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Proper Hotel
Situated right on the triangle of McAllister, Market and 7th Street in Mid-Market, San Francisco in a landmark flatiron-shaped building from the 1920s is the Proper Hotel.
Waldorf Astoria Bangkok
The highly anticipated first Waldorf Astoria in Southeast Asia has just opened in Bangkok.
RYSE Hotel
RYSE, a member of the Autograph Collection, is a new lifestyle hub that goes above and beyond merely giving lip service to the term.
Ovolo Inchcolm
Conveniently located in Spring Hill at the edge of Brisbane’s CBD, the new Ovolo Inchcolm is the perfect base in the Sunshine State capital.
Paramount House Hotel
A charming heritage building that was once home to Paramount Picture Studios now houses the Paramount House Hotel.
Q&A with Kenya Hara
On a recent trip to Tokyo, Design Anthology sat down for an insightful conversation with venerable design theorist, author and art director of Japanese lifestyle brand MUJI, Kenya Hara
Less is More
Our world is in a constant state of flux. It’s only natural then, that humanity would be drawn to spaces that are calm, nurturing shelters from the outside world. That’s what Hip-Pop Design had in mind when they designed this private clubhouse
Lap of Luxury
How Australian interior design studio Infinite Design gave a 1980s penthouse a modern revamp
Mean Noodles
What do you get when a Cornell graduate architect is also a Le Cordon Bleu trained chef? You’d expect nothing less than this delectable hole-in-the-wall
Lane House, Beijing
The Finnish architect Alvar Aalto once said that architecture should be “in harmony with the human being”. Extrapolate from this what you will, but Beijing-based architect Nolan Chao of ARCHISTRY design&research office has taken the literal route
The Designer’s Guide to Paris
Heading to Paris this September for Maison & Objet? Here are a few of our favorite places to stay, shop, eat, drink and see. Bon voyage!
In Conversation with Doshi Levien
Design duo Doshi Levien spoke to us on the sidelines of Salone about their creative process and their new collection for Kvadrat
Get Surreal
That the most exclusive accommodation in Bolivia is a caravan says as much about the country’s paucity of luxury lodgings as it does the thrilling off-road adventures in store for travellers to this surreal, landlocked nation high in the Andes
Amateur Architecture
China’s first and only recipient of the Pritzker — the world’s most respected prize for architecture — Wang Shu, along with his wife and practice partner Lu Wenyu are the founders of Hangzhou-based practice Amateur Architecture Studio