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Jessica BatailleThe Lifestyle Company

Thoughtful design. Lasting value. Rooted in Jávea.

Since 1996, Jessica Bataille has been shaping a distinctive approach to Mediterranean living — bringing together design, property development, hospitality and a deep understanding of place.

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Since 1996 · Jávea

We create homes and living environments where beauty has a purpose, comfort is carefully considered and each decision contributes to the character and lasting value of the whole.

Who we are

A creative vision. An integrated way of working.

Jessica Bataille is a design-led lifestyle company based in Jávea, on Spain’s Costa Blanca. What began as a small shop by the sea has evolved into a group connecting interior design, property development, hospitality and technology.

Our work starts with people: how they live, what they need and what makes a place feel right. From there, we bring together proportion, light, materials and the practical demands of a project to create spaces that are both distinctive and genuinely comfortable.

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Creative direction and business judgement belong in the same conversation. A clear design identity must be supported by thoughtful planning, financial discipline and careful coordination throughout delivery. Technology adds a practical layer: clearer information, better organisation and greater transparency in the experience of developing, buying and living in a property.

Our international outlook is grounded in a deliberately local practice. Jávea is where our relationships, knowledge and understanding of Mediterranean living have developed over three decades. It remains the centre of our work.

Across private homes, residential developments and heritage projects, the intention is consistent: to create places that belong to their setting, serve the people who use them and retain their relevance over time.

We design for the way people live. We develop with a long-term view.

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How we create value

From a clear idea to a well-considered whole.

Our approach connects the creative, practical and commercial dimensions of a project. None should be developed in isolation.

  1. 01

    Design with purpose.

    We consider a home as a complete environment: its layout, circulation, light, material palette, furnishings and relationship with the outdoors. Beauty should make everyday life better, not make it more complicated.

  2. 02

    Development with discipline.

    We look beyond a property’s immediate appearance to understand its potential and the work required to realise it. Design decisions need to be considered alongside technical requirements, costs, timing and the intended use of the asset.

  3. 03

    Continuity through delivery.

    Creative intention matters only if it survives the decisions made throughout a project. Our role is to connect the overall vision with the details of execution, working with the relevant specialists and delivery partners within each agreed scope.

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    Technology in service of people.

    Better information should make complex decisions easier to understand. Our interest in technology is practical: supporting coordination, making property information more accessible and bringing clarity to the client experience.

Be Local

A sense of place is built through attention.

BE LOCAL is the principle that connects our work.

It means understanding the light, the climate, the materials and the ways of living that give Jávea its character. It means valuing local craftsmanship, learning from existing buildings and creating spaces that feel connected to their surroundings rather than imported into them.

Our Mediterranean identity is expressed through more than an aesthetic. It is present in the relationship between indoors and outdoors, the use of shade, the choice of natural textures and the balance between shared spaces and privacy.

An international perspective allows us to bring different experiences and expectations into the work. A local presence gives those ideas context.

Aerial view over the rooftops of Jávea's old town towards the Montgó
Jávea old town and the Montgó, November 2025

Jávea is not simply where we work. It is part of how we think.

Our connected activities

Different disciplines. A shared way of thinking.

The Jessica Bataille ecosystem brings together complementary activities around the home and the experience of living in it.

Casa Tosalet
Brings the whole approach into hospitality and community: a private members club with accommodation being developed in Jávea, built around wellbeing, culture, nature and connection.
Jessica Bataille Studio
Provides the creative foundation through interior design, spatial thinking, material selection and furnishing.
Bataille Living
Carries that approach into property development and the transformation of homes, connecting design decisions with the longer-term potential of an asset.
The Stay Residences
Extends the experience into curated Mediterranean stays, bringing attention to the way homes are enjoyed as well as the way they are designed.
Shop Your Space
Connects the world of interiors with the selection of furniture and objects.
Pop in Home
Focuses on the role of clearer property information in the home-buying experience.
AssociationShare Your Space
Brings a separate associative and community dimension to this wider landscape.

Each activity has a distinct role. Together, they connect the creative, practical and experiential dimensions of living in a home, with a shared attention to people, spaces and place.

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Our story

Thirty years of learning how people live.

What began with a small shop in Jávea has grown through a succession of practical questions: how to make a room feel right, how to create a complete home, and how to extend that care into the experiences around it. Each chapter has added something to the way we work today.

  1. Chapter 01

    1996 — Rust & Co

    The Port of Jávea

    A small shop by the sea. A way of working built around listening.

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    Jessica’s journey began with Rust & Co in the port of Jávea. Furniture and objects were the starting point, but the work was already about people: listening carefully, understanding how they lived and helping them make choices that felt right for their homes. That attention to everyday life became the foundation of the company.

  2. Chapter 02

    1998 — The First Warehouse

    More space to experiment. A wider view of the whole room.

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    The first warehouse created room to bring furniture, objects and interiors together. The practice moved beyond individual pieces towards complete settings, allowing ideas to be tested through proportion, material and the relationships between things. It was an early step from retail towards a broader design practice.

  3. Chapter 03

    2003 — Madrid

    A wider creative world. Greater complexity in making ideas real.

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    Madrid expanded the practice across interiors, retail and work connected with cinema. New settings and more complex creative production sharpened Jessica’s attention to execution as well as atmosphere. The experience broadened her perspective without replacing the Mediterranean sensibility that had shaped the work from the beginning.

  4. Chapter 04

    2007 — The Atelier

    The Lifestyle Company

    Not simply a shop. A place where a creative world came together.

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    A warehouse inspired by New York lofts became The Atelier: white walls, generous windows, art books, furniture and objects brought together in an open creative setting. The idea was not to separate art, design and everyday living, but to let them inform one another. The Lifestyle Company gave a name to this broader approach, with reuse and curation already part of its character.

  5. Chapter 05

    2010 — Choosing Jávea

    A deliberate choice to build with greater depth in one place.

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    Jávea today — a present-day view, not an archive image.
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    Working between Madrid and Jávea clarified a direction. Jávea was not a limitation to overcome, but a place in which to build a more rooted and intentional business. Local knowledge, relationships and a close understanding of Mediterranean living became central to the company’s development.

  6. Chapter 06

    2013 — Bataille Living

    From Interiors to Complete Homes

    Designing, developing and living with the results.

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    Bataille Living extended the practice into complete homes: designing, renovating and experiencing them before sale. The early journey included Maison Amour, a Mediterranean home by architect Manuel Jorge, followed by Ca Olivia and Ca La Pinada. This work brought a more demanding understanding of comfort, durability and daily use, alongside an increasing commitment to bioclimatic design.

  7. Chapter 07

    2020 — The Stay Residences & Shop Your Space

    Extending the experience beyond the design of the home.

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    The Stay Residences brought a hospitality perspective to carefully renovated Mediterranean homes. Shop Your Space extended the relationship with interiors through an online platform for discovering and selecting pieces. Together, they broadened the company’s work from creating a property to considering how people experience, use and furnish it.

  8. Chapter 08

    2022 — Share Your Space

    A wider sense of responsibility around the spaces we create.

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    The consolidation of Bataille Living was accompanied by the creation of Share Your Space, an association with a solidarity purpose. It added a social dimension to the wider story, distinct from the company’s commercial activities and investment projects.

  9. Chapter 09

    2024 — Pop in Home

    Transparency & Data

    Making clearer information part of the property experience.

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    Pop in Home represents a practical application of technology: giving buyers a clearer understanding of a property through better access to relevant information. The ambition is to make the home-buying process more transparent and decisions better informed, without replacing the human knowledge needed to interpret a home and its possibilities.

  10. Chapter 10

    2025 — A More Integrated Model

    Creative direction, delivery and investment thinking brought closer together.

    Jessica on site — present day, 2026.
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    Nearly three decades of practice converged into a more integrated way of working. Design, project coordination and investment thinking were brought into closer alignment, connecting the identity of each project with the practical and commercial decisions required to deliver it. An international outlook remained grounded in local execution.

  11. Strategic horizon

    2026–2030 — The Next Chapter

    Selective development. Clearer responsibility. A longer view.

    On site, 2026 — the next chapter under construction.
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    The next phase builds on the company’s residential experience while extending its work into heritage, hospitality and community. Casa Tosalet and Heritage Jávea are expressions of that direction within the wider Jessica Bataille story. The intention is to grow with focus, matching each project’s ambition to its readiness, resources and ability to be delivered well.

Track record · 2020–2025

Experience translated into projects.

During 2020–2025, the Group’s reported residential activity covered more than 15 development and repositioning projects in Jávea.

This body of work brings together the capabilities at the heart of Jessica Bataille: recognising a property’s potential, developing a coherent design, coordinating its transformation and creating a complete living environment.

residential projects
15+residential projects
total investment reported
€21.7Mtotal investment reported
total sales reported
€39.6Mtotal sales reported

Source: Jessica Bataille company presentation, 2020–2025. Figures are management-reported and rounded; they are not presented here as independently audited results or investor returns. The presentation refers to a management business plan reviewed by EY-Parthenon in July 2025. That reference should not be read as an audit opinion or a guarantee of performance.

Capital invested vs value created · 2020–2029

Value created above the capital invested.

  • Capital invested (€M)
  • Value created — gross margin (€M)
  • Projection
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Figures simplified for illustrative purposes – detailed financials available in EY report. Value created = Group gross margin. 2022–2024 historical; 2025–2029 projected; 2020–2021 and capital 2020–2024 illustrative. Multiples show value created ÷ capital invested. Forward-looking figures are not a guarantee of future performance.

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Selected work

Different homes. A consistent way of thinking.

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01

Ca La Mer

Contemporary comfort, without losing a sense of place.

Ca La Mer develops the relationship between Passivhaus-certified construction and Mediterranean materiality through a compact, carefully resolved home.

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Stone, wood and terracotta bring warmth and texture, while advanced insulation, solar panels and integrated building systems address the practical demands of contemporary living. Lighting, sound, climate control and pool systems are considered as parts of one coordinated environment.

The project is not defined by a contrast between tradition and technology, but by the care with which the two are brought together. Its spaces remain connected to the sea, the light and the landscape, while its technical systems support everyday use.

What it demonstrates

The integration of material character, spatial efficiency and building technology.

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Domaine de Vos

Character through proportion, material and restraint.

Domaine de Vos explores a quieter expression of Mediterranean architecture. Lime-finished walls, terracotta floors and timber beams establish a warm material palette, while subtle curves soften the geometry of the spaces.

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Inside, stone, earthy tones and handcrafted details provide depth without visual excess. Outside, porches, pergolas and a green-mosaic pool extend the living areas into the landscape, creating places for shade, gathering and retreat.

The coherence comes from the relationship between these elements: how a room opens to a terrace, how light meets a textured wall, and how the same material language continues from one space to the next.

What it demonstrates

A recognisable design identity built through consistency rather than excess.

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Ca La Siesta

Building performance, expressed through Mediterranean living.

Ca La Siesta brings Passivhaus-certified construction into a distinctly Mediterranean setting. The project reflects years of exploration into how architecture, technical performance and everyday comfort can work together.

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Its approach combines solar orientation and shading with high-performance insulation and airtight construction. Aerothermal systems, integrated climate control and home automation support the experience without defining its appearance.

Terraces, natural light and an infinity pool maintain a close relationship with the outdoors. The result is a home where the technical work sits behind a calm, considered way of living.

For the Group, Ca La Siesta represents an important principle: environmental performance should be part of the design from the outset, rather than an addition at the end.

What it demonstrates

Building performance as an integral part of design quality.

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Ca La Masía

A new use for an existing story.

Originally a raisin factory, Ca La Masía shows how an existing building can be adapted without losing the qualities that make it distinctive.

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Tosca stone arches and terracotta floors preserve a tangible connection to Jávea’s architectural and agricultural heritage. Around them, restrained interiors, natural textures and carefully considered finishes create a contemporary home without disguising its origins.

Mediterranean planting extends that approach outdoors, allowing the garden and the building to read as parts of the same setting.

The project is an expression of a principle that now informs the Group’s heritage work: begin with what deserves to remain, understand what needs to change, and give the building a useful next chapter.

What it demonstrates

Adaptive reuse that connects architectural identity with contemporary living.

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Ca L’Àmfora and Other Projects

A complete home, considered at every scale.

Ca L’Àmfora brings Mediterranean arches, craftsmanship and contemporary systems together in a three-storey villa designed around varied ways of spending time at home.

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Five en-suite bedrooms are complemented by a reading lounge, private cinema and bar. Natural light and sea views shape the experience, while shaded terraces, landscaped gardens and a Bali-stone pool extend daily life outdoors.

Solar panels, integrated climate control and home automation support the home’s practical operation. Their role is to serve the architecture and its occupants, not compete with them.

From shared gathering spaces to quieter rooms, the project is considered as a complete living environment rather than a collection of individual features.

What it demonstrates

The coordination of architecture, interiors, amenities and outdoor living.

Other projects

Further homes and interiors from the wider body of work, shaped by the same attention to light, curves, lime and natural materials.

Projects in development

In development · Old town

Heritage Jávea

Restoring the old town. Creating a useful next chapter.

Four heritage buildings on Avinguda d’Alacant, the historic gateway to Jávea’s old town — a boulevard of 19th-century Mediterranean architecture between the port and the medieval centre.

Heritage Jávea applies the Group’s design and development approach to a collection of historic buildings in the heart of the town.

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The intention is to preserve the qualities that give these properties their identity — their proportions, materials and relationship with the streets around them — while adapting them to contemporary use.

The proposed programme brings together living spaces, hospitality, gastronomy, wellbeing and creative activity. Each building is considered individually, while contributing to a broader vision for a more active and connected old town.

For Jessica Bataille, heritage is not simply an aesthetic reference. It is an opportunity to work with what already exists, retain what matters and give an asset a credible purpose for the future.

Heritage Jávea — aerial view of the old town with the four buildings H8, H16, H11 and H13 and their plots outlined on Avinguda d’Alacant
The Avinguda d’Alacant corridor — H8 · H16 · H11 · H132,809 m² of heritage fabric

  1. H8

    Apart-hotel & signature restaurant

    An 1875 manor with Nolla mosaics, tosca stone, garden and pool

  2. H16

    Residences & wellness

    Apartments, a duplex penthouse, spa and a communal garden

  3. H11

    Creative headquarters

    Offices, material atelier, design gallery and an artist loft

  4. H13

    Gastronomic destination

    Restaurant and double-height lofts

Nolla mosaic tiles, Heritage 8 — under a century of dust
Avinguda d’Alacant — the heritage corridor today

“The best buildings are the ones that were already there. You just had to listen to what they wanted to become.”

Jessica Bataille

Heritage rehabilitation, not renovation. Every intervention reveals what was already there — stone, light, permanence.

Project in development. Proposed uses remain subject to the relevant project approvals and final arrangements.

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Casa Tosalet — old tiled roofs and lime-washed chimneys in evening light, with pines behind

Since 1967 · Jávea

casaTosalet

A sanctuary for rest, culture and connection.

In development

Tosalet is an ecosystem built around health, nature, wellbeing, culture, gastronomy, sport, architecture and an international community connected by shared values.

Casa Tosalet is a private members club with accommodation being developed in Jávea. It brings Jessica Bataille’s interest in design, wellbeing, heritage and connection into a shared setting.

The project is conceived as a place for gathering, spending time together and forming a lasting relationship with the local community. Within the Group’s wider work, it represents a distinct expression of the same philosophy: thoughtful spaces, a sense of belonging and respect for place.

The intention is to meet the people and families who wish to be part of this new chapter of Tosalet — to discover their story, share ours, and build together a place with identity, purpose and soul.

The Tosalet ecosystem

  • Health & Longevity
  • Wellbeing
  • Sport & Movement
  • Nature
  • Gastronomy
  • Culture & Creativity
  • Architecture & Design
  • Community
  • Family Experiences
  • Hospitality

32,700 m²

Estate in Jávea

One membership, for the way a family lives: space to swim, train, unwind, work quietly and spend time together.

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Where the Mediterranean becomes home.

Casa Tosalet is being built. Spaces described are those planned for the opening; project information is indicative. Images are mood and inspiration, not photographs of the finished club. Project in development.

Our direction · 2026–2030

Building on what makes Jessica Bataille distinctive.

Our next phase is about strengthening the connections between design, development, hospitality and technology while preserving the quality and identity of our work.

We intend to deepen our residential expertise, apply our approach to the renewal of existing buildings and improve the way projects are organised, delivered and experienced. Heritage Jávea and Casa Tosalet are part of that evolution, alongside the Group’s established work in homes and interiors.

Growth will be considered through the quality of the opportunity and the resources it requires. The ambition is to take on projects where our creative judgement, local knowledge and development experience can make a meaningful contribution.

  • A clear identity.
  • Selective development.
  • Greater continuity from vision to delivery.

Leadership

Different journeys. A shared responsibility for the work.

Jessica and Jean bring distinct experience to the company. Jessica has developed its creative language and entrepreneurial direction through decades of work in Jávea. Jean contributes international management experience and the operational discipline needed to support that vision. Together, their focus is on connecting the quality of the idea with the quality of its execution.

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Founder, CEO & Creative Director

Jessica Bataille

An interior designer and entrepreneur with Dutch-Lebanese roots and a life shaped by Jávea, Jessica has built a practice around how people truly live. Since opening Rust & Co in 1996, she has extended that attention from objects and interiors to complete homes, hospitality and the wider experience of place.

Her journey is told year by year in Our story.

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Jessica Bataille is an interior designer and entrepreneur whose work begins with people: how they move through a room, what makes them comfortable and the atmosphere they want around them.

Raised in Jávea and shaped by her Dutch-Lebanese heritage, she began her entrepreneurial journey with Rust & Co in 1996. The practice expanded through Gata de Gorgos and Madrid before The Lifestyle Company brought a broader creative vision into focus in 2007. Design, art, objects and reuse became parts of one way of thinking about living.

With the creation of Bataille Living in 2013, Jessica moved from interiors to complete homes. Designing, renovating and living with those projects deepened her understanding of proportion, durability and comfort. Bioclimatic principles, natural materials and local craftsmanship became increasingly important to the work.

The Stay Residences and Shop Your Space extended that approach into hospitality and the experience of furnishing a home. Share Your Space added a distinct social dimension, while Pop in Home brought attention to the information available to property buyers.

As Founder, CEO and Creative Director, Jessica combines creative authorship with entrepreneurial responsibility. She guides the identity of the Group and the experience its projects should create. Her work is not defined by a single decorative style, but by coherence: between a building and its setting, between materials and light, and between the spaces she imagines and the lives they are intended to support.

Jean Clauteaux and Jessica Bataille smiling together at home

COO & General Manager

Jean Clauteaux

Jean brings international business leadership and entrepreneurial experience to the Group. His career spans more than twenty years at L’Oréal and the creation of URIJI. At Jessica Bataille, he connects strategy, financial discipline and operations with the practical work of bringing a creative vision into reality.

  1. L’OréalInternational leadership
  2. 2011–2016President & CEO, L’Oréal Venezuela
  3. 2016–2021Founder, URIJI
  4. Jessica BatailleCOO & General Manager
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Jean Clauteaux is a French-Venezuelan entrepreneur whose career connects international business leadership, technology and the practical work of building organisations.

Raised in the Amazon, he went on to spend more than twenty years at L’Oréal. His responsibilities included Marketing and Sales Director in France, General Manager for Eastern Europe and the Middle East based in Dubai, and President and CEO of L’Oréal Venezuela from 2011 to 2016. These roles brought experience of working across cultures, leading teams and coordinating strategy with commercial execution.

In 2016, he founded URIJI, a technology platform and social network, which he led until 2021. That entrepreneurial chapter extended his work into digital products and communities, alongside his experience of established international businesses.

At Jessica Bataille, Jean serves as COO and General Manager. His focus is the connection between intention and execution: clear responsibilities, financial discipline, operational coordination and the structures that help projects move forward with continuity.

Working alongside Jessica, he brings a complementary perspective to the business. The purpose is not to standardise the creative work, but to give it a sound operational foundation — connecting the identity of a project with the resources, decisions and responsibilities needed to deliver it.

The team behind the work

Jessica Bataille’s projects bring together creative direction, interiors, project coordination and specialist expertise.

Working with architects, technical consultants, craftspeople and delivery partners, the aim is to keep each contribution connected to the overall intention. The scope and responsibilities of each participant are defined for the individual project.

Let’s talk

Get to know Jessica Bataille.

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We welcome conversations with investors and partners interested in our approach, our experience and the opportunities we are developing in Jávea.

The starting point is the company behind the projects: its people, its way of working and the thinking that guides its decisions.

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