Natalia Miyar Infuses This Island Getaway with the Creative Spirit of Ibiza

A relaxed retreat tailored for comfort and effortless living where friends and family could gather and hang out on weekends and holidays— that was the brief architect and designer Natalia Miyar received from clients. A young art-collecting couple whom she had worked with on other residences, they enlisted her to mastermind a vacation home on the Spanish island of Ibiza.

Miyar—who describes her heritage as Cuban American, was born in Mexico, studied in the U.S., and is now based in London and Miami—draws inspiration from her culturally rich, diverse background. “I am known for bold, tactile, and luxurious interiors that are influenced by nature, travel, and craftsmanship,” she says, offering
a nutshell description of her self-titled atelier’s global portfolio, which, in less than a decade, has grown to encompass such projects as a Manhattan penthouse, an English mansion, and alpine chalets.

For the Ibiza house, which is nestled in a lush valley of palm and oak trees, Miyar collaborated with José María García Sánchez, a local architect, on the design of the audaciously rectilinear, stucco-clad structure the clients nicknamed the Treehouse. Miyar handled all aspects of the interior design, creating spaces that open up and integrate seamlessly with the natural surroundings for an elevated indoor-outdoor lifestyle.

“Every detail was considered, from spatial flow to finishes and custom detailing,” she says of the 4,500-square-foot dwelling, which contains four bedrooms, each with its own bath and private terrace. She notes that the dusty organic color palette takes its cues from the wooded setting and the lovely filtered light.

The house is arrayed with sculptural furnishings—many custom designed by Miyar and most in natural materials. Animating nearly every room are works from the couple’s extensive collection of contemporary Iranian art, including pieces by Y. Z. Kami, Mehdi Rahemi, Hamid Hadinejad, and Morteza Khosravi.

For Miyar, the most important aspect of design is “working with different materials and balancing textures and colors.” Visually striking illustrations of her refined sense of materiality include the living room’s woven-bamboo ceiling and the fireplace’s surround of sage-colored, reeded ceramic tiles. Textured tiles in a different shade of green clad a large wall in the kitchen, where Miyar installed ebony-stained cabinetry contrasted with warm, pitted travertine countertops. Doors between rooms, meanwhile, were crafted from 300-year-old wood reclaimed from a house in Cremona, Italy, and finished with bronze knobs, studs, and hinges custom made in India.

Baths throughout feature walls in richly hued plaster and zellige tile work, vanities in sumptuously veined onyx or marble with bronze details, and sconces in elegant alabaster. “Natural textures and tactile surfaces play a central role,” says Miyar. Even the inviting swimming pool, a few steps below the gracious travertine dining terrace, is lined with Botanic Green quartzite from Brazil.

The overall effect is of luxury and refinement but also of comfort—and fun. It’s much the same spirit as the one that infuses Miyar’s debut hospitality project, The Twenty Two in London, a hotel, restaurant, and private members club catering to the creative and the curious.

Looking ahead, she hopes to one day have the opportunity to design a hotel in Cuba, which is part of her family heritage. “My dream project is an art-driven boutique hotel in Havana,” says Miyar. “It would be a personal passion project to pay tribute to the rich and varied legacy of art and the decorative arts in Cuba.”

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2025 Summer Issue under the headline “Nature Meets Nurture.” Subscribe to the magazine.

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An array of works by contemporary Iranian artists hangs salon style in the living room, where a bespoke sofa wraps around a 1970s marble table topped with sculptures by Tavakol Esmaili (left) and Mojtaba Ramzi. Miyar designed the woven-bamboo ceiling as well as the doors, which were crafted using 300-year-old wood reclaimed from a house in Italy and finished with bronze knobs, studs, and hinges custom made in India.

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In the entry, a painting by Jalal Shabahangi is installed over a Goons table.

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Dark ebony-stained cabinetry contrasts with warm travertine countertops in the kitchen, where Miyar hung small-scale artworks, including an abstraction by Mohammad Ehsai, beneath the shelf.

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Sculptural chairs custom designed by Miyar encircle a Lema table in the dining area. A Mehdi Rahemi painting hangs above a custom credenza that hosts a ceramic vessel by Daniel Reynolds.

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A wall of Ann Sacks tiles adds texture and a splash of verdant color to the space.

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In one of the secondary bedrooms, a Hero Sheikholeslam painting is mounted over the bespoke upholstered bed accented with Miyar-designed pillows, while works by Hamidreza Rahiminejad (left) and Morteza Khosravi hang on the wall nearby. The bedside lamp is by Lrnce, the armchair is by Soho Home, and the log side table is by Charlotte Kingsnorth.

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Custom mirrors and alabaster sconces are set against a wall of textured plaster in the room’s bath, complementing the painterly onyx vanity with Vola sink fittings.

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