Editorial Discoveries
484 articles
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Dubai Built a Sail-Shaped Hotel on Its Own Artificial Island
Burj Al Arab turned a single silhouette into a global shorthand for Dubai luxury. The atrium, offshore setting and extreme interiors give the building a complete visual language beyond its famous exterior. — via jumeirah.com
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Dubai Built a Resort That Looks Like Giant Blocks Suspended in the Sky
Atlantis The Royal stacks huge volumes around sky courts, pools and terraces rather than forming a conventional hotel tower. The architecture is strongest from the water and in aerial views. — via atlantis.com
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Frank Gehry Dropped a Ribbon of Titanium Into Rioja Wine Country
Hotel Marqués de Riscal wraps guestrooms beneath a sculptural roof of coloured metal ribbons, creating an unmistakable contrast with vineyards and historic winery buildings. — via marquesderiscal.com
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A Remote Newfoundland Inn Stands on Stilts Above the North Atlantic
Fogo Island Inn uses a stark contemporary form on a rugged island edge, balancing modern interiors with views of ocean, ice and weather. Its location does much of the visual storytelling. — via fogoislandinn.ca
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This Desert Resort Almost Disappears Into the Utah Rock
Amangiri uses low concrete forms, stone-coloured surfaces and enormous desert views to make the landscape feel like part of the architecture. The central pool wraps around an exposed rock formation. — via aman.com
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This Maldives Suite Has a Bedroom Five Metres Under the Indian Ocean
The Muraka places its master bedroom beneath the ocean inside a curved transparent shell, while the rest of the residence sits above the water. Reef life becomes the view from bed. — via conradmaldives.com
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Sweden Put Hotel Rooms in the Trees — Including a Mirror Cube and a UFO
Treehotel turns individual guest rooms into architectural experiments suspended in a northern Swedish forest. Different cabins take radically different forms, from mirrored geometry to a flying-saucer silhouette. — via treehotel.se
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Hemmerle Sets Rare Gemstones in Materials Most Fine Jewellers Would Never Use
Hemmerle is known for combining important gemstones with copper, aluminium, iron and textured gold, producing restrained forms that feel closer to modern design objects than traditional high jewellery. — via hemmerle.com
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Chopard Makes Dozens of One-Off High-Jewellery Pieces for Cannes Every Year
The Red Carpet Collection treats high jewellery like an annual creative laboratory, producing dramatic gemstone pieces around a new theme for the Cannes Film Festival. — via chopard.com
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Wallace Chan Makes Jewellery That Looks More Like Tiny Fantasy Sculpture
Wallace Chan combines carving, titanium, gemstones and experimental techniques to create pieces that often resemble insects, flowers and miniature creatures rather than conventional jewellery. — via wallacechan.com
