The future of hotel rooms?

Open space hotel room with flowing organic shapes that creates the different Zones in the room.
Are we ready for this? This is produced in Hi Macs, from the Hogatec Fair, in Germany I think it is brilliant!

Off to Norefjell

Im off to Quality Spa &Resort Norefjell with work, for a belated Xmas party. We are going to relax with a nice dinner, a couple of glasses and some Spa, can't wait! The hotel is designed by Inne Design, I love the Interiors, it is worth the whole trip in itself. Have a nice weekend!

nhow Berlin

This is where I stayed in Berlin last week, supercool hotel. "nhow stands for a new generation of hotels: offbeat, lively, dynamic and with a local flair that simultaneously has worldwide appeal. nhow centers on music and design and is the only hotel in Europe offering two professional music studios."

Went on a research trip with work last week and looked at lots of nice hotels, cool bars and ate yummy food. Need to go back to Berlin, next time I want to stay at the Hotel Amano, for more info see Concept Interiors post on this warm and inviting space.

Drink with a view in India

I suddenly got very thirsty and wanted to go to India when I saw these fantastic pictures of the bar in Four Seasons Hotel in Mumbai.

Norwegian woods

I just love this landscape Hotel where the limits between the Norwegian woods, the architecture and the interior are blurred together. You are one with nature even if you are inside your room, with panorama breathtaking views that are ever changing depending on the weather, the time of the day and the different seasons. As well as rooms it also includes a Spa in the seven cubes raised on pillars .

This is definitively a place to bring friends and family from abroad to show them a little piece of Norway. Situated in the middle of Norway.

Juvet landskapshotel, av Jensen og Skodvin Arkitektkontor AS

The top 3 places we have been

We love traveling, give us more spare time and more money...... and we will be doing a lot more of it. Been to many interesting places but as we both are passionate about design the choice was quite simple.

1. This came as a surprise to us as well that Los Angeles would capture our hearts and make our number 1 spot as a holiday destinations this were a city that has a lot more to offer than we originally thought when it comes to architecture, as home of Frank O Gehry and some of his masterpieces like the Walt Disney Concert hall the to die for villas in the hills, and all those shops with perfect interiors and staff along Rodeo drive. We also went to Santa Monica Beach. And had a look in one of the many thrift store that sells costumes from TV Shows and movies. For such a huge city it was surprisingly calm and relaxing. A very nice summer holiday spot with something for everyone's liking.

Here we stayed at the magnificent Thompson Hotel Beverly Hills. Rihanna had just been there a few weeks before us to open this new hotspot. How fabulous is that. See pictures above.

2. It was a tight squeeze between the top 2 destinations. San Fransisco definitively deserves a mention. We loved it here as much that we often talk about maybe making it our home for a year or two.It had that homely feel to it, not to big, not to small, not to pretentious. We loved all the sights, shopping, the combination of the different parts of the city which such different feels and atmosphere to them. We stayed both in the Kabuki in Japan town and the Mandarin Oriental in the financial district, where we stayed on the 39th floor with breathtaking views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. Of course we took a trip Sideways to the wine country. We strongly recommend Sanaoma (neighbor valley to Napa) as a destination on its own. We visited the Sebastini Winery.

Although we did not stay at this hotel I liked it a lot, and want to stay there next time, especially since it is just down the street from the art gallery SFMOMA, which I really loved, but unfortunately I could not get any tickets for the Frida Kahlo exhibition, as it was sold out for days. It is the St Regis Hotel, see pictures below.






3.If fancy a romantic weekend in dramatic Reykjavik, we strongly recommend the 101 Hotel, cool design, central with lovely local food, good wine and atmosphere. We actually got a really good deal through Elle Interior for the trip, when the hotel just opened in 2004. We do recommend visiting the Blue Lagoon on the way to the Airport, to re energize and pamper yourself before leaving this fantastic island of Geysers, Glaciers, Volcanoes and home to Bjork, which would be essential to have on your i pod for the journey.

I want to go to Cocoa Island now......

I look everywhere for inspiration to my work and life. I came over this hotel in the last issue of Conde Nast Traveller. I instantly fell in love with it and want to go there now! Give me more holiday and more money!

It has 23 beautiful rooms, the suites are situated in cabins that is situated on poles above the water and looks like the local fishing boats. The bedrooms are light, airy in natural colours and materials. Cocoa Island hotel is owned and designed by Christina Ong, with architecture by Cheong Yew Kuan.

If you want to go there as well, look up Cocoa Island Hotel by Como Hotels and Resorts.

Ps: Maybe you will find me there...