Hospitality
Manchester: A nights stay in…Motel One, Manchester-Royal Exchange
Manchester is the design hub of the north and with that comes the need for hotels with interiors designed to impress. In the running to Manchester Open Design Insider has taken a trip to Manchester and has got an inside peek at the latest and best hotels. Successful budget hotel group, Motel One have just… Read More >
JOI-Design creates Premier Inn’s 1st German hotel
We continue our look into international projects this month by sharing JOI-Design’s debut; a fresh and original project with more than a hint of British wit. UK hospitality group Whitbread has celebrated the opening of its first hotel in Germany with an imaginative design by the Hamburg-based firm of interior architects. JOI-Design has given the Premier Inn… Read More >
Jurys Inn and Mystery Pair Up to Design ‘Oddsocks’
Jurys Inn paired up with design practice Mystery to create a unique bar area within their Brighton hotel. The bar and eatery is quirky yet comfortable space and has a certain charm just like a pair of odd socks – hence the name!Oddsocks is designed to immerse the customer in a unique experience that combines the… Read More >
Luxury Hotel Room Fabrics
Luxury fabric specialist Kobe UK have the perfect solution for the weary traveller seeking a calm and peaceful setting with a touch of luxury. For the ultimate boutique hotel Kobe’s Aurora collection focuses on light enhancing qualities, reflecting light back into the bedroom through a combination of colour, tone and texture. According to David Harris,… Read More >
Case Study: Hal’s Bar & Grill, LA
Design Insider caught up with award-winning brand and interior agency Mystery to learn a bit more about their recent project in Playa Vista, California. where they were asked to help conceive and design the new venue for the iconic Hal’s Bar & Grill, which has been the mainstay of the Venice Beach social life and arts… Read More >
The Club Company chooses only RHA for 18 years
The Club Company operates twelve country clubs around the UK. BCFA member RHA Furniture have had the pleasure of working with them for nearly two decades and in particular with Mark Warne, the group’s Project Manager. The benefits of such a long and prosperous relationship allows for all involved to work quickly and efficiently, to… Read More >
2 new luxurious and textured collections from Sekers
Sekers have launched 2 new collections, Milan and Quasar. Both are perfect for specifying for the hospitality, leisure and marine commercial markets. MILAN – Aldo, Federico and Giuseppe Milan is a luxurious viscose cut velvet collection. Taking inspiration from Miki Sekers and utilizing archive pieces from the 1960’s, Milan is a versatile collection of three elegant,… Read More >
An exciting and challenging project from Distinction Group
London-based Distinction Hotel Furniture creates sensational hotel rooms for new luxury 5 star Viceroy Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.The new and luxurious Viceroy Palm Jumeirah Dubai opened it’s doors this April to welcome visitors with 477 rooms, including 352 guestrooms, 85 suites and 40 hotel apartments located across 16 floors, all with breathtaking views of the Arabian… Read More >
Wagamama’s first New York restaurant
BCFA Member Pure CF manufactured over 200 items of bespoke furniture for Wagamama’s first American restaurant situated on Fifth Avenue, New York. The Japanese-inspired noodle bar, with more than 150 locations worldwide, has opened its first restaurant in Manhattan to huge acclaim, with the interior furniture for the restaurant being made by the talented team of cabinet makers… Read More >
The London skyline gets a new addition by Inside Out
Novotel’s flagship hotel in Canary Wharf has had the Inside Out treatment.Ascending to the 37th floor of Novotel’s flagship hotel in Canary Wharf, the Bokan destination restaurant, bar and roof top terrace is the latest addition to the iconic London skyline. Featuring a docklands narrative throughout, the modern but industrial restaurant incorporates our elegant chairs… Read More >
4 Trends Influencing Hospitality
Style Library Contract share four trends they see having the greatest influence in global hospitality design in 2017. 1. INDIVIDUALITYMore than ever before, hotel operators aim to create memorable destinations. Wanting good off-the-shelf designs and more. Interiors need to captivate, inspire and perform. Whether it’s a recolour of an existing design or developing something completely… Read More >
Lasvit Laterna Magica
The Laterna Magica exhibition by Lasvit was held at Euroluce, Milan this month. This collection builds on the mutual relation between objects, light and space, while looking at glass from an architect’s point of view. The name is derived from an early type of image-projector developed in the 17th century. That device used hand-painted sheets… Read More >
Whistler Leather’s ‘Verbier’ launches 5 new exciting colours
Whistler Leather’s Verbier is a semi-analine leather with a waxy high-gloss finish, gently ‘crackled’ to allow the underlying colour to show. It’s always been a bestseller – and now the collection of 18 colours has been joined by five new shades, including Abricot, Farinet, Bombay Sapphire, Alpine Blush & Marmot.Recently completed projects showcase Verbier’s vibrancy and… Read More >