Designer trees and board-game butlers: Christmas in London’s poshest hotels
At Claridge’s they will read your children stories as you sip champagne, while the lights on the Connaught’s tree spell out bespoke poems by Tracey Emin
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Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors at Salone del Mobile 2016
This year, during the Milan International Furniture fair Salone del Mobile 2016 (12-17 April, Milano), Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors space will find place in the new xLux Section. xLux will bring together in a single area firms that focus their production on luxury furniture. Unlike the last year stand at Salone del Mobile 2016, characterized by … Read more
The Hotel on Place Vendôme – review
Truffled antelope, anyone? Tilar J Mazzeo’s study of the Ritz hotel in Paris during Nazi occupation takes in sex, collaboration and Hermann Goring in a silk kimono
After more than 100 years of service, Paris’ landmark hotel Lutetia closes for renovation
Following similar makeover moves by hospitality rivals, Paris’ luxury hotel Lutetia built in 1910, a modern-day reflection of the Belle Epoque and Art Deco periods closed for a three-year renovation. The renovations will be overseen by French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Ambassador since 1910 for the French art de vivre and symbol of prestige and … Read more
Ritz Paris – A legend in progress. A sneak peek at new decor
The unique Ritz Paris continues its path towards the grand reopening. Closed for renovation since summer 2012 and scheduled to reopen in 2014, the famed Ritz Paris unveiled the first images of the renovated spaces on the hotel’s revamped website. Through sketches by illustrator Damien Cuypers, Ritz Paris offered sneak peek at new decor of … Read more