In Conversation • Hotel Designs

Interview / 05.10.2021

Meet Yi-Zhen Jones, Associate at twenty2degrees Design Partnership

Meet Yi-Zhen Jones, Associate at twenty2degrees Design Partnership Recently promoted, Yi-Zehn Jones is shaking things up inside the creative and forward-thinking design studio we...

Interview / 29.09.2021

How fitness brand Klink is taking on the hospitality industry

By: Hamish Kilburn

How fitness brand Klink is taking on the hospitality industry With fitness, wellness and wellbeing all high up on the agenda for modern travellers,...

Exclusive / 23.09.2021

Made in Wales: Celebrating a new chapter for Newmor

By: Hamish Kilburn

Made in Wales: Celebrating a new chapter for Newmor In an exclusive and well-timed interview with Hotel Designs, David Johnston, Managing Director of wallcovering...

Interview / 22.09.2021

Women leading hospitality: An interview with Cheila Gibbs

By: Hamish Kilburn

Women leading hospitality: An interview with Cheila Gibbs Cheila Gibbs' one-stop hub for hospitality concept development was built while she was working for the...

Rock Galpin and his new collection of furniture

Exclusive / 20.09.2021

Rock Galpin: “My new furniture collection is like a human hug”

By: Hamish Kilburn

Rock Galpin: “My new furniture collection is like a human hug” A few years and a pandemic after editor Hamish Kilburn first put forward...

Interview / 09.09.2021

Ed Warner: “Accessibility is not a dirty word in design”

By: Hamish Kilburn

Ed Warner: “Accessibility is not a dirty word in design” In 2021, it is shocking that new design-led hotels are emerging in the global...

Exclusive / 23.08.2021

In conversation with the ‘rugtrepreneurs’ at Modieus

By: Hamish Kilburn

In conversation with the ‘rugtrepreneurs’ at Modieus Combining fashion with design to create some extraordinary carpet and rug patterns, Modieus is officially on the...

image of Louise Sawyer Bacou inside her London Studio

Interview / 02.08.2021

In Conversation With: Furniture designer Louise Sawyer Bacou

By: Hamish Kilburn

In Conversation With: Furniture designer Louise Sawyer Bacou To kickstart our month putting 'beds' under the editorial spotlight, editor Hamish Kilburn speaks to furniture...

Interview / 14.07.2021

A winner’s Q&A: Fiona Thompson, Principal, Richmond International

By: Hamish Kilburn

A winner’s Q&A: Fiona Thompson, Principal, Richmond International Following Fiona Thompson spectacularly winning at The Brit List Awards 2020, where she virtually walked away...

Exclusive / 08.07.2021

Exclusive: Meet the designers behind London Design House

By: Hamish Kilburn

Exclusive: Meet the designers behind London Design House You may already know – or know of – Akram Fahmi (former Design Director at 1508...

Interview / 14.06.2021

Meet the women who are pioneering a new wave of design-led motels

By: Hamish Kilburn

Meet the women who are pioneering a new wave of design-led motels With a penchant for 'great wine and good vibes', The June is...

Interview / 02.06.2021

In Conversation With: Alex Tredez on designing The Lost Poet

By: Hamish Kilburn

In Conversation With: Alex Tredez on designing The Lost Poet In an exclusive interview, editor Hamish Kilburn meets Alex Tredez, the lead designer of...

Interview / 26.05.2021

In Conversation With: Naomi Heaton, CEO, The Other House

By: Hamish Kilburn

In Conversation With: Naomi Heaton, CEO, The Other House Having just unveiled The Other House, a new lifestyle hospitality brand that is said to...

Interview / 28.04.2021

In Conversation With: Architect Marcio Kogan, founder of Studio MK27

By: Hamish Kilburn

In Conversation With: Architect Marcio Kogan, founder of Studio MK27 To understand more about one particular new hotel in the Maldives, Xenia zu Hohenlohe,...

Interview / 19.04.2021

Fameed Khalique: “I have no formal training in design”

By: Hamish Kilburn

Fameed Khalique: “I have no formal training in design” From luxury leathers to experimental luxury surfaces, Fameed Khalique's career path is anything but conventional....

Interview / 25.03.2021

In Conversation With: Atlas Concorde on surface design

By: Hamish Kilburn

In Conversation With: Atlas Concorde on surface design In the wake of Hotel Designs' spotlight on surfaces throughout the month of February, editor Hamish...

Interview / 11.03.2021

In Conversation With: Lucienne Walpole, Vice President, SB Architects

By: Hamish Kilburn

In Conversation With: Lucienne Walpole, Vice President, SB Architects SB Architects recently appointed Lucienne Walpole as the firm's new Vice President. Following Walpole's participation...

Interview / 04.03.2021

5 minutes with: Mark Harper, Head of Design at Dernier & Hamlyn

By: Hamish Kilburn

5 minutes with: Mark Harper, Head of Design at Dernier & Hamlyn Ahead of Hotel Designs' next roundtable, in association with Dernier & Hamlyn,...

Interview / 03.03.2021

In (lockdown) conversation with: Art consultant Harry Pass

By: Hamish Kilburn

In (lockdown) conversation with: Art consultant Harry Pass For one year now, Hotel Designs has been amplifying art consultancy firm Elegant Clutter in order...

Interview / 24.02.2021

5 minutes with: Interior designer Steve Esdaile

By: Hamish Kilburn

5 minutes with: Interior designer Steve Esdaile With an ever-evolving, burning demand among modern travellers to check into spaces that ooze personality, design and...

Interview / 12.02.2021

In Conversation With: The man who designed the ‘most stylish’ hotel in Crete

By: Hamish Kilburn

In Conversation With: The man who designed the ‘most stylish’ hotel in Crete Ahead of the official opening of CAYO Exclusive Resort and Spa...