Hotels
A fifty-something years old wooden house on Japan's rural Gogoshima Island has been transformed into a contemporary guest house, the renovation led by Chiasma Factory (with Naoya Kurose Atelier as supporting architects) with a view to respecting the...
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Combining a traditional downtown vibe with the atmosphere of the historic Edo period, The ONE@Tokyo is a 142-room hotel located in the east side of Japanese city's 23 wards. A place to gather and meet, the property is home to a stunning ground...
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Manhattan meets Tokyo at Kimpton Shinjuku, the new 160-room hotel inspired by the New York art and fashion scene; yet imbibed in the spirit from the city's iconic Shinjuku district. With interiors imagined and designed by interdisciplinary design...
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Grounded in an East-meets-West design philosophy, the doors have opened on Ace Hotel Kyoto; the hip hotel chain's Asian debut a 213-room hotel built in homage to the city's creative spirit. Longtime Ace partner Commune Design have combined natural,...
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"A micro-complex where a collective of guest rooms, restaurants, bars and social spaces are bound together by 'aimai'; a Japanese word roughly translating to vague or obscure, with entirely positive connotations," is the alluring description for new...
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A new Kyoto hotel blurs the lines between coworking, co-living and the traditional hospitality concept; KAGANHOTEL a residency-based multipurpose arts facility that is home to emerging artists—currently from Japan and America—who have studios,...
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Japan's expanding design/art hotel brand cum creative/social collective, BnA, have opened the doors on their third hotel proper, Kyoto the chosen location for the diverse platform's brilliant new BnA Alter Museum—a project that will explore...
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Fashion, music, food and lodgings collide at Hotel Koé Tokyo, a complex in the commercial heart of Shibuya set over three floors and offering a new concept in hospitality. Calling their concept 'new basic for new culture', Koé is a lifestyle and...
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Exploring the ideals of urban Tokyo living, a stay at a BnA Hotel connects guests directly to Japanese artists and creators, enabling culture-savvy travellers to bed-down within a work of art; the cost they pay for booking the room shared between...
Eating Out
The skyscraper is king in Tokyo, and with one of the highest population densities in the world it certainly makes sense. The phrase ‘bright lights, big city’ could have been made for Japan’s capital and the luxury hotels and restaurants...
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Tokyo, a flashpoint between the traditional and ultra-modern, has been somewhat surprisingly late to the lifestyle and design hotel party. Glitzy, old-school glamour has reigned supreme at most luxury hotels in the city — and with it that Lost in...
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In a city best known for futuristic skylines and slightly anonymous luxurious five-star hotels (Lost in Translation anyone?), it would be fair to say that Tokyo's BnA hotel does things a little differently. For starters: it's tiny, with only two...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
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With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
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Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
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Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...