Top 5 stories of the week: New trends, emerging designers and a comic-book themed hotel

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    Hotel Designs’ editor Hamish Kilburn breaks down the week with the top five stories…

    This week at Hotel Designs we have identified fabric and soft furnishing trends, recognised two emerging design stars and reported on how a design firm worked to create a design hotel in Antwerp’s most iconic building.

    1) 5 soft furnishing and fabric trends of 2018

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    To kick-start our spotlight this month on fabrics and soft furnishings, here are some of the hottest trends we are seeing at the moment…

    2) Two dynamic designers chosen to bring creative vision and ‘story of sustainability’ to life at Cadogan Hotel

    Left: Mac Collin Right: Antonia Packham

    Young designers Mac Collins and Antonia Packham were chosen from more than 3,000 designers to bring their creative vision to life at the Cadogan Hotel…

    3) In conversation with Martin Pease, Managing Director WATG London

    Hotel Designs’ editor Hamish Kilburn caught up with new Managing Director of WATG London Martin Pease to discuss what’s next for the integrated design firm’…

    4) Tom Dixon launches AW18 accessories collection

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    Image credit: Tom Dixon

    Taking inspiration from nature and natural objects, Tom Dixon has unveiled its AW18 accessories collection…

    5) Converting Antwerp’s most iconic building into a design hotel

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    Hotel Designs explores how Alex Kravetz Design used comic inspiration to create the interiors of Antwerp’s new design hotel on the block…

    Hamish Kilburn / 06.07.2018

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