Posts Tagged: Hospitality
2018: Maximalist Trend
During January we have been looking to the future, including wonderful projects due to open in 2018. Here we discuss how and why the Maximalist trend will dominate the hospitality sector during 2018 with assistance from the Patternistas, Style Library Contract and Johnson Tiles. It comes as no surprise that the Patternistas, Chris and Suzanne… Read More >
Hotel Le Louis Versailles
Our month-long focus on Paris is drawing to a close and as a final case study we wanted to share a project by Ege Carpets, the Hotel Le Louis Versailles Château MGallery By Sofitel, which blends history with modernity. The Le Louis hotel is a 4-star luxury hotel near the Palace of Versailles. The Le… Read More >
Have Your Say … What is the Future of the Hotel?
At Design Insider we have spent this month looking to the future, this includes this our Have Your Say … conversation piece where we asked: WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE HOTEL? We have been overwhelmed by the response so far, which you can enjoy below, and we welcome you to join the discussion by leaving your… Read More >
Andaz London Liverpool Street Hotel
The first ever 5-star hotel in East London was renovated last year and what better way to enhance the guestrooms & suites than with luxurious Morgan furniture. The Andaz London Liverpool Street Hotel’s multi-million pound refurbishment, was designed to plunge the guests into an authentic and luxury East London space. Photo courtesy of : Andaz… Read More >
Minimalism vs Maximalism
Two trends are set to dominate hospitality design during 2018: Minimalism and Maximalism! Here we bring you two projects which perfectly illustrate the extremes that these trends can be taken to, we begin by showing you the MUJI Hotel followed by the Mondrian Doha. MUJI HOTEL SHENZHEN: Minimalism Tomorrow, January 18th 2018, MUJI HOTEL in Shenzhen… Read More >
ART, HERITAGE, CULTURE, DESIGN: THE DIXON
Throughout January we are looking to the future and we would like to introduce you to The Dixon. This new boutique style hotel is scheduled to open its doors in Autumn 2018 and takes inspiration from the location’s vibrant cultural heritage, while also capturing its new wave of creative cool. Taking centre stage in the Tower Bridge neighbourhood on… Read More >
Arctic Bath Floating Hotel
It is customary to begin each new year with a look to the future and this month Design Insider will focus on the future of hospitality design. We begin by sharing with you the concept designs for the Arctic Bath Floating Hotel designed by architects Bertil Harström & Johan Kauppi which pushes the boundaries of what the hospitality… Read More >
2 Very different projects from Axminster Carpets
Axminster Carpets has been manufacturing beautiful Britch carpets since the mid 1700’s and therefore we associate them with classic, heritage designs. However, even though they obviously do offer these sorts of woven delights, they are also experts in innovating contemporary classics too. Axminster have been part of 2 very contrasting projects recently and to showcase… Read More >
The W Hotel – Total refit by RHA Furniture
RHA Furniture has been providing contract furniture in the leisure & hospitality sector for over 20 years. Their wide range of quality furniture has been selected for the total refit of the W Hotel’s Perception bar in central London. The W is a world renowned luxury hotel in the heart of London’s Leicester Square. The… Read More >
Airbnb: An Opportunity!
In the Second of our new discussion series ‘Have Your Say’ we posed the question ‘Is Airbnb an opportunity or a threat?’ We had an interesting response, none more passionate than that from Leanne Wookey, Director at interior design and branding studio NoChintz. Airbnb is an online marketplace and hospitality service, enabling people to lease or rent… Read More >
GBR Restaurant at Dukes Hotel London
At the final hour we have squeezed one last casestudy into our month focused on Hospitality. DesignLSM, were approached by Dukes Hotel to redesign the interior of their existing breakfast room and restaurant; helping to transform the space into a ‘destinational’ offering for guests. The designers worked with BCFA member Inside Out for the furniture for their scheme…. Read More >
Hospitality on the move…
The definition of hospitality is a warm, generous treatment of visitors, guests or strangers. So, when specifying or buying with transport environments in mind we shouldn’t forget what we set out to do with any interior space – Make the person using the area feel comfortable, relaxed and welcome. Global textile innovator, Camira has recently… Read More >
The Coal Shed’s London Debut, DesignLSM
As we near the end of our month looking at case studies from the hospitality sector I am thrilled to share DesignLSM‘s recently completed work for the launch of The Coal Shed, Tower Bridge, which included the restaurant’s branding and as well as tiling supplied by Porcelanosa. The original Brighton-based restaurant was first opened back in 2011 by restaurateur… Read More >