3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (499+ words) A guest walks into a five-star suite. Natural stone, bespoke furniture, hand-finished brass hardware. Then they reach for the light switch beside the door, and it’s a white plastic panel with a shallow, plastic-feeling click, disconnected from everything around it....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (296+ words) The hidden complexity of hotel design Jason Cadman leads the channel that works with architects and designers across Ideal Standard’s Global Projects team, with a particular focus on hotels – and, crucially, on the people rather than the buildings, and our…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (793+ words) We continued the conversation, asking some of the industry’s leading designers to look beyond the obvious and consider what really makes a lobby work. From the practical realities of designing around a live hotel to the sensory choreography of arrival....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (383+ words) There are some hotel spaces you remember long after you’ve checked out. Not because they were the most extravagant or the most expensive, but because they simply felt right. The light was soft. The materials felt honest. Everything worked together…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (580+ words) Once defined by reception desks, concierge counters and formal seating, the hotel lobby is undergoing a transformation. Function remains fundamental, but today’s most compelling lobbies are designed to do much more – creating atmosphere, encouraging interaction and communicating a hotel’s character…...

1+ mon, 16+ hour ago   (304+ words) Working closely with the design team at Bell & Swift, Northern Lights developed bespoke lighting designed to complement the wider interior scheme while introducing a distinctive focal point within the space. For Bell & Swift, the lighting was conceived as an integral…...

1+ mon, 22+ hour ago   (235+ words) With spectacular views of the mountains and the estate’s vast 8,000 acres, The Inn on Biltmore Estate offers the art of luxury hospitality inspired by the legacy of its original visionaries and the outstanding custodianship of their descendants. As caretakers of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1048+ words) Held during Clerkenwell Design Week, a group of leading interior designers came together in Franklite’s private showroom in the heart of Clerkenwell for a conversation that covered everything from client expectations to narrative-led design, looking specifically at the role of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (545+ words) The advanced thermostat provides up to five shower features, such as the ability to switch between the hand and head shower or additional body sprays and selecting different spray types. This makes it the ideal choice as the basis for…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (561+ words) Marking a global product launch, Palladiom drapery introduces an exposed-rod solution that carries the Palladiom design language into decorative applications, with four end treatment options, including a finial created in partnership with Swarovski. “Palladiom drapery represents an important evolution of…...