• Focus: Trends

    DPA’s Nick Hoggett examines current trends and technology enabling seamless and sophisticated results

  • Superior interiors

    Designer Sarah Burghard says cookie-cutter design isn’t what independent hoteliers want.

  • A Light Touch

    Lighting design is an essential part of mood-setting and décor in hotels, but is hard to pull off. Neil Knowles, founder and director of Elektra Lighting, explains how to get it right.

  • Design Central

    Marco Piva’s latest hotel project shows the Italian knack for mixing styles and periods.

  • The reversible hotel

    Guest rooms at the Ageas Bowl Hotel transform into spaces to watch cricket matches. Howzzat?

  • Hotels: Taking an app

    Whitbread’s new high-tech and eco-friendly hotel in London’s Covent Garden, makes economic use of space. JSJ Designs found smart ways to ensure the experience is an inviting one.

  • Hotels: Designing in luxury

    Opulence or convenience? FX looks at what guests want and what some designers have done to provide It.