With the contribution of Citterio, Fukasawa and Starck, B&B Italia recounts three new outdoor stories

    For 2020, B&B Italia presents three new outdoor collections, which complement its offer by opening up to three different complementary worlds. Three undisputed masters of international design, who embody three unique approaches to product design, partner with B&B Italia. The typically Italian touch of Antonio Citterio gives shape to Hybrid, a seating system … Read more

Minimal perfection, essential beauty: The Sphere by Philippe Starck

    Biomechanics at the service of vision. Starck Biotech Paris, Philippe Starck’s Eyewear division, joined Luxottica’s portfolio as part of the Alain Mikli acquisition in 2013. The Starck Biotech Paris collection celebrates minimalism and innovation through an exclusive technological revolution: the heart of the product is the patented Biolink, a modeled after the human … Read more

Philippe Starck’s Lily of the Valley hotel is making a splash in Saint-Tropez

      The unique setting of Lily of the Valley five-star hotel is a stone throw away from the exhilaration of Saint-Tropez: the lively beaches of Pampelonne and the sunlit terrace of Sénéquier are only a few minutes away. A protected area, this well-kept secret melds with Gigaro’s 5km of fine sand, a discreet … Read more

Bentley x Starck Power Dock is a modern art piece: durable, real and avant-garde high tech

  “I wanted the maximum of intelligence with the minimum of materiality. I wanted it to be a modern art piece: durable, real and avant-garde high tech.” – Philippe Starck From everyday products such as furniture and lemon squeezers, to revolutionary mega-yachts, hotels and restaurants that aspire to be wondrous, stimulating and intensely vibrant places … Read more

Maison Heler Metz is an out-of-scale phantasmagoric architecture

 

Located on Metz’s former freight station, the new Maison Heler Metz by creator Philippe Starck and the Hilton Group is the most ambitious urban planning development launched in the region for a century. Maison Heler Metz is a unique 14-storey hotel which will operate under Curio Collection by Hilton. Maison Heler Metz is complemented by its immediate proximity with the Centre Pompidou-Metz, the Muse shopping centre and the Congress Centre which will diversify and strengthen the attractiveness of this landmark hotel.

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Maison Heler Metz; photo: www.starck.com; maison-heler.com

The monolithic and monochromatic building topped by an 18th century traditional Alsatian home will be a unique destination for guests and local residents to enjoy. The house will rise on 14 floors including a rooftop terrace and garden, peppered with local trees and offering breath-taking views of the entire city. The 119 guest-rooms and suites are comfortable and elegant, complemented by cozy and poetic restaurant and lounge bar situated in the house, and a gym.

In the heart of the newly developed Quartier de l’Amphithéâtre, Maison Heler Metz will be the first hotel entirely created and developed from the ground up in Europe by the French creator Philippe Starck. He has imagined this extraordinary construction in resonance with the Centre Pompidou Metz, like a habitable, surreal and poetic work of art, becoming a strong symbol for the region.

“This project is an out-of-scale phantasmagoric architecture. It’s a game about uprooted roots, a symbolic construction of Lorraine”, explained Philippe Starck.

“Maison Heler Metz is a fantastic addition to the Quartier de l’Amphithéâtre. Improving the region’s hotel offering, the hotel will be a destination in its own right”, said Jean-Luc Bohl, chairman of Metz Métropole.

“Metz is going through a revival. The opening of the Centre Pompidou Metz and the wider Quartier de l’Amphithéâtre redevelopment is attracting investment and drawing household names such as Philippe Starck and Curio Collection by Hilton. It’s great to see projects of this caliber come to Metz and there are exciting times ahead for the city”, said Dominique Gros, Mayor of Metz.

Curio Collection by Hilton is a portfolio of nearly 50 remarkable, upper upscale hotels and resorts handpicked for their unique character and personality. Maison Heler Metz joins more than 20 Curio Collection by Hilton hotels, trading or under construction in Europe.

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Maison Heler Metz; photo: www.starck.com; maison-heler.com

10 of the best design hotels in the world

Charles Eames said the role of the designer is to be a good, thoughtful host and for a design hotel to work, it should do just that. These 10 – from Bali to Budapest – are hard to beat