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ustralian-born entrepreneur Dolli Taylor opened Trobar, a bar, restaurant, shop and gallery with her partner Fabio Donghi, in September of 2023. The quirky, in all the best ways, three-level space sits on an unassuming corner in Cala Ratjada, among the many concrete buildings that reflect the beach town’s history as a popular tourist destination since the late 1960s. But for Taylor, choosing this unexpected location is exactly on point. The former fashion publicist has an intuitive sense for seeing the potential in something – whether that is a ceramic vase or a destination restaurant. Trobar is actually the second business Taylor has launched since arriving on the island, about five-years ago. Her first project is Trobat, a digital concept store and art gallery, that reflects Taylor’s keen eye for discovery. After arriving to the northeast of Mallorca to be with her partner, the pandemic hit and Taylor was feeling a bit lost. As a distraction, and as a personal passion, she started buying small pieces of art online and sharing them on social media, quickly establishing a following of people wanting to know more about the work and where to find it. “I have always been a collector. It comes from my parents, who were both super creative and my father, who was an obsessive collector,” explains Taylor. Trobat is the Catalan term for ‘to find’ and that is exactly what the website became, her unique finds. “I was never buying art that was crazy expensive or crazy well-known because I've always liked the underdog. I've always liked to promote the underdog, because I find it is much more interesting. That is my passion and I thought, I'm just going to launch an online shop and start with the artists that I already have bought pieces from and make it about my collection, because I'm not an art expert, I'm a collector.”
