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Hotel Missoni Opens In Kuwait

The Rezidor Hotel Group along with Italian fashion house Missoni has announced the the official opening of Hotel Missoni Kuwait, on March 1, 2011. The brand famous for its striped textiles and la dolce vita style already has a hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Missoni Kuwait is part of the Symphony Centre, a boutique emporium located in the capital's shopping district. For the hotel design Creative Director Rosita Missoni combines vibrant patterns and bold colors with turquoise, green and gold accents appropriate for a hotel facing the sea. There are a total of 169 rooms as well as meeting space, a gym, steam room, sauna and a pool deck overlooking the city. Dining options include the Italian restaurant, Cucina; Luna Restaurant, located on the 18th floor, which serves a fusion of Arabic-oriental and Mediterranean cuisine; Choco Café offering pastries, chocolates and a selection of small plates and the Pool Bar serving continental cuisine. Rooms have Bang & Olufsen televisions and mirrors in the bathroom that convert into televisions. Check-in is done via iPad. The hotel also will have a 1,500-square meter luxury Six Senses Spa, opening later in the year.

This is just one of many designer/hotel collaborations. Brands from Armani to Christrian Lacroix have gotten into the hotel business. Check out a round-up of some of the highlights over at the Huffington Post.

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Maison Moschino Opens Its Fantastical Doors

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A couple of years ago I wrote about the plans for a Moschino hotel in Milan, Italy. It was supposed to open last year but is finally ready for guests. Maison Moschino, the latest project from Stefano Ugolini of Hotelphilosophy, is a fashion fairytale. Together with the Moschino creative team and designer Rossella Jardini, Ugolini has created a whimsically chic hotel. The hotel was converted from an 1840s railway station in the heart of Milan and has 63 guestrooms and two junior suites over four floors. The rooms, with names like 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'Clouds' and 'Sleeping in a Ballgown' offer sweetly surreal hotel experiences.

Outside, the hotel's neoclassical 19th century facade reveals nothing unusual but once inside guests see a Moschino lampshade dress acting as a lamp to illuminate the main entrance hall where origami clouds hang from the ceiling. Rooms feature imaginative designs, including one where silk rose petals dangle from the chandelier as if falling from the sky. In another, guests will feel as though they really are sleeping in the enormous ballgown that transitions from the headboard to the baseboard. 'The Forest' room, 'Luxurious Attic' and junior suites on the second floor are inspired by Alice in Wonderland.

The hotel's 'Clandestino Milano' restaurant has decorative elements that echo the curvaceous silhouettes of the Moschino dresses. Small lights on the ceilings look like clouds and a bar light was created from a stiletto boot. The restaurant, headed by Italian chef Moreno Cedroni, serves pasta, meat, vegetarian and vegan dishes, including 'Colourful Sushi' creations. An unusual palate cleansing concoction of sake and mint based 'mouthwash' finishes the meal. For breakfast there is the 'Mos kit' that comes in a choice of four, six or eight combinations and is served in a shoe box-like tray. Room rates start at 270 euros.

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Hotel Ralph Pucci

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Usually when we hear about designer hotels they are the work of one designer but Ralph Pucci, who is famed for herding together a variety of design collaborations, is launching his own hotel. He has signed up with LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotel to create the first Hotel Ralph Pucci in the Georgetown Inn, a classic Washington D.C. hotel. Pucci created the design concept and then chose architect/designers Pilar Proffitt and Robert Bristow of poesis to bring the vision to life. Five artists will provide furniture for each of the guest room floors and each floor will have a different color palette. The hotel will also feature original photography from Paul Solberg, Antoine Bootz, Gail Leboff, and Christopher Makos, a protégé of the late Andy Warhol. Each photographer will pair with one of the floor designers to create a unique aesthetic experience. Pucci will also collaborate with menswear designer Tomer to create the hotel uniforms. The 96-room Hotel Ralph Pucci will debut in Fall 2007.

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