Comments on: Top 10: Boutique Hotel Designers

By: New year, new Smith hotels in Somerset, Shropshire and Naples … | Hotels

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:41:06 +0000

[...] in Shropshire and the Lion & Pheasant, a 16th-century coaching inn with candle-lit nooks, Philippe Starck Ghost chairs and a rustic restaurant. We lingered in the loft rooms admiring the beamed ceilings, [...]

By: Martin Soler

Martin Soler — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:45:46 +0000

No Jacques Garcia? He’s sort of Mr. Boutique hotel, having done Costes, part of Fouqets Barriere hotel and more. (And a new one launching in Paris Opera district in a few days).

By: Cambodia shopping guide: meet Elizabeth Kiester of Wanderlust

Cambodia shopping guide: meet Elizabeth Kiester of Wanderlust — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:21:16 +0000

[...] should check out Kit Kemp’s NY stay, Crosby Street Hotel (right), next time you’re in the Big Apple – same [...]

By: Ruinart and Miller Harris Sensory Afternoon Tea at the Soho Hotel, London

Ruinart and Miller Harris Sensory Afternoon Tea at the Soho Hotel, London — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:41:40 +0000

[...] of Miller Harris, who developed teas to match the flavours of Ruinart’s ambrosial champagne, and Kit Kemp of the fabulous Firmdale hotel group, who set her chefs the task of creating sandwiches and cakes [...]

By: Anouska Hempel interview

Anouska Hempel interview — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:28:13 +0000

[...] follow up our recent feature on the Top 10: Boutique Hotel Designers, we thought it would be great to talk to the top triumvirate of designers about their inspirations [...]

By: Chelsea Flower Show Firmdale Hotels' boutique garden

Chelsea Flower Show Firmdale Hotels' boutique garden — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:08:13 +0000

[...] sprinkled with greenery made up the Silver-Grenfell-award-winning result. In creating the garden, Kit Kemp collaborated with Bloomsbury Flowers, who provide the floral displays in Firmdale Hotels’ [...]

By: Jenny King

Jenny King — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:46:41 +0000

I love the floor tiles Ilse at the High Road House in Chiswick. We really should make more of floors instead of always focusing on walls and ceilings.

By: Kelly Wearstler

Kelly Wearstler — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:57:58 +0000

[...] Maya in Mexico, to name just a few). As a result, she sailed effortlessly into second slot in our Top 10: Boutique Hotel Designers feature (stylishly sandwiched between Anouska Hempel and Ilse Crawford), so we donned our best [...]

By: Ilse Crawford

Ilse Crawford — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:19:15 +0000

[...] Ilse Crawford. Returning to our series of interviews with the industry giants who featured in our Top 10: Boutique Hotel Designers, we managed to grab 20 minutes with the one-woman powerhouse behind Studioilse, the company that [...]

By: Lucy

Lucy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:12:17 +0000

@Lucy – we’re about to post an interview with Ilse here on the Smith Travel Blog – check back in a couple of days!