The design of Les Suites Orient Bund Shanghai is inspired by a fusion of art deco and traditional oriental style. Located in the center of Shanghai, the boutique hotel seeks to give its guests a more intimate experience of the city, through fascinating views of the Huangpu River and the Pudong District. The interior designs [...]
Set to appear in Daikanyama Tokyo from October 22 until November 23, 2010, LLOVE is a hotel space exhibition born from the collaborative effort of Japanese and Netherland designers. The theme of the exhibition, “Still in Llove” is inspired by celebrating the 400 years of trade and cultural relations between the Netherlands in Japan. Just [...]
The words camping and luxury don’t normally go together, which is why the Mara Timbo Camp comes as a pleasant surprise. Situated in the world-famouse Masai Mara in Kenya, the camp was conceptualized and developed by Michaela and Klaus Wilken after being inspired by the breath-taking locale. Creating the camp was already an adventure on [...]
Composed of three unique hotel towers and crowned by the Sands SkyPark, the Marina Bay Sands is the biggest hotel in Singapore. Designed by Boston-based, internationally renowned architect Moshe Safdie, the structure serves as “gateway to Singapore” overlooking the Marina bay waterfront. Moshe Safdie selected five international artists to create eight monumental public art installations [...]
Found in the village of Harads in Northern Sweden, the Treehotel was inspired by the concept of “living in a tree house”. The hotel is composed of six uniquely themed rooms, each created by a different architect, as well as a conference/breakfast room and a sauna. Room sizes vary fromm 15-30 square meters and range [...]
Situated along the Pacific Coast, the Bristol Buenaventura is a beach hotel just 80 minutes away from Panama. With the interiors being a collaborative effort between Bristol Hotels President Fernando Duque and Darlene Pierpoint, it’s spacious villas are punctuated by angular modern furniture, giving a taste of both traditional and new, innovative design. The hotel [...]
The first and only art hotel of Turkey, Casa Dell’Arte was established in 2007 by one of the important collector families of Turkey, the Buyukkusoglu family and in fact became the very first step of the first and only art brand of Turkey. Mrs. Fatos Buyukkusoglu, as an experienced designer, undertook the design part when [...]
Also known simply as Smyth, a Thompson Hotel, Thompson’s fifth Manhattan Property was conceived by architects Brennan Beer Gorman with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg. Located in the quiet, cobblestoned area of TriBeCa, the hotel mixes sleek and modern design with rich, vintage accents.
Named as Monocle Magazine’s ‘Best Designed Hotel’, Aire de Bardenas in Tudela, Spain, reclaimed a wheatfield and commissioned architects Emiliano Lopez and Monica Rivera to design a collection of glass, steel and wood cubes. The hotel has won 14 awards along with the architectural FAD Prize in 2009. The interiors and furniture were also designed [...]
Found along the banks of the Hau River, the Victoria Can Tho Resort Hotel in Can Tho, Vietnam manages to blend colonial-style architecture with the natural beauty of the area perfectly.
Thanks to Steffen for sharing this relaxing poolside photo with us via our Hotel Design Flickr Group. Now we can barely wait for summer!
If you’re anywhere near downtown Chicago, then TheWit Hotel is definitely a boutique hotel worth checking out. TheWit Hotel’s Beverly Hills-based Cheryl Rowley Design worked on theWit’s rooms and common areas while Atlanta-based Johnson Studio was commissioned by Concentric Restaurant Group to create the interiors for the hotel’s two restaurants and rooftop bar. The hotel’s [...]
Although we normally don’t feature apartment hotels, we definitely had to make The Urban Suites.com an exception to the rule. Found in the neighborhood of Sants, close to Plaça d’Espanya, the Fira de Barcelona and the Palau de Congressos de Barcelona, The Urban Suites’ architecture was done by Trepat and it’s interiors by Pilar Libano. [...]
Ooh-la-la! The Crosby Street Hotel is definitely just as upbeat as the vibrant SoHo neighborhood that it’s situated in. With 86 bedrooms and suites over 11 floors, the Crosby is definitely about fresh and fabulous design. Interiors were done by owner and design director Kit Kemp with architecture by Stonehill and Taylor.
The brainchild of hoteliers Rudi Kull and Albert Weinzierl, the LOUIS HOTEL opened last September 2009. Located in Viktualienmarkt, Munich, Germany, the furnishings are individually crafted by Munich architects Hild and K. The hotel’s interiors are inspired to be reminiscent of a refined era of European travel.
Looks like it’s almost done! UggBoy just sent us this photo of The London Marriott Hotel Kensington on Cromwell Road in London and it looks like it will actually be ready by January 2010! If you’ve seen the place and have any more photos for us then share it with us on the Hotel Design [...]
The rustic La Rocchetta is located near the city of Mar del Plata, in the province of Buenos Aires, in Argentina. The hotel was built considering every creature comfort in mind and each room designed to have a completely different theme.
The rustic La Rocchetta was founded in 1760 as a hut situated near the valley [...]
Although a number of hotels these days have opted for the sleek, angular and minimalist design, there are still a lot of hotels out there that opt for an innovative approach. So today we’re featuring ten of the most unusual hotels that we’ve come across.
1. The ICE HOTEL
The ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi in Swedish Lapland was [...]
With it’s architecture done by five-time Kasper Salin Prize-winner and Sweden’s best known living architect, Gert Wingårdh, the Clarion Hotel Sign is the largest hotel in Stockholm. It’s interiors were provided by various Scandinavian design icons: Arne Jacobsen, Bruno Mathsson, Alvar Aalto, Gunilla Allard, Morten Voss and Hans J Wegner to name a few. The [...]
Found in Bratislava, Slovakia, the Hotel Spirit is considered to be one of, if not the strangest hotels in the area – and an architectural diamond. No word as to who the architect is so if you know then by all means, please tell us!
Miki was the one kind enough to share this photo with [...]
Situated within New York’s historic Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, the Ink48 Hotel’s building originates from the 1930s where it was once stood as an old printing factory. With the original building designed by architect Carlos Zapata, along with the three storey rooftop addition. It was architect David Rockwell who gave the structure a major transformation while [...]
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