Karl Lagerfeld to make over Monaco’s Hotel Métropole
Karl Lagerfeld is on a creative spree. After adding design touches to VIP helicopters and the new Diet Coke bottle, the designer has now taken up the assignment to revamp a hotel in Monaco. The Hotel Métropole Monte-Carlo has asked the creative genius to make over its Belle-Epoque exterior – the pool, the terrace, the gardens, and a … Read more
Philippe Starck refurbishes Palatial Hotel in Paris
Philippe Starck, the flamboyant French demigod of interior design, has unveiled his latest handiwork: a refurbishment of Le Royal Monceau, a palatial old hotel in Paris’s eighth arrondissement. The space is actually pretty tame for a guy who once put urinals behind glass. And the hotel rooms are downright boring. Think Pottery Barn with a frog accent. … Read more
