Nestled in the Vallée de Joux, surrounded by woods, mountains and lakes, Hotel des Horlogers has broken down the boundaries between nature and architecture – creating a space of harmony. We asked the architects of Hotel des Horlogers how they came up with the concept and how exactly they brought the two together…

Everything is changing, including the hotel industry. Two people who have experienced this process firsthand and helped shape it are Michael and Philipp Madreiter, brothers and Puradies hoteliers with a passion. Reasons enough to talk to them about the past, present and future of the industry…

Rotterdam-based design studio The New Raw, run by architects Panos Sakkas and Foteini Setaki, presents oversized entrance furniture Stratum. Inspired by geological stratification, the sculptural 18m-long multifunctional element invigorates the entrance area of the new office building of a pioneering online food shopping company in Utrecht, The Netherlands…

A bag that awakens a deep desire within us. It seems untouchable, which makes us desire it even more. This feeling – at once unbearable and beautiful – is something each of us has felt in some form or another. Inspired by the song “Come On Eileen” by the British band Dexys Midnight Runners, which is dedicated to this theme of love, INA KENT has christened her latest model EILEEN ed.1. A homage to irresistible desire, longing and (forbidden) love…