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Browsing Crafted Locale

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Design

Temple of tradition

Chengdu, China – To preserve the heritage of the rapidly expanding city of Chengdu, Swire Hotels has launched The Temple House hospitality complex.

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Food & Drink

Laurence Brahm: The economics of identity

In his new book, Fusion Economics, Laurence Brahm calls for a new approach to economics.

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Food & Drink

Adelaide Safari

Adelaide renowned as a lifestyle hotspot, is gaining a reputation as the gastro capital of Australia thanks to its flourishing restaurant scene and some of Australia’s finest wineries.

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Luxury

Diana Verde Nieto: Why luxury brands need to be socially and environmentally…

Luxury does not have to mean compromise between style and a positive impact, says the founder of luxury standards-setter Positive Luxury.

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Design

To smile for: Bangkok design hostel shows two sides of Thailand’s past

Bangkok – The Yim Huai Kwang hostel – yim means smile – offers budget travellers a unique glimpse into the multi-faceted Thai identity through a concept that blends two eras of Thai design.

The Kosenda Hotel, Jakarta
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Travel & Hospitality

Jungle fresh: Hotel blends local craft and luxury

Jakarta – The Kosenda Hotel is the perfect combination of modernity and heritage. The traditional houses of Indonesia’s ethnic Betawi tribe are translated into a modern iteration in the hotel’s shard-like exterior, while the interior embraces local craft in its use of materials and aesthetic.

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Food & Drink

Luxe Locale

Earlier this year, LS:N Global tracked how retail design was drawing on local nuances and materials in our Crafted Locale design direction. In the luxury travel market that trend is widespread, not just in design but also in the experience offered to travellers. It’s part of a reaction against cookie-cutter resorts that are divorced from the…

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Food & Drink

International Luxury Travel Market 2013 Overview Part 1

For the super-rich, the world is their oyster. Nowhere is this more evident than at the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) event in Cannes, where on 2–5 December more than 1,400 elite travel suppliers gathered to show off their finest hotels, spas, resorts and luxury experiences to top travel buyers.

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Design

Sweet surprise: Latticed walls create cavernous dining

Auckland – Walking into the Milse dessert restaurant in Auckland is like stepping into a world away from New Zealand. Cheshire Architects used moucharaby, classical Islamic latticework, to create curved, cave-like walls for an intimate dining experience.