The story behind Flash Flash is almost a micro-history of the changes that were going on in the city during the transition from the 60s into the 70s and ultimately the arrival of democracy in 1978. The brainchild of two couples who were friends socially, photographer Leopoldo Pomés and wife Karin Leiz and the architect Alfonso Milá and his wife, the project was a genuine leap into the unknown given that none of the parties involved had any background in the world of catering. Designed by architects Milá and his associate Correa the project reflects the break with the past and the emergence of a new generation influenced by the Beatles, Antonioni, Pop culture, youth, exuberance and a new way of doing things. Karin Leiz is the svelte model holding the eponymous flash used as a decorative motif throughout the interior.