While we take some time on our annual break to recalibrate, imagine and plan the coming year, we’re giving you the chance to explore some of our favourite articles we’ve shared in 2020.

If there’s one thing the global pandemic has done this year, it’s made us appreciate the value of well-designed Hotels and other Hospitality Interiors like Restaurants, Cafes, Bars, and spaces for Wellness & Grooming. Sure, we haven’t been able to travel, nor eat or drink out as much, but we sure as hell have all at least fantasized about it.

My love for hospitality projects runs deep because they have the ability to showcase masterfully conceived interior branding in action. From perfectly pitched moods, to carefully planned spaces that meet the demands of both the staff and the patrons, hospitality interiors work hard and play hard. Hotels take this idea to a whole new level – these buildings and interiors have always been serious business and the pinnacle of good hospitality design. Also, let’s not forget about the rise of the Wellness Interiors, which have – unsurprisingly – exploded as one of the most exciting and in-demand spatial categories of our time.

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RESTAURANTS & BARS.

The Berkeley Bar & Terrace in London by Bryan O’Sullivan Studio.

Dunes Restaurant & Event Space in Sydney’s Palm Beach by Olivia Bossy.

Four Pillars Gin Laboratory in Surry Hills by YSG Studio.

Bardem Cocktail Bar in Helsinki by Fyra.

La Raffinerie Modernist Beer Bar in Lyon by Un Studio.

Maison François Brasserie in London by The Guild of Saint Luke/ John Whelan.

Poodle Bar and Bistro in Melbourne by Bergman and Co.

No 92 Wine Bar in Sydney’s Glebe by Pattern Studio.

Terra Enoteca by Brunelli Ann Minciacchi Set within a 16th Century Palazzo in Fano.

Papi Restaurant in Paris by Neri&Hu.

Plantea’s Transformation of an Abandoned Adult Cinema in Madrid into Sala Equis.

Garden Hotpot Restaurant in Chengdu by MUDA Architects.

Hazel Restaurant in Melbourne by The Stella Collective.

Restaurant REMI in Berlin by Ester Bruzkus Architekten.

28 Posti Restaurant Renovation in Milan by Cristina Celestino.

Caffettiera Caffé Bar in Montréal by Ménard Dworkind.

Bakery Interiors Good Enough to Eat.

HOTELS & HOLIDAY HOUSES.

The Nest: Hand-made, Off-grid, Organic Lodge in Namibia by Porky Hefer.

Rumah Purnama Villa in Ubud, Bali by Studio Jencquel.

Casa Meco Holiday House in Meco, Portugal by Atelier Rua.

Villa Mandra in Mykonos, Greece by K-Studio.

1960s Industrial Sugar Mill in Guilin, China, Transformed into Yangshuo Sugar House Luxury Hotel by Vector Architects..

Potato Head Studios Resort in Bali by OMA.

K5 Tokyo Hotel by Claesson Koivisto Rune.

Maison de la Luz in New Orleans by Studio Shamshiri and Atelier Ace.

Locke at Broken Wharf Hotel in London by Grzywinski+Pons.

Art Villa in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica by Refuel Works and Formafatal.

Hinterhouse Prefab Retreat in Quebec, Canada by Ménard Dworkind.

WELLNESS & BEAUTY.

A Mid-Century Wonder Transformed by BarlisWedlick into a High-Performance Retreat.

Lullua Music Studio in Berlin by Emily Broom.

Hammam Spa in Portugal by Ressano Garcia.

‘Tanning in the City’ Salon in Seoul by Studio Fragment.

Say No Mo Beauty Salon in Kyiv, Ukraine by Balbek Bureau.

2020: A Spa Odyssey in Caracas, Venezuela by Atelier Caracas.

Otherworldly Jiyu Spa in Shanghai by Hip-pop Design Team.

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Explore our archives through the years: 2019 Archive / 2018 Archive / 2017 Archive / 2016 Archive / 2015 Archive / 2014 Archive / 2013 Archive / 2012 Archive / 2011 Archive / 2010 Archive