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Double dealing: our pick of multipurpose bars & restaurants from around the globe

by Jennie Gundill MCIM 05.12.12

On a recent trip to Iceland, I found myself bemused by the number of bizarre business pairings on show in Reykjavik. Apparently the attitude towards …

Ace Hotel Interior Design - A Unique Hotel Concept

by Sam Trainor-Buckingham 21.10.11

We met with Dieter Cartwright from Warren Red for a Sunday afternoon beer at the Ace Hotel in New York and were impressed. Made by creatives for creat…

Wonderful Watergate Bay Hotel in Cornwall!

by Michelle Allmark-West 02.09.11

Wow what a hotel! I have been really fortunate, I have stayed in some amazing hotels all around the world but there was just something so special abo…

Spending A Penny - Don't Forget Toilet Design When Planning Restaurant Interiors

by Michelle Allmark-West 25.08.09

Your exterior is welcoming, your light features amazing and your furniture stylish yet comfortable. You have ticked all the boxes and thought of every…

Review: Riad Les Trois Mages - Marrakech, Morocco

by Paul West MIH 02.06.09

'Boutique Hotel' is a term banded about by a staggering range of accommodation types from shabby beach huts to gorgeous design properties, and a true …

Makeover Magic - Interior Design On A Budget

by Michelle Allmark-West 20.05.09

Spring has been great weather wise so far, lifting everyone's spirits out of the doom and gloom of the constant reminder of the recession. Why not bri…

Restaurant & Bar Design Horrors - Style Over Substance

by Vic Searl 18.05.09

In the summer of 95 I opened my first pub, a wood heavy concept known as a 'Firkin'. In true big-company style, the re-furb went way over schedule but…

Mykonos Design Hotels: Order & Chaos - Effective Design Opposites

by Paul West MIH 09.04.09

How do you create inspired and unique environments on an island where almost all the architecture is absolutely identical? An island where there are o…

Boutique Hotel Design in Mexico

by Paul West MIH 15.05.08

Like many of the planet's most beautiful locations, the Pacific coast of Mexico has suffered at the hands of the mega-resorts whose consideration of t…