Tomás Alía

Tomás Alía is a Spanish architect and interior designer and the founder of Estudio Caramba in Madrid. Awarded the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes in 2022 and the Premio Nacional de Arquitectura de Interiores in 2000, he has built a practice that treats craftsmanship as an engine of innovation rather than nostalgia, describing himself as an ambassador of thinking with the hands.

Estudio Caramba works on hotels, restaurants, residences and temporary installations, linking local artisans and materials to a contemporary language: projects range from the Hospes Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid to interiors for Room Mate hotels and collaborations with Cosentino. Alía is an ambassador of Talavera ceramics and the Spanish representative of the Michelangelo Foundation, and founded the studio in 2015 to bring design to wider audiences.