HOTEL Pool with summit view11/6/2023This is how mountain hotels work today: the family-run Hotel Saltus above Bolzano in South Tyrol celebrates closeness to nature – with contemporary architecture instead of chalet chic.
BAR No cliches9/11/2023Joshua Lux Innenarchitektur realizes all kinds of different projects – everything from private apartment blocks to commercial properties. Only recently, Gregor's, a boutique wine store, opened its doors in Frankfurt. In the interview, Lux explains the concept behind it and why generally a strong storyline is important to him.
DESTINATIONS Journey to the origin6/2/2023After the photographer and author Patricia Parinejad inspired us with her work "Green Mallorca" for the multifaceted nature and sustainability initiatives of the Spanish Balearic island, she takes us in "Green Namibia" on a journey through the longing country on the African continent, which knows how to touch with an exceptionally native beauty.
RESTAURANT The table as a stage5/25/2023Sustainability. Quality. Creativity. No compromises. These attributes not only apply to Tohru Nakamura's cuisine, they also reflect the star chef's design aspirations. For Tohru in der Schreiberei, hildmannwilke transformed the centuries-old walls of the former Munich Stadtschreiberei into an atmospheric setting.
RESTAURANT Celebrating Design Diversity5/17/2023At first sight Hamburg’s “The Morgenmuffel” looks like several restaurants all rolled into one. Every room is different, and the various interiors do not seem coordinated with one another. However, on closer inspection a well thought-through overall concept emerges: a culinary adventure that plays out in various rooms.
BAR Intoxicated colorblocking4/6/2023The former breakfast room of a hotel in Regensburg’s old town has been transformed into the wine concept store “Tipsy”: Starred chef Anton Schmaus, the Pure Interieur Team and Popstahl are drunk on colors.
HOTEL Special senses1/5/2023The style, the architecture, the attitude: At the Hotel Château Royal, Germany's capital city shows its best side. This "Berlin living room" is a place to experience contemporary art, to dine or to spend the night.
HOTEL Living craftsmanship12/1/2022When the opportunity arose to purchase a plot of land in the middle of the Austrian village of Mellau with friendly neighbours in order to build a modern apartment building, Evi and Jürgen Haller did not hesitate for long.
HOTEL Room in the green11/22/2022Agrotourism is booming and bringing new forms of hotel business to light. The Berlin-based start-up Raus, for example, develops mobile, self-sufficient hotel rooms that it sets up in forests, meadows, fields and pastures. Architect Sigurd Larsen is responsible for the latest design.
RESTAURANT Between Heaven and Earth10/4/2022Bonnie, a restaurant in the Morland Mixité Capitale, refurbished and extended by David Chipperfield Architects, is now one of Paris' architectural and gastronomic highlights.
HOTEL The perfect arc9/29/2022How do luxury and sustainability go together? Architect Ludwig Godefroy answers this question with the brutalist boutique hotel Casa TO on Mexico's Pacific coast.
HOTEL Better together9/2/2022"Taste an Place: The Design Hotels Book" is a sensory feast in words and pictures – Sophie and Orlando Lovell explore the cuisine, culture and nature of the locations of selected design hotels.
HOTEL Funny birds8/11/2022Jaime Hayon does not allow himself to be categorised. The Spanish designer is known for colourful, humorous designs with a proximity to art. In Valencia, he created the interior of a private art and guest house – and gave it a unique character.
HOTEL One with the Landscape7/1/2022Designed by Tanner Architects, The Point House blends subtly into Tasmania's stunning landscape while still managing to defy the harsh coastal climate.
DESTINATIONS Sustainable change4/14/2022With "Green Mallorca", photographer and author Patricia Parinejad shows fascinating insights into a wild nature beyond the known paths. She takes us into local workshops, studios, kitchens and supports collectives who put their heart and soul into protecting an island where there is still so much to discover.
HOTEL Time Out3/2/2022With the new guesthouse "Luchs" (Lynx) just outside Frankfurt/Main the Lindenberg Group has created a heavenly hideaway for stressed urbanites.
HOTEL The right blend2/28/2022Buckle Street Studios: Grzywinski+Pons have integrated no fewer than 103 studio apartments, a co-working space, a café, meeting rooms and a concept store in a building in London. In addition to the architecture, the New York design studio is also responsible for the interior design and most of the furniture.
HOTEL Boundless pleasure7/8/2021Light, luxury and fluid transitions: Patricia Urquiola has created a modern retreat with the hotel "Il Sereno Lago di Como", which was recently expanded with an exclusive penthouse suite.
RESTAURANT Art meets culinary arts7/5/2021When the buzzing creative team at Snøhetta collaborates with Bronx-based food, design and art collective Ghetto Gastro, it seems something unique is bound to happen. In this case, the culinary cultural space Burnside in Japan's capital Tokyo.
HOTEL Space for beautiful things5/4/2021The Autor Rooms welcome design-savvy travelers to a converted old apartment in the heart of Warsaw. The host of this extraordinary boutique mini-hotel is graphic design studio Mamastudio.
RESTAURANT Born of fire3/12/2021In 2020, Argentinian restaurant Gran Fierro relocated, and at its second location in Prague’s new town the renowned Czech design collective Formafatal again dreamed up the interior design. The main inspiration? Fire and coal.
HOTEL Inspiration sea1/25/2021The Grand Park Hotel Rovinj by Croatian studio 3LHD and realized in collaboration with the interior designers at Lissoni Casal Ribeiro has become a gesamtkunstwerk looking out over the Old Town and Adriatic.
RESTAURANT Focusing on the Future1/14/2021The Punta Conterie on Murano offers a new cultural center which combines industry, craftsmanship and fine regional dining to create a manifold experience.
HOTEL A nest with a hill1/8/2021With the Shiroiya Hotel, Sou Fujimoto Architects have succeeded in producing a fascinating combination of an old building and a conversion, design, architecture and art. Michele de Lucchi, Jasper Morrison, Leandro Erlich and Sou Fujimoto have each designed one of the rooms.
RESTAURANT Burgers for Gourmets12/28/2020As convivial as a Japanese bar, as exquisite as a mecca for gourmets. POPL, a restaurant in Copenhagen, plays on contrasts. Scandinavia/Japan-inspired furniture by e15 underscores its laid-back elegance.
HOTEL A global invitation12/21/2020The Cervo Mountain Resort in Zermatt offers an extraordinary range for conscious travel – sustainable, diverse and with a cosmopolitan flair.
HOTEL Capturing the local essence11/3/2020Located on the shores of Lago d’Orta in the Piedmont, Casa Fantini offers a pleasant combination of elegance and slow-paced living.
HOTEL At Heaven’s gate9/18/2020A “power place” is a place in nature that strengthens the soul and frees the mind. A perfect example is the Ploseberg in the Dolomites, the location of the recently opened five-star Forestis Hotel, where the materials and design idiom seek to be firmly in harmony with the surroundings.
HOTEL Microcosm in Tokyo8/24/2020For the boutique hotel K5 Tokyo, the Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has merged city and nature in restructuring a former bank building in Nihonbashi-Kabutocho. The result is microcosm full of ambiguities.
BAR & RESTAURANT That leisurely twist8/10/2020With their Kink Bar & Restaurant, Oliver Mansaray and Daniel Scheppan recently opened a new culinary highlight in Berlin’s Pfefferberg complex – in an old disused brewery building.
RESTAURANT Dark Splendor7/28/2020Space Copenhagen have come up with a Baroque interior concept for the restaurant and café “Le Pristine” in Antwerp.
HOTEL Something for everyone3/30/2020Potato Head Studios are a luxury hotel on Bali by OMA and entrepreneur Ronald Akili that is also destined to become a cultural hub for the local population.
RESTAURANT Smørrebrød is out2/25/2020Copenhagen has one of the best burger grills in the world. David Thulstrup designed the latest outlet with a little help from a firm in Frankfurt.
HOTEL The Charm of Bygone Days2/12/2020Hotel Pacai in Vilnius fuses history and the present: The five-star establishment is located in the heart of the old town in a 17th century Baroque palace.
HOTEL Tropical paradise with organic farm12/27/2019The Six Senses Krabey Island combines luxury and sustainability to provide a unique experience.