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Phuket’s beach resort The Slate undergoes a chic facelift
Phuket’s Indigo Pearl is now The Slate. Hotelier Prakaikaew Na-Ranong, heir to Thailand’s tin-mining pioneers, reveals her vision for its design Perspective first travelled to Indigo Pearl, Phuket, in 2012 and found a delightful resort cleverly crafted by architect Bill Bensley. Its beautiful industrial chic interiors had been inspired by the history of the property’s …
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- Architecture , Dose of Design , Interiors
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- architecture , design , Hotel , Hotel design , Indigo Pearl , interior design , interiors , Phuket , resort , Thailand , The Slate , travel
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Bill Bensley’s sleek design for the JW Marriott Resort in Vietnam
Bill Bensley’s designs for the JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa have resulted in a property that is as dramatic as its setting Nestled among verdant slopes and set next to a pristine white-sand beach, JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa instills a sense of French elegant chic into …
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- Interiors
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- architecture , designer , features , Hotel , interior design , interiors , travel
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Architects and designers tell their most memorable travel experience
Mark Twain famously said that “…broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the Earth all of one’s lifetime.” Modes of travel may have changed since his time, but today, people still voyage all over the globe to observe, imagine, learn and relax. We asked …
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- Lifestyle , Top Story
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- 40 Under 40 , architect , architecture , Hong Kong , Hotels , interior design , interior designer , travel
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Singapore’s Warehouse Hotel steeped in scintillating history
Nestled on the banks of Robertson Quay in Singapore, The Warehouse Hotel — the first hotel development from hospitality group Lo & Behold — is more than just a place to lay your head. The former warehouse building is steeped in scandalous and mysterious history that has been used as the foundation for its contemporary …
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- Interiors , Lifestyle , Top Story
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- architecture , Home design , Hotel , interior design , interiors , Singapore , travel , Warehouse hotel
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The Hari London creates a new brand standard
Following a 58-year heritage in hotel development and management, Harilela Hotels opened the doors of The Hari in London’s Belgravia last autumn, marking the launch of a new brand for the global travel market Late last autumn, Londoners were given the first glimpse of The Hari hotel concept before the new brand begins its worldwide …
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- Interiors , Lifestyle , Top Story
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- architecture , Harilela , Harilela Hotels , Hotel , interior design , interiors , London , The Hari , travel
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Going wild in the country at Sandibe Safari Lodge
Earthy yet glamorous, this beautiful safari escape co-exists harmoniously with the beasts of the spectacular Okavango Delta in Botswana Surrounded by a forest of wild palms and fig trees, and inspired by the nests of weaver finches and the armoured shell of pangolins, Sandibe Safari Lodge appears like a mythical village hidden in the heart …
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- Architecture , Interiors , Lifestyle , Top Story
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- &Beyond , architecture , Botswana , design , interiors , Michaelis Boyd Associates , Nicholas Plewman Architects , Sandibe Safari Lodge , travel
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Jean-Michel Gathy designs Maldives paradise for Cheval Blanc Randheli
Located in the Indian Ocean, some 1,190 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls make up the Maldives, home to the world’s bluest water and white powder-sand beaches — and just as extraordinary is the architecture crafted by Jean-Michel Gathy for Cheval Blanc Randheli A 40-minute seaplane ride north of the Maldives’ capital …
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- Architecture , Interiors , Lifestyle , Top Story
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- architecture , Cheval Blanc Randeli , design , Hotel , interiors , jean-michel gathy , maldives , travel
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.ART to transform the digital industry for creatives
Set to launch its public access phase in May, .ART is the new internet domain for the creative industry that will allow users to easily identify any art-related organisation, business or product We are all familiar with the terms .com, .org or .net, but these don’t always help categorise the field in which your business …
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- Lifestyle , Top Story
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- architecture , art , China , design , Hong Kong , news , technology , travel
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Take a look at the Art@JPlushk programme by J Plus Hotel by YOO
J Plus Hotel by YOO brings its innovative Art@JPlushk programme to its guests by showcasing works of art in its eclectic lobby space Formerly known as JIA Hong Kong and J Plus Boutique Hotel, Asia’s first Philippe Starck-designed boutique hotel opened in 2004 in Causeway Bay. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the property, a makeover …
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- Interiors , Lifestyle
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- architecture , art , Art@JPlushk , Building , design , Hong Kong , J Plus Hotel by YOO , news , travel
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Zaha Hadid Exhibition: There Should Be No End To Experimentation
Running until 6 April, 2017 at ArtisTree in Taikoo Place, There Should Be No End To Experimentation features works by the late Zaha Hadid ‘With experimentation, you think you’re going to find out one thing, but you actually discover something else … more than you bargain for’ Zaha Hadid Partnering with London’s acclaimed Serpentine Galleries and Zaha …
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- Architecture , Top Story
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- architecture , art , design , exhibition , Hong Kong , news , swire , travel , zahahadid
