗︎— @paulajuber
BOOK: ‘Pensamiento monógamo, terror poliamoroso’ — Brigitte Vasallo
MUSIC: Dupla
MOVIE: ‘All Eyes Off Me’ — Hadas ben Aroya
FOOD: salty chocolate— Martin H.
BOOK: ‘The Interpretation of Dreams’ — Sigmund Freud
TV SERIES: Our Flag Means Death -
— The Sooby
SONG: ‘Le Vin’ — Mustang
PHOTOGRAPHER: Franck Bohbot
PROJECT: Caserne Inn— Martin Hare
MUSIC: Sydney Gish
ARTICLE: ‘A New Name’ — Marie Bendsten
DRINK: water (refrigerated, and on a hot day)— Íñigo R.
WEB COMIC: ↗︎↗︎↗︎
CONCEPT ART: LSW: The Skywalker Saga— Teresa G.
SONG: ‘El chacachá del tren’ — El Consorcio -
— The Sooby
MUSIC: Bulego
SHORTCUT: option + shift + ‘-’
PROJECT: Demo Festival
ARCHITECTURE: Chambord staircase— Martin H.
BOOK: ‘What is Madness?’ — Darian Leader
FRUIT: watermelon (preferably seedless)
HAIKU: ‘The Sound of the Cicada’ — Matsuo Bashō (I like to read the multiple translations into English to see how they differ) -
— The Sooby
GAME: 2048
SHORT FILM: ‘The Behind the Scenes’ — Martin Aleman
EMPIRICAL LAW: Zipf’s law
MUSIC: Maya Hawke— Itxaso
SONG: ‘Music Sessions #52’ — Quevedo & BZRP
BOOK: ‘¡Es la microbiota, idiota!’ — Sari Arponen
TV SERIES: Stranger Things
MUSIC FESTIVAL: BBK Live
FOOD: vegan ice cream from Mercadona— Sa’ Tere
SONG: ‘Lava’ — Disney Music
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— The Sooby
BOOK: ‘Manuel d'exil. Comment réussir son exil en trente-cinq leçons’ — Velibor Čolić
ARTWORK: ↗︎↗︎↗︎
VIDEO: ↗︎↗︎↗︎— User
DRINK: marianito (vermouth)— Martin & Xabi
FILM: ‘RRR’ — S. S. Rajamouli
BOOK: ‘Beti oporretan’ — Harkaitz Cano
VIDEOGAME: Stardew Valley— Itxaso
CAR AIR FRESHENERS: The Fruit Company
FOOD: potato tortilla from Emar
PLACE: Peñíscola
RESTAURANT: Crudo Bowl -
— The Sooby
WORD: ‘süß’ (‘sweet’ in German)
MUSEUM: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
FOOD: Tony’s Chocolonely’s dark almond sea salt 51%
ARTWORK: Guy Buffet’s cocktails series— Martin Hare
BOOK: ‘Moby Dick’ — Herman Melville
FOOD: Chicken Cream Soup (it warms the soul, blesses the heart)
RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION: Eugene Onegin (pronounced: ‘Yevgenii Onyegin’)— Itxaso
INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT: @planetofinterior
FOOD: spicy tuna sushi from Tokyo Sushi
PLACE: Cala Anguila (Mallorca)
ACCESSORIES: parasol, tote bag -
— The Sooby
AGENCY: Forensic Architecture
PROJECT: Braun Linear font
ANIMAL: raccoon
ARTICLE: ‘How do you get a feature film made?’ — James Cartwright— theArthony
SONG: ‘Tinker Bell’ — Wednesday Campanella
ALBUM: ‘Hateful Failures’ — Survive Said The Prophet
RESTAURANT: Camperos Malagueños
VIDEOGAME: Fantasian
BOOK: ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ — Jules Verne
TV SHOW: Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir— Itxaso
RECIPE: quinoa/couscous with glazed carrots, cucumber, basil, black olives and pomegranate
APP: BeReal
DRINK: Alpro almond milk
SONG: ‘How to Save a Life’ — The Fray
AIR FRESHENERS: ‘Caramel’ (Bosque Verde) & ‘Dama de Noche’ (Muy Mucho) -
— The Sooby
COLOR PALETTES: ↗︎↗︎↗︎
MOUNTAIN: Txindoki (1,346 m)
MERCHANDISE: A24 shop
BOOK: ‘Thoughts on Design’ — Paul Rand
ONOMATOPOEIA: ‘shh’— Itxaso
VIDEOGAME: Clash Royale
CANDY: wildberry flavour Smints
SKINCARE PRODUCT: Clinique makeup remover
SAUCE: vegan pesto
RESTAURANT: Hambueyseria (the blood sausage, ‘morcilla’, is a must) -
— The Sooby
TV SERIES: Borgen
SONG: ‘Ain’t Got No, I Got Life’ — Nina Simone
ANIMAL: kookaburra
ALBUM: ‘This New Year Will Be For You And Me’ — Lacrosse— Itxaso
SAUCE: sriracha
TV SERIES: The Good Doctor
APP: Petit BamBou
COFFEE SHOP: Amatter
DRINK: oat milk matcha latte