Here’s what I think of the Element Hotel after staying there in New York City for a few nights…  

Nano-treated bed linens could save the average hotel more than 100 million liters of water per year. A great example of Biomimicry at work, learning from the Lotus plant how to clean without detergents. [Thanks dMASS for the tip!]  

Another locally produced eco-friendly design we can imagine in our future hotel lobby… Trepitjada by Martin Azua. Made from renewable, fully biodegradable esparto in Murcia.  

Enzo Mari’s Barcelona Manifesto from 1999 should still be followed by designers; now more than ever! “Barcelona Manifesto The utopizing tension of the origins of design must be recovered. If this is the allegory of a possible transformation, then it should reach […]

Cool 100% recycled glass products, locally produced in Valencia by La Mediterránea. They could be put to good use in our hotel!  

Originally designed by Droog for dirty hotel bathroom floors, we think this is still a cool mat, even for clean hotels! Also check out Hotel Droog.  

The Soap Flake Dispenser lets you enjoy bars of soap in a comfortable way and has a reduced impact on the environment compared to liquid soap. Today, most of the soap we use is liquid soap, which contains a lot of water. Block soap […]

PleaseBringMe.com is a great social way to connect travellers with locals by having them exchange goods and services… imagine hotel guests from around the world bringing in exotic products to swap! Angel Mule (by mmMule) connect people to deliver stuff to organisations […]

Here is what current Spanish design can look like: Jaleo restaurant by Juli Capella.  

Here you can read Allan Chochinov’s 1000 Words: A Manifesto for Sustainable Design. Good to take into consideration when designing a hotel (or anything else).  

The Marquina oil/vinegar recipient that does not drip or stain, is another classic Catalan design we’d like to see at our hotel. By Rafael Marquina, 1961.  

Fun packaging and tasty products from the Catalan Mediterranean by Espinaler. Every hotel should promote local food!  

More fun, locally produced sustainable furniture from Spain we’d like to see in our hotel. These seats are by Barcelona designer Guillem Ferran, and made in Valencia.

Chairs = multi-functional, minimum use of material “clothes cupboard”… nice idea for a hotel room, don’t you think? Via hilkar.mx

What if all the nice things you see in a hotel are for sale? Already can you buy stuff from some hotels & restaurants at Discover&Deliver… check it out!