In 2000, after a decade of professional practice in his homeland, Jaime Beriestain (Santiago de Chile, 1969) moved to Barcelona to study a postgraduate degree in Interior Design at the BAU School of Design, and decided to stay. In 2002, he founded the Jaime Beriestain studio and since then, with his team of professionals, they have been working on important national and international interior design projects.
In 2010, he opened a showroom in the centre of Barcelona, near Gaudí’s La Pedrera building, displaying a selection of restored mid-20th century furniture, books and other decorative products.
With the opening of his Concept Store and Café in 2013, Jaime Beriestain embarked on the hospitality business. His café is featured in magazines such as Vogue, Côté Sud, Elle, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Vanity Fair.
Jaime Beriestain Studio has an extensive portfolio of major luxury hotels, private residences, restaurants and retail projects. Clients include leading hotel chains such as Hyatt Regency, Marriott, Waldorf Astoria and Hilton. His approach to his work starts with research into the specific nature of each project to create a design response tailored to the aspirations of each client, the characteristics of the site and the detailed requirements of the future occupants.
Beriestain’s designs, which range from the period classicism of Barcelona’s Palace Hotel (formerly The Ritz) to the contemporary glamour of H10’s The One Hotel, testify to his extraordinary versatility. His studio was awarded Best Interior Design Studio 2016 by Architectural Digest magazine. In 2017, he designed the public areas of the Hotel Sofia in Barcelona, furnishing this iconic hotel with a renewed international identity. In the same year, he renovated a stunning Hotel Particulier Classé Historique in the historic centre of Geneva.
Jaime’s designs include a wide variety of objects: lamps, chairs, carpets, sunglasses, sandals, etc., and even his own recipes. He continues to work tirelessly with his passion for high quality design and a job well done.