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A few feet from the beach, Luc Carpentier turned a hidden bungalow into his new home. “I asked Alexander to do the renovation because I admire the way he interprets Manrique’s style,” he says.

“The round shapes are reminiscent of Manrique’s circular windows, but Alexander did his own thing with the house,” says Luc. “For example, the bathroom windows have shutters that turn with the wind. That’s typical Alexander.” The wall cleats come from a sailing shop, and the black Roca faucets add a touch of drama while evoking Lanzarote’s inky, volcanic terrain. The color palette is pure Manrique—and Lanzarote.

Through the windows, you can see leaf green, sea blue, and the orange tones of the landscape, which Manrique referenced in his work.

Stylist and design consultant Oliver Schmid bought an abandoned, century-old house and transformed it into El Patio del Charco, a two-level vacation rental in Arrecife, on the eastern coast.

The cabinets and staircase are made from local wood, the bean bag was a present from Bernjus.

Oliver found the paintings in a secondhand shop. “Lanzarote was often the victim of piracy in earlier centuries,” he explains. The round tables, painted with Mayan motifs, came from a local Mexican restaurant

Brigitte and Dieter have a keen eye for unique pieces and a talent for incorporating them into their eclectic home. “The chairs are from Marrakech, the sofa and coffee table are Dieter’s design, and we painted the orange cabinet ourselves,” says Brigitte. “We don’t have a lot of design or antique shops in Lanzarote, so you always have to hunt around in little stores—it’s the only way to score gems. The island stimulates creativity.”

She has a passion for textiles, he’s into making art, and their home in the village of Teguise is nothing less than a Gesamtkunstwerk. It was renovated by Bernjus, but Dieter and Brigitte keep adding layers of texture and color throughout.

After months of waiting for approvals to build a house in Sintra, Portugal, artist Chris Saunders decided to pivot, commissioning a custom tiny home on wheels from architecture studio Madeiguincho.

Bit by Bit Design created a tile mosaic for the shower stalls, intended to look like the lining of a sleeping bag.

The architects worked together with Divya to make interior furnishing selections. "My parents used to own a showroom here in Houston where they would import antique furniture from India,