Hotel Designs Hotel DesignsIn the HIX seat: Introducing HIX Works As you know, we love an exclusive at Hotel Designs. Joel Butler, Co-founder of HIX Event and our monthly columnist, explains all the exclusive details around HIX Works that will launch in November 2021… As already established in this editorial series, HIX Event 2021 is all about understanding what your guests have just…
read moreIn the HIX seat: Developing and designing for the post-pandemic world together With the UK road map, outlined by the government, showing signs of recovery, our columnist Joel Butler unveils the six discussion points that HIX Event will focus on when it welcomes the design community to London in November… A week ago, I return home from dropping my daughter…
read moreIn the HIX seat: recovering from Covid ‘all together now!’ Wearing his most comfortable slippers – working from home really does have its perks – our columnist Joel Butler, co-founder of HIX Event, explores the power of ‘all together now’. Can the events industry and the hotel design community work in tandem to recover and reopen following the Covid-19 outbreak? Let’s…
read moreIn the HIX seat: is London still a design & hospitality hub? London is the theme of Joel Butler’s second column for Hotel Designs, as we ask the co-founder of HIX Event to use pedal power to explore the current hospitality and design scene in the big city… “Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner, that I love London town!” The…
read moreIn the HIX Seat: the journey back to ‘in real life’ Joel Butler, Co-Founder of HIX Event, has become a monthly columnist for Hotel Designs. In his first published opinion piece, Butler contemplates challenging times and asks ‘what’s next’ for the industry and its much-loved series of trade events… I was on a zoom call last week with a designer.…
read moreHIX 2023 review: a design show with a unique a point of view From design collaborations to full disclosure at a confessional box, this year HIX appeared to be characterised by a healthy sense of collaboration and community. Writer Pauline Brettell, with contribution by Editor Hamish Kilburn, takes a look at the designs and the discussions that provided guests with…
read moreHIX Preview: step outside with Ligne Roset During this year’s HIX, Ligne Roset will be presenting a selection of outdoor products, each showcasing the characteristic aesthetic of the historical French brand… LAPEL, Murtoli and Serpentine, are three outdoor collections, which Ligne Roset will be shining the brand spotlight on at HIX next month. In this sneak-peek product preview, we take…
read moreHIX 2022 review: from a mycelium bar to the metaverse HIX 2022 was underlined by the event theme; ‘Great things will grow’ – and indeed, from the discussions on stage to the conversations on the stands the event was fuelled by a sense of positivity and purpose as the industry as a whole faces up to the challenges of net…
read moreHere’s what Chelsom will be presenting at HIX Event Lighting brand Chelsom will be exhibiting at the upcoming HIX Event on November 18 – 19, 2021 at the Business Design Centre in London. Through expo, talks, installations and networking, Hotel Interiors Experience (HIX) celebrates and brings together the people that represent the hotel interiors supply chain, connecting both established and…
read moreWeekly briefing: A lesson in lifestyle, wellness trends and a new disruptive brand Editor Hamish Kilburn here with your fast-tracked round-up of this week’s hotel design headlines. In this edition of the weekly briefing, we’re sharing our latest roundtable, exploring a new brand that is said to ‘revolutionise hospitality’ and we have just opened nominations for The Brit List Awards…
read moreWeekly briefing: sustainability standards, awards countdown & biophilic design 2.0 Only got a minute? As we prepare to host The Brit List Awards 2020 next week, we have have compiled our top stories that have been published over the last five days, including a haunted check-in, a hotel that sets new standards in sustainability and how we begin to engage…
read moreRediscovering the legendary Kashima This year saw Ligne Roset launching the re-edition of the legendary Kashima sofa which, since its original production in 1976, has become a design classic… Originally designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1976, the generous shapes of latest Kashima model from Ligne Roset offers a so-called ‘English’ comfort, given the plush and reassuring image of the all-foam…
read moreYear in review: 8 top-pick lighting products that launched in 2023 Lighting is without question one of the gamechangers when it comes to interiors in general and hotel interiors in particular. As the year comes to an end Hotel Designs writer Pauline Brettell looks back on some of the lighting designs that have caught our attention… Lighting, the technology behind…
read moreStepping into the Presidential Suite of the St. Regis Chicago Designed by KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group, the Presidential Suite of St. Regis Chicago highlights the extraordinary views over the city as it weaves its story into the design… Tasked with the interior of the Presidential suite along with several other select spaces sheltered within St Regis Chicago, KTGY not…
read moreWhich design collaborations changed the game in 2022? Whatever way you look at it, the projects that have been born from authentic and organic collaborations have come out on top in 2022. Highlighting just how togetherness has fuelled the industry this year, Editor Hamish Kilburn takes a look at some of the most stand-out and layered partnerships… Together we can.…
read moreGoing public: 5 trends shaping the design of hotel public areas With debate around public spaces in hotels ongoing, both on a design as well as a functional level, we take a look at some of the key areas and how they are changing the shape of the hotel experience from the minute we make a grand, or should that…
read moreCase study: Bette provides bath goals inside The Londoner Billed as the world’s first super boutique hotel, The Londoner in Leicester Square features baths and shower trays from glazed titanium-steel specialist, Bette… The much-anticipated debut of The Londoner, from one of the UK’s largest family-owned hotel groups, Edwardian Hotels London, marked the beginning of a rebirth for Leicester Square. The…
read moreYear in Review: Top 7 furniture products from 2021 With more to celebrate in Hotel Designs’ ‘Spotlight On’ feature this month, we are shifting our focus to furniture. To do this, our editorial team have been whittled down this year’s new furniture items to a list of just seven stand-out pieces. Our ‘top picks’ list includes curves, comfort and cutting-edge…
read moreEditor checks in: A sense of change in hotel design Making the best out of a disruptive situation – day eight of 10 into quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19 – Editor Hamish Kilburn finds the time (and the words) to explore in his final editor’s letter of 2021 how sensory design and togetherness could help fuel hotel design and…
read moreProduct watch: In-wash Nova is the latest smart toilet from Roca In-wash Nova by Roca is a truly smart shower toilet that innovates in technology, functionality and design at an accessible price point. It provides a ground-breaking solution in personal hygiene and comfort for the hotel design industry… Roca’s range of innovative smart toilets use the latest technology to ensure…
read moreColour trends: A return to nature is calling A year after hospitality lost its colour due to the outbreak of Covid-19, we’ve asked brand strategist Emma Potter to inject our pages with some vibrancy. Here, she explores colour’s role in post-pandemic hospitality and hotel design… The pandemic has created a seismic shift in human behaviour. We have adapted well to new…
read moreHow will the pandemic affect hotel design and development? Tom Bishop, Director of Project Management at Concert, is here to offer some clarity and perspective on the current Covid-19 situation and answer how the pandemic will impact the hotel design community… Using the word ‘post’ in the title seems very optimistic when we consider the current situation. Covid-19 has had…
read more5 minutes with: The hotel designers behind Ostuni’s new boutique jewel Pascale Lauber & Ulrike Bauschke, owners and hotel designers of Paragon 700 Boutique Hotel & Spa, have not had the smoothest ride to open their labour of love. Hotel Designs’ Hamish Kilburn catches up with the duo as they prepare to welcome the world to their dream boutique hotel……
read moreEditor Checks In: don’t make me round-up 2020 “For someone who always tries to see the positive in everything, this year has been a challenging and turbulent journey that has been full twists, turns and dead ends,” editor Hamish Kilburn writes when trying to round-up 2020… It’s 21:00 GMT on a stormy evening in December. The eyes of the world…
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