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Outlook for the luxury boutique brand, Kimpton Hotels, is at its strongest in its 38-year history with more than 25 hotels under development… InterContinental…

Early bird tickets are now available for Meet Up London: 30 Under 30, which this year will run with the theme 30 Under 30… …

Taking place on March 28 at Minotti Showroom London, 30 Under 30 Meet Up will bridge the age gap between interior designers, hoteliers, architects and…

To conclude our series, Hotels at New Heights, Hamish Kilburn investigates why more and more hotel designers are taking to the seas to design…

To cater to millenials’ evolving lifestyle, Spain’s largest hotel brand, Meliá Hotels International, has announced a brand launch for INNSiDE in 2019…  At the Spanish…

Satin Chrome and Satin Stainless-Steel accessories from Hamilton Litestat bring added energy to Pantone’s vibrant Colour of the Year 2019… The 2019 must-have palette…

Duravit launches new furniture range specifically designed with small hotel bathrooms in mind…  A comfortable bathroom doesn’t need to be spacious. Creativity and the…

With Instagram becoming the most popular social media channel for sharing and absorbing inspiration, here are the most tagged interior trends on Insta…  With…

That’s right, a hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden, has launched a new policy where the room rate is determined by how much time guests spend surfing on…

Nobu Hospitality, a global luxury lifestyle brand founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, has announced its continued global expansion into…

With the city of Concord, New Hampshire, being in the middle of a cultural renaissance, The Hotel Concord opens as the city’s first upscale boutique…

Leading bathroom manufacturer Kaldewei was chosen for the luxury bathrooms in the The Capital Kempinski Hotel Singapore… The five-star Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore, in the…

Anthology launches wallcoverings Volume 6, a evocative collection of eight statement wallcoverings inspired by brutalist architecture and organic land forms for SS19…  Anthology has presented…

Walking the tightrope to find the luxury balance, Director of Ponsford Ltd Angus Ponsford explains how designers can achieve a dynamically designed hotel that is also…

Entering a new chapter, Ritz-Carlton Istanbul completes multi-million-dollar renovation… The Ritz-Carlton Istanbul has completed a two-year, multi-million-dollar renovation across all guestrooms, ballrooms and events…

The desire to make Evola decorative panel surfaces ‘true to life’ saw the UNILIN product design team look to where it all begins: with…

Arte’s Extinct Animals wallcoverings are inspired by Moooi’s Museum of Extinct Animals… Launched at Deco Off in Paris, the Extinct Animals wallcoverings range is…

With clear dialogue of style referencing the late Zaha Hadid in each piece, the 2019 collection from Zaha Hadid Design interprets both present and future…  The new 2019…

A bespoke tartan carpet made by Wilton Carpets in modern shades of grey and burgundy, now adorns the floor of Centenary Hall, the main…

From lighting insights to hotel group milestones, here are Hotel Designs’ top stories of the week… As we continue our Spotlight On hotel openings, this week’s…

Following popular demand, Nobu Hotels it will also expand its Marbella base this Summer…  Following its launch last year, Nobu Hotel Marbella, which is a…

Leading radiator brand BISQUE has launched three new finishes to its immensely popular Arteplano collection for 2019… Bisque, the UK’s first ever luxury radiator brand,…

Hotel Designs has officially dropped its February editorial features, which are Surfaces and Architecture & Construction…  Throughout February, Hotel Designs’ Spotlight On features will look…

Lighting designer Moritz Waldemeyer speaks to editor Hamish Kilburn about 2019 trends, the power of lighting therapy and how one moment in time can…

The Turkish Sirene Belek Hotel has announced  a major €2million refurbishment… As part of an on-going investment programme, Sirene Belek Hotel in Turkey has announced…

As the hotel is on the cusp of opening, Hotel Designs takes a sneak peek of the naturally striking design sheltered within the 475-key The Apurva…

In the second article in the series, Hotels at New Heights, Hamish Kilburn investigates how the luxury train industry is seeing somewhat of a…

The luxury hotel brand, which sits under the Palladium Hotel Group umbrella has opened the 111-key BLESS Hotel Madrid designed by Lázaro Rosa-Violan…  BLESS Collection…

The first hotel to opening following the aim to expand portfolio in the UK to seven hotels will be Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South… …

Following Hurricane Irma, the iconic hotel on Grand Cul de Sac debuts fresh look following design vision from Parisian designer Christian Liaigre… Sereno Hotels has announced that…

With less than one month before the Surface Design Show 2019, Hotel Designs identifies what to look out for at this year’s event…  From February…

Taking a turn for tradition, Hotel Designs’ Recommended Supplier BISQUE launches timeless radiators… Pioneering designer radiator brand Bisque has, for the last four decades,…

In the same week Hotel Designs’ announced a new floating hotel in Edinburgh, a mountain of so-called 2019 trends and major openings were among the…

  Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa opens in Ethiopia following the brand’s aim to strengthen its presence in Africa…  Following Hilton Hotels’ announcement to double its footprint…

Holiday Inn Denver East – Stapleton announced today the completion of a $12.8 million renovation… Following Hotel Designs’ Miniview on The Holiday Inn brand…

Following the company’s expansion as it prepares to open offices in the UK, Enagic International explains why hotel operators should consider offering their guests Alkaline…

Head of procurement at Mitre Linen, Phillip James, explores the importance of creating a healthy and hygienic sleep environment for your guests and what…

Elounda Peninsula all-suite hotel introduces the largest seafront pool on the Greek island of Crete… Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel has introduced new seafront pools for…

The former private palace in Palma, Palacio Can Marques, has opened its doors to the public for the first time in 250 years as a…

Perfect for boutique hotels, UK Flooring Direct predicts five wood flooring trends that can help lift the hotel corridor… In between the check-in area…

Hotel Summit, which returns this year in a new home in Heythrop Park on July 8 – 9, provides hoteliers with direct access to leading…

In last few weeks, Hotel Designs has profiled the 75 finalists who made it onto the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We conclude our profiling by listing…

Debuting this year, the Interior Design & Architecture Summit, which will take place at Hilton Tower Bridge London on April 29, has announced its…

Hotel Designs has started the New Year fresh by focusing the spotlight on significant hotel openings for 2019 that together are expected to transform the landscape of…

With international hotel design pushing boundaries further than ever before, can the designers in the field benefit from an insight into other industries when it…

Hotel Designs has vowed to follow interior designer Nicky Dobree as she works towards opening the soulfully restored doors of Plaza 18. In the…

The hotel group’s first ski resort sits at the foot of Mont Blanc…  As the ski holiday industry grows even further in popularity, despite factors such…

Celebrating the New Year in style, the new luxury flame retardant decorative upholstery velvet collection from Skopos, La Feria, officially launches this month… Appropriately…

Ushering in the New Year with a bright contemporary look, Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort has unveiled luxuriously refurbished beach villas… Nestled among lush foliage and…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

Radisson Blu has announced the opening of two hotels in Abu Dhabi… Two new Radisson Blu-branded landmark hotels have arrived in Abu Dhabi, one…

The new floating hotel that will be permanently located in Edinburgh has launched, marking a new era in luxury hotel design in Scotland… Developed by The…

We have started our year at Hotel Designs by ensuring that hotel openings are hot on the lips of leading hotel designers, architects and…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

From architect to interior designer and back again, Yasmine Mahmoudieh is an undeniable icon in international hotel design. Editor of Hotel Designs, Hamish Kilburn,…

GROHE has launched its latest cashback incentive, its first for 2019, offering consumers up to £50 cashback on some of the brand’s most innovative…

Paradigm Design Group’s boutique design firm, PDG Studios, completes its first hotel renovation…  PDG Studios, which is the newly launched in-house boutique interior design…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

Joali in The Maldives has unveiled a full immersive array of eco-inspired artworks and high-concept sustainable design throughout…  Conceived as an immersive island retreat,…

As we continue to focusing the spotlight on Hotel Openings and Spas, a new spa hotel in Alvor, slated to open in June 2019,…

In the constantly evolving landscape of international hotel design, staying relevant and on-trend is somewhat a daily challenge. Simon Mitchell from Action Storage details three…

Hotel Designs is starting the New Year fresh by focusing the spotlight on significant hotel openings for 2019 that together are expected to transform the landscape of…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

Colouring outside the trendy lines… The sun is falling on 2018 – and this particular sunset is filtered in a warm, peachy orange glow, also…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

Hotel Designs editor Hamish Kilburn catches up with Hans Joerg Meier the COO and Partner of LHM to discuss regional differences, design ethos’ and the challenges that…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

UNILIN, division panels, is leading digital print directly onto its durable, high-quality melamine-faced wall panels with ClicWall Deco… ClicWall Deco provides a high-performance surface…

The 19th-Century building will shelter Rome’s first patisserie-style hotel… Situated on Via del Corso, ‘The First Roma Dolce’, a new patisserie-themed boutique hotel, is…

With more than half a million viewers this year in 2018, Hotel Designs has enjoyed a fantastic 12 months of exclusive stories, features, events…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

In the hunt for inspiration, writer Harry Southworth and editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn scour the globe to find the best hotels and suites for…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

If you are on the hunt for inspiration this New Years Eve look no further as we explore five fabulous NYE venues in London… …

With a growing trend in velvets, Skopos Fabrics launches a new collection for the contract market… Providing a sophisticated burst of colour to contract…

Celebrating 21 years, Hotel Summit returns July 8 – 9 in Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire…  Following the success of yet another sell-out event in 2018,…

Following a swathe of new hotel openings, editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn, lists this week’s top stories… As the year comes to a…

Now that Pantone has announced The Colour of the Year for 2019, Illulian is pleased to unveil its exclusive Kaboom rug in the shade…

Situated in Alvor, Portugal, the new property will offer a selection of impactful programmes, as well as two restaurants, a medical spa and 70…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

The opening of Lincoln Plaza London is the newest addition to Curio Collection by Hilton, which joins a global portfolio of more than 60 upper…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

Bigger is most definitely better according to Rosanna Lonsdale’s latest collection of large decorative lamps. The latest collection of ‘Large Lamps’ from the brand…

Dometic will provide its Drawer Minibars and Top Open Safes to complement citizenM’s elegantly designed modular rooms in new facilities and build-outs across the…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. We continue with profiling our…

Long a favoured playground of Athenians and international celebrities, the Astir Palace Hotel is now being transformed into the first Four Seasons experience in…

Art consultants ARTIQ, which is among the leading brands at the forefront of the way art is used and communicated in the commercial work,…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. This week, we continue with…

Grohe’s Vice President of Design, Michael Seum, talks about revisiting a classic, challenging the engineers and creating an icon in the new Atrio (as…

Surface Design Show 2019 will celebrate the best in new and innovative surfaces… Hotel Designs has confirmed that it is a media partner for…

Kick-starting 2019 with a bang, throughout January Hotel Designs’ Spotlight On will look ahead to the most anticipated hotel openings for 2019 as well as relaxing…

In the coming weeks, Hotel Designs will be profiling the 75 finalists in the Hotel Designs Brit List 2018. This week, we begin by…

With 2019 on the horizon, and the focus in the international hotel design market being firmly fixed on what the future brings, Hamish Kilburn…

The interior design extension creates a new era of luxury for the resort…  Baros Maldives, an award-winning boutique island retreat in the Maldives, renowned for…

British electrical solutions provider Hamilton’s bronze electrical accessories a perfect match for Dulux Colour of the Year 2019… Paint brand Dulux has announced ‘Spiced…

nhow London will be a disruptive twist on traditional British icons… Designed by Project Orange, the 190-key nhow London will arrive in the British capital…

WATG’s Muriel Muirden, Executive Vice President and Global Director of Strategy, forecasts the top hospitality and design trends to look out for in 2019… WATG, which has…

With 100 years of shower expertise, bathroom specialist Kaldewei prides itself on having a shower product for almost any design…  With consumers becoming more…