“Entre superficies y palabras” was created with the intention of going beyond the visual, offering an experience that invites people to stay. Conceived as a large social and family lounge, this installation recovers the essence of those libraries that were much more than just a room in the home: places for gathering, reading, music, conversation, and shared memories.

In this proposal, the library is no longer understood as a silent or purely contemplative space. Instead, it becomes a warm, lived-in interior designed for pausing, thinking, and truly inhabiting. A place where design, materials, and emotion come together to create an immersive sensory experience.

The idea comes from a very specific image, deeply connected to memory and to the library as a place for gathering. As PersonalK explains, “The inspiration for the project comes from a personal memory and a very specific image: the family library as the heart of the home. Starting from this idea, we wanted visitors to feel like if they were inside a lived-in home, full of memories, where every element is designed to create an immediate bond with those who enter.”

Within Casa Decor, “Entre superficies y palabras” introduces something especially valuable: a pause. It does not seek to impose itself through immediate impact, but to create an atmosphere that invites visitors to slow down and stay.

That intention can be felt from the very first moment. The layout, materials, lighting, presence of books, and carefully selected pieces are essential in shaping a welcoming, elegant, and emotional scene.

As the studio explains, “it is a room where we invite visitors to stay, contemplate, and disconnect from the rhythm of the tour.”

The installation revolves around a central idea: memory. Not as an abstract evocation, but as an experience that takes shape through design. The proposal seeks to bring back the emotional value of lived-in interiors, of those homes where every object seems to hold a story and where the overall atmosphere conveys familiarity, beauty, and calm.

To bring this idea to life, PersonalK worked from a highly intentional composition, where each area responds to a specific use and each material adds a new layer of meaning. The studio achieved this “by carefully structuring the different areas of use, working with materials so that their coexistence would feel rich and harmonious, and completing the space with highly realistic styling that evokes an authentic home, a family house full of history.”

PersonalK explains this integration through the versatility of the brand itself: “Neolith’s wide range of tones and finishes made it easier for us to create an atmosphere of surfaces that coexist in a calm and elegant way, reinterpreting the traditional library through a contemporary language.”

This reinterpretation goes beyond recreating the past, translating it into a current sensibility. Here, the library appears as a contemporary setting where materiality plays a central role, while always serving a warm, approachable, and livable experience.

The choice of materials and finishes was essential in shaping the narrative of the space. From the beginning, the studio had a clear chromatic palette in mind for this proposal, and that decision made it possible to develop a composition rich in nuance and highly coherent.

“We knew exactly the color palette we wanted to work with. Within the overall selection of materials, these models brought nuances, texture, and a contemporary elegance to the project, enriching the whole without losing coherence.”

Among the selected models, Neolith Serpeggiante, Rapolano, and Himalaya Crystal stand out as surfaces that define the overall aesthetic and articulate its visual and tactile language. “The Serpeggiante model, with its original texture, helped from the beginning to enhance the dialogue with the rest of the materials; Rapolano unifies and brings naturalness to the combination on the floor and table; finally, Himalaya Crystal, with its subtle and realistic veins, enriched both the bookshelves and the floor with its beautiful refraction of light.”

This dialogue between surfaces is further expanded through the presence of other materials, such as wood, and through a staging in which every texture contributes to reinforcing the identity of the project.

“Entre superficies y palabras” presents a very specific way of understanding contemporary interior design, moving away from a mere succession of visual gestures and approaching design as a tool for imagining new ways of living. Spaces that are not simply visited but projected into memory.

“We wanted to design a space where every visitor could imagine themselves living in it and enjoying it with family and friends. Also contemplating their memories, through stories that transport us to those times of unhurried conversations.”

“Entre superficies y palabras” can be visited at Casa Decor 2026 until May 24, in space 19 on the second floor, inside the building located at Calle San Agustín, 11, on the corner with Calle Cervantes, Madrid.