Showing posts with label Boutique Hotel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boutique Hotel. Show all posts

Friday, May 27, 2011

Über style

It seems I do have a more than mild interest in the German Hospitality scene as this is the second German Hotel to spark my interest in as many weeks... The Hüttenpalast in Berlin, designed by Anika Kunze is a bucolic über Wünderland of campers or caravans as they call them... all indoors with all the amenities the inside has to give...sans the rain, cold, bugs and other creepy crawlies!  For a girl like me who loves the "idea" of camping a lot more than the actual down and dirty camp experience this seems like a great compromise.  I also like that you have this amazing rural experience in the heart of one of the largest urban areas in europe...and well it just looks like so much fun think Lucille Ball's Long trailer meets rustic Indie chic.....Check it out below....all photo's by Jan Brockhaus...Have a great Memorial Day weekend!



über cozy eh?....ok last time in the article I will use the word über.

Reminds me of my childhood playhouse ...

Cozy and sweet without being too sentimental

I can imagine myself kicking back and having a tall one...
 
This is not your mama's camper!... evidenced by the amazing sculptural
 candle wall treatment!

Understated and informal front desk

Casual cool cafe to greet the weary camper

I want to know where they roast marshmallows and cool over an open fire!

Oh so very Potbelly's!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

25 hours of circus

For those of you who do know me....know that I have a quirky obsession with the circus, so when I read about this new hotel opening up in the latest Hospitality Design Magazine, I just had to share....

you're welcome:)

Located in Vienna and designed by Dreimeta/Armin Fischer.... This circus themed hotel that has forgone many of the cliches in place of modern chicness... with delicious bits of whimsy added in the details and wall murals....paired with modern and sometimes minimal furnishings, it creates a uniquely restful oasis that is not the slightest bit dull.  Although restraint is used we do get a bit of drama through some elegant details... like the red velvet curtains, blacked out ceilings, wood board wall finishes and funky props.

They liken the atmosphere of Vienna to a stage, spectacle or traveling show... indeed for those traveler's who are in touch with their inner gypsy this hotel would be the ideal respite.  They write to "expect a flamboyant and poetic living space" and indeed that is what you will find.

"We've created a casual hotel in which our guests can feel at ease- unless of course they're afraid of clowns or acrobats." - 25hours CEO Christoph Hoffman....it's good that they also have a sense of humor!

photos via 25hours, Hotel Wien, Vienna
love the wired table lamp

minimal but playful

the wired dress form and furniture make me think of the high wire act

I'm wondering if the whip and hat come with the room?

a wonderful surprise as you travel through the corridor

three ring circus here!

theatrical without being over the top

again very theatrical without being overdone...
wondering what they use the rings for?

I like the way white is used here against the darker colors
to give  a little pizazz

something tells me the outfit is extra