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Duravit will reduce CO2 by 20% by 2030 – and here’s how • Hotel Designs

Duravit will reduce CO2 by 20% by 2030 – and here’s how • Hotel Designs

Even in 2022, sustainability remains a buzzword that is fast losing its meaning, with brands using the term without purpose as a way to ‘level up’ and stand out. Therefore it is refreshing to see extensive research, development and progress from companies with the mindset to pull together in order to evolve manufacturing processes across the industry, with the unapologetic …

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How citizenM plans to dominate the US ‘affordable luxury’ hotel scene • Hotel Designs

How citizenM plans to dominate the US ‘affordable luxury’ hotel scene • Hotel Designs

citizenM was launched in 2008 with a purpose – to disrupt the traditional, stale hotel industry. Focussing on central locations in the world’s most exciting cities, but at an affordable price, the brand got to work to create not just a place to sleep, but somewhere to work, relax and play – just like home. The first hotel opened at …

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Introducing Mori – a sustainable jewel in the heart of the forest • Hotel Designs

Introducing Mori – a sustainable jewel in the heart of the forest • Hotel Designs

Mori, a property that couldn’t be more connected to nature if it tried, was built using the wabi-sabi approach, which foregrounds seven Japanese principles. The three main concepts of the tiny house are durability, simplicity, and imperfection. The pared-down yet refined interior design extends through to the bathroom where selected pieces from the Happy D.2 Plus collection from Duravit enhance …

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5 hotel concepts that were out of this world in 2022 • Hotel Designs

5 hotel concepts that were out of this world in 2022 • Hotel Designs

Albert Einstein famously once said it best: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” It feels somewhat apt to quote a scientist given given the influence neuroscience is having over hotel design and hospitality in 2022. This year, it’s like someone opened the floodgates to allow for a rush of ideas, …

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Leaflike reaches new heights in Damac Tower • Hotel Designs

Leaflike reaches new heights in Damac Tower • Hotel Designs

With interiors characterised by stone, terracotta and glass, all the elements in Damac Tower have been brought together by the Versace Home studio in a distinctive world-class design to create an inspiration in luxury living, inside and out. The unique and balanced architectural composition has been carefully crafted to create impressive views from every aspect of the building. With this …

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A designer’s guide to boutique hotels in Paris • Hotel Designs

A designer’s guide to boutique hotels in Paris • Hotel Designs

While some city breaks are about soaring skyline views where the bigger-the-hotel-the-better philosophy might apply, Paris is most definitely the city of the bijoux and the boutique. With no shortage of the proverbial hidden gem, it is worth doing a little designer research to find the right place in the right quartier that has that magic combination of location and …

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Lua by Laufen • Hotel Designs

Lua by Laufen • Hotel Designs

The LUA bathroom range combines classic and timeless lines with the production capabilities of Laufen, making for a delicate balance between expert design and efficient manufacturing. The result is a complete series whose universal pieces fit confidently into a number of diverse environments including private, commercial and public. With the striking oval as its basic shape, the collection is stylistically …

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Masterful oak surfaces from Unilin • Hotel Designs

Masterful oak surfaces from Unilin • Hotel Designs

At the heart of this innovative product, giving Master Oak its impressive feel, lies Unilin Timber Touch Technology. Regular HPL and melamine-faced panels only have around three or four depth levels which limits how much texture can be applied the surface. The new press plate behind Unilin Timber Touch Technology allows for 64 different depth levels for 20 times more …

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