201
Winter
2026
We welcome 2026 with the launch of Neo2 Issue 201! We kick off the year by consolidating our transversal DNA—that meeting point where architecture, cinema, cosmetics, art, and gastronomy converge to inspire the most restless minds. This edition comes to life through three covers reflecting the diversity of today’s talent: the magnetism of actor Christian Checa, the vibrant essence of singer María Escarmiento, and the vision of creator Daniel Illescas. A fascinating journey through the creative vanguard awaits you within the pages of this new volume. Get it now at newsstands or through our online store.
The Clueless is a creative studio founded by Rubén and Diana that operates at the intersection of design, artificial intelligence, and contemporary visual culture. Far from conceiving AI as an automated resource, they understand it as a medium that requires direction, discernment, and an authorial perspective.
Opening a restaurant is both a dream and a fragile business. Poor planning and mistakes bring many projects down. For ten years, Ansón+Bonet has been turning ideas into viable businesses, advising more than one hundred restaurants. We talk with Miguel Bonet and Alejandra Ansón about budgets, menus, teams, and what it means today to open a restaurant with a future.
After standing out on the national scene, this young actor is solidifying his place as one of the most promising talents of his generation. With recent releases like Votemos and Enemigos, he demonstrates a versatility capable of captivating both critics and audiences alike. His fresh gaze and innate talent take center stage on one of our covers for this new issue.
Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Khimei are Ukrainian artists and filmmakers based in Kyiv, where they have developed a practice centered on the relationship between image and memory. Their work examines war within the everyday and the representations constructed through media narratives and imagery.
The artist who revitalized urban pop arrives on our cover to exclusively present her upcoming album, Forever. With a unique sound and a personal, relatable aesthetic, she has established herself as one of the most authentic voices in the current scene. Discover her sonic universe in this issue that inaugurates the year.
Solidity and fragility coexist at Hanghar, the architecture studio led by Eduardo Mediero, winner of the 2024 Neo2 Architecture Award. Its headquarters transforms a former mechanical workshop in Chamberí into a narrow, light-filled space that proposes new ways of inhabiting through continuity, depth, and almost surgical precision.
As one of the most influential content creators in the country, this multifaceted communicator is taking a giant leap by joining the cast of the popular TV show El Desafío. His charisma and drive for self-improvement transcend the screen, starring in one of our most vibrant covers for this new start to the year.
After years of shaping hits for global figures like J Balvin from the shadows, this talented songwriter has decided to take the leap. Now, she raises her own voice to narrate personal experiences through songs charged with identity. We analyze this necessary evolution in depth in an interview about her new chapter.
We talk with the mastermind behind the brand that has broken the mold of independent design. David Méndez Alonso opens the doors to his creative universe, where color and irony are the protagonists. An essential interview to understand how Outsiders Division has become a benchmark for the most liberated and artistic fashion.
Galician charisma is breaking through in contemporary cinema thanks to this young actor. Starring in the film Rondallas, his performance exudes a unique authenticity that marks a turning point in his career. We chat with him about his roots, his evolution, and his future in this candid conversation.
From chaos emerged the universe, and from chaos is also born the working method of Lolo & Sosaku—the Barcelona-based duo formed by Sosaku Miyazaki (Tokyo) and Lolo Della Pietra (Buenos Aires). They met through drawing and today operate as a symbiotic and indivisible artistic entity.
Interviews with AAA Studio, Dear Joanne, Fran Toré, Gerardo D. Bracho, Guillermo Justicia, Judith Fernández, Lipper, Lluís Garau, Machine Girl, Mayra Von Brocke, Panic Shack, Payale Royale, SLV FRR, Stéphanie Magnin, Umbo… All are synonymous with creativity in fashion, film, music, gastronomy, and design.
Joaquín García Vicente and Tatiana Poggi, founders of Especie Arquitectura, have completely transformed Casa PB16, a home on the outskirts of Murcia. The project resolves the house’s disconnection from the garden—caused by a steep change in level—through an extension and a comprehensive renovation wrapped in a powerful contemporary brutalist aesthetic.
