Tag: Hotels
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Stories on walls: Mick Wells on the craft behind the world’s most creative wallcoverings
From The Savoy to The Twenty Two, specialist wallcover installers Wells are behind many of the most talked-about spaces in hospitality.
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Inside The Carlton – Milan’s newest design-led address
A €60-million transformation brings new life to The Carlton Milan, where mid-century influences, bespoke craftsmanship and a confident palette define a distinctly Milanese sense of style.
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A Maldives hotel is engaging new audiences through art and culture
With creative retreats and an artist-in-residence programme, Finolhu in the Maldives is leading a shift towards a new traveller demographic.
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Inside two of Scotland’s most immersive hotels, The Witchery and Prestonfield House
Hotelier James Thomson’s atmospheric and immersive Edinburgh hotels have garnered a dedicated global following. Adele Cardani visits The Witchery and Prestonfield House to discover the artistry behind the myth.
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Inside 2026’s most anticipated design-driven hotel openings
From a landmark restoration in Cartagena to a historic estate in Saint-Tropez, there’s plenty to look forward to in 2026
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David Collins Studio at 40: 10 projects that changed the design world
As David Collins Studio turns 40, we speak to CEO Iain Watson and Chief Creative Officer Simon Rawlings about their four decades of era-defining work.
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The best design-led luxury hotel openings of 2025
From Italian palaces to Cyclades hideaways, 2025’s hospitality scene is a masterclass in design.
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First Look: Six Senses comes to the Loire Valley’s magical Les Bordes Estate
Cultural Union visits Les Bordes in France to see how the former estate of Baron Bich is being transformed into a nirvana of golf, equestrianism and wellness, with the existing Cour du Baron homes and clubhouse soon to be joined by a Six Senses hotel and 52 branded residences.
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Four Seasons designer Ed Ng on creating hotels of the imagination
With clients from Mandarin Oriental to Four Seasons and Rosewood, AB Concept is a design studio that inhabits the global first division. Its co-founder Ed Ng speaks to Cultural Union about the intuition that lies behind great spaces “It’s the sixth sense of the designer,” says Ed Ng, when asked how he anticipates the desires…
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Step inside Anouska Hempel’s exquisite Parisian boutique hotel, Monsieur George
Legendary interior designer Anouska Hempel talks to Cultural Union about her jewel-like Parisian bolt-hole, Monsieur George Hotels, at their best, are portals. They hold the power to transport us to a heightened version of reality, a stage for us to act as elevated versions of ourselves. Monsieur George, tucked in a relaxed side street off…
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How art consultant Judith Tatar defines narratives for the world’s leading hotels
Art consultants are not credited as often as interior designers or architects, yet they are a vital component of defining the appeal of leading hotels. We speak to Judith Tatar, founder of Tatar Art Projects, about the invaluable role her company provides to clients from Waldorf Astoria to Rosewood. If you’ve stayed at the Conrad…
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Tara Bernerd has created a Baroque Modernist jewel at Rosewood Munich
In the newly opened Rosewood Munich, the Bavarian capital now has the landmark hotel it deserves Think of Munich, and you might think of BMW, well-heeled Bavarians, the Oktoberfest, FC Bayern Munich and their colour-shifting Allianz Arena. You probably won’t think of hotels. That’s all about to change with the opening of Rosewood Munich – a…
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How Yabu Pushelberg conquered the design world with cinematic beauty
Legendary Canadian designers Glenn Pushelberg and George Yabu, founders of the Toronto and New York-based Yabu Pushelberg studio, speak to Cultural Union about their unmistakable aesthetic and the design philosophy that continues to drive them To understand why Yabu Pushelberg are held in such high esteem, just step into La Samaritaine in Paris, where the…
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How creative director Jacu Strauss built a hotel empire on art and design
Jacu Strauss, creative director of the Lore Group, speaks to Cultural Union about designing their global portfolio of hotels, searching the world for vintage gems – and tangling with the Beauty Committee. Jacu Strauss may just have the best job in the world. As creative director of the Lore Group, he oversees all things design…