afterlust: ERIKALUST opens its doors

afterlust is our monthly series of cultural encounters at our Barcelona office, an excuse to create an intimate, offline space where conversation, music, art, and experimentation bring people together. From tastings and workshops to unexpected rituals, each encounter invites new ways of connecting — with other artists, intriguing people, and the creative brands we want to learn from and be nourished by. If you'd like to gravitate closer to us, this could be your chance. This is what you need to know

There's a door that's usually closed, and it drives all of Barcelona a little curious: the ERIKALUST headquarters. We'll admit it — we can be discreet and confidential. But we can also be very open. When these doors do open, you start to understand what fuels our films: the artistic synergy, the ERIKALUST aura.

Picture this: the olive oil is still warm on your tongue while you're talking to a stranger. You want to pay attention, but a song comes on, and now you absolutely need it on your sexy-nights playlist. A private screening in this intimate cinema is about to start, and the director — just a few feet away — won't hesitate to reveal her source of inspiration. If you're ready to be stimulated, mentally and sensorially, and this sounds like your kind of plan — you have a date with us.

Every edition of afterlust is born from a collaboration, and we choose them by instinct more than by follower count: we look for brands and collectives that take pleasure as seriously — and as unapologetically — as we do. These collaborations nourish us with culture, lifestyle and emotion from outside our own industry, from scenes that share our DNA: an erotic cosmovision, a way of placing ourselves in the world. But afterlust isn't just about the gatherings — this synergy also leads us to create products, limited editions, special pieces.

Together with LANATURAL, we made a special edition: Lust Wine, a vibrant, light, fresh wine of our own, made to be enjoyed unhurried, in those moments when conversation flows, the energy shifts, and desire shows up — just like at afterlust.

We also partnered with the Spanish olive oil brand JALEO. The night opened with a screening of Olive Oil, one of our latest releases, inspired by Mediterranean aesthetics and lifestyle, followed by a conversation between Erika Lust, the film director from our team, Carla Finco, and Marta Colomba and Iván Ortega, JALEO's founders, about cinema, pleasure, and olive oil.

That same punk spirit brought us together with Barcelona's FLINTA electronic music collective Me siento extraña. Together, we turned a screening into something closer to a ritual: they curated a night of their favorite films from the platform, followed by a DJ set by Verushka, celebrating music, cinema, and queer community.

Building community, getting closer off the screen afterlust is not about a film, a wine, or certain music. It's about our crowd and energy.

Using ERIKALUST HQ as a meeting point isn't accidental: we turn closed spaces into shared territory, where press, creators, artists, and simply curious people cross paths without a phone screen in between. We built a space where initial curiosity and attraction turn into a direct, physical, and memorable connection.

May · afterlust x LANATURAL — Where it all began. An invite-only inaugural edition: a limited-edition natural wine tasting hosted by Erika Lust.

June · afterlust x Me siento extraña — A night that turned into a ritual. Barcelona's FLINTA electronic music collective curated a screening of their favorite films from the platform, followed by a DJ set by Verushka — music, cinema and queer community, all in one room.

July · afterlust x JALEO — We celebrated olive oil as culture, texture and pleasure with a screening of our film Olive Oil and an olive oil tasting guided by specialists.

afterlust keeps growing, edition after edition, always with new brand accomplices, new collectives, and new ways to bring the ERIKALUST world off the screen.

If you want to be inside the next time that door opens, wherever it opens, don't miss the next call.

How often does afterlust happen?
Monthly

Where does it take place?
Home base is ERIKALUST HQ, Barcelona.

How do I find out about the next one?
Follow @afterlust.bcn on Instagram — that's where we announce line-ups, guests and ticket links first.

Is it invite-only?
Some editions are. Most open to the public with tickets — check the Instagram for each edition's details.

What can I expect?
It changes every time. Past editions have included private screenings, tastings, DJs, tarot, and conversations with directors and founders. The one constant: no two nights are the same.