Avant-garde Belgian fashion house Maison Martin Margiela has given a très-cool makeover to a fussy, luxury hotel in Paris, the high Holy Land of fussy, luxury hotels.
Maison des Centraliens reopened to the public in May with a ...READ»
There are gay bars, gay nightclubs, and even gay cruises, so why not gay hotels? Such was the thinking of Brian Gorman, who recently opened the Miami branch of the first (openly) gay-hotel chain. Called Lords, the new outpost is a ...READ»
The future-fetishizing minds over at Nau architects are up with another wacky concept that’ll probably see the light of day precisely never, but we’ll humor the fantasy all the same, 'cause it’s kinda' awesome: It’s a green ...READ»
We admit, we never understood the appeal of resorts that tower like fortresses over places of exquisite natural beauty, whether Hawaii or Cancun, and seem to exist solely to replicate the creature comforts of life in, say, Overland ...READ»
Hilton hotels aren't exactly known for good taste, unless your idea of taste falls somewhere between a Pottery Barn showroom and the Liberace Museum. Which makes the interior shown here, by Bangkok-based Department of Architecture, ...READ»
There's an eternal tension between contemporary architecture and its (older) surroundings, with the former perpetually lambasted for neglecting to conform to the character of the latter. A clever new facade by the UK lighting ...READ»
There have never been more luxury hotels for business travelers to choose from -- and there have never been more gimmicks, either, whether it's a giant golden log in the lobby or an Edie Sedgwick lookalike lounging theatrically in a ...READ»
French design star Matali Crasset has finished her first architectural project, a splashy, experimental lodge set down in the heart of the Tunisian desert.
Recall, for a moment, that when we first learned of Dar HI, we worried ...READ»
If Bucky Fuller had gotten into the chalet business, he would've built something a lot like the Whitepod ski resort. The resort -- on a slope outside Geneva overlooking the majestic Alps -- includes 15 private pod-like tents, whose ...READ»
I had the pleasure of interviewing Eva Ziegler, the GlobalBrand Leader for W Hotels Worldwide and Le Méridien, last week when she was intown to help show off the W South Beach, which is nearing its opening date. Wediscussed how the ...READ»
The Radical Innovation in Hospitality awards were just announced, and the winning idea is one that is both novel and totally do-able. The idea: Turning a decommissioned deep-sea oil rig into an eco-resort.
Usually these rigs are ...READ»
