Here’s a unique travel guide for the eco-conscious non-tourists! I also highly recommend the Weird and Wonderful Guide to Barcelona, all by LeCool. If you want to borrow this, feel free to visit our library!  

This is a cool way to have nice walls but without the wallpaper, saving cost and resources! growhousegrow via :Easily Recreating The Look of a Classic Wallpaper: Patterned Paint Rollers

When nephew (designer) and uncle (sunblind craftsman) get together, beautiful eco-friendly and local products appear! Check out El Nebot del Persianer for the kind of products we want to have in our hotel.  

DIY makes it to 5-star hotels! At the Four Seasons you can now mix your own cocktail and decorate your cupcake. While this might be new in a place like the Four Seasons, I believe this goes back to the concept of Honesty […]

Here some cool local pieces of furniture and storage solutions made from upcycled sails in Spain. By DVELAS. We want some!  

Another examplary hotelier is Eric Goode who, apart from owning fabulous hotels like The Maritime, has made it his mission to save the plowshare tortoise. His Manhattan apartment and business partner Sean McPherson are also worth checking out!  

We like Monocle’s limited edition print of the Perfect Hotel by Japanese illustrator Satoshi Hashimoto, although we don’t agree on everything…  

A big thank you to everyone who participated in What is Barcelona design? last week during the Barcelona Design Week, and also to the BCD, Ryan Frank and Moritz! For more suggestions please email us, thank you.  

Quin és el disseny Barcelona? Et convidem a compartirlo aquest divendres durant les Portes Obertes del Glitch Lab en la Barcelona Design Week. Quin és el disseny Barcelona és una instal·lació de Pöko Design i No Som Hotel, amb la col·laboració de Ryan […]

On our quest for the typical Barcelona, we remembered Camper´s Dos Palillos Bar in the Raval. They describe it as “a very high bar, not so comfortable bar stools, a tight spot in which one fights for 25cm of space, extravagant decoration with various […]

This box of vintage cigarette papers designer Katie Barcelona (and we love her last name!) found in a flea market in Barcelona, inspired her to do these Luxe Business Cards for Moo! We get excited when our city inspires others to do great work. […]

Buildings are complicated, so why not have portable hotels? Snoozebox delivers rooms made out of shipping containers wherever needed…  

I want to be hotelier Sean MacPherson when I grow up! He cuts his own hair and is co-owner of the Maritime Hotel amongst others.  

Here’s the post about my visit to the Maritime Hotel in New York.  

Great idea! The customised wallpaper of the Wythe Hotel tells the story of the building… growhousegrow: Beautiful wallpaper cooked up by the very talented Dan Funderburgh for the new Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.