Get the low-down from the original style-seekers' latest good-time hunting expeditions, find destination inspiration and insider tips from around the world. Welcome to the official Smith blog: we hope you enjoy your stay
Organised romance: what an arousal-squashing concept. Discerning lovers should bypass all the pink and sickly tack for some unabashed indulgence – from helicopter rides to ladies in lakes – at our romantic hotels. Mr & Mrs Smith built a business around the art of seduction, so who better to entrust with your night(s) of passion? [...]
Earlier this month, the rather foolhardy amazing Andrew Diprose (art director of Wired and he behind the gorgeously illustrated cycling journal The Ride) undertook Le Jour de France, a sponsored ride from London to Paris. The twist? It was a 24-hour overnighter. Since we’d choose carrot over stick any day of the week, Mr & [...]
Been a bit busy? Sunshine giving you itchy feet? Getting that sinking ‘Oh no, I forgot to book a holiday’ feeling and now hunting for last-minute hotel getaways? Help is at hand: here’s a top-10 hotlist of stylish summer destinations from London and Paris (below) to Dublin with late availability and last-minute offers to help you plan the [...]
This month, our hotel hunt unearthed three types of Turkish delight: in cutting-edge Istanbul, we were wowed by Autoban design and Ottoman grandeur at The House Hotel Bosphorus; on the glittering, glamorous Bodrum Peninsula, we fell for cultured Casa dell’Arte Residence and Maçakizi‘s model-graced decks. We also extended a warm welcome to two Mexico City [...]
The vogue for gorgeous wallpaper, pattern and print in boutique hotels – and homes – throughout the world owes a lot to the posthumous revival of Australian talent Florence Broadhurst’s dreamy designs. New Zealand-born, Sydney-based husband-and-wife team David and Helen Lennie (left) of Signature Prints can take credit for putting Florence firmly back on the [...]
Hurrah! Or should that be ‘très bien’ – we revisit the romantic-weekend capital of the world, with a peek at some more insider secrets from Paris, in the second Smith Travel Blog communiqué from Francophile femme and founder of Girls’ Guide to Paris, Doni Belau. Here, she reveals the Paris hidden away in its many [...]
Forget Paris? No fear. If there’s one place that never grows old, never loses its glamour, and never fails to pique our imagination, it’s France’s cosmopolitan capital. Sure, we’ve had some bad times here – adolescent art trips, mishaps in the red-light district, misguided love affairs, etc – but we’ve had some great times too: [...]
As one of Australia’s top interior stylists, vintage maven Lyn Gardener (right, with Jack) is kept on her toes running a gorgeous emporium in Albert Park, South Melbourne, a decorating business and a holiday home in our Smith & Friends collection. We asked Lyn to spare a few minutes to tell us about what’s brilliant [...]
When Mr & Mrs Smith’s Australian office relocated from shabby-chic Fitzroy to Melbourne’s lively city centre, they cornered a cool laneway position and called on some sassy folk to spice up the warehouse space. Eco-aware builder Martin Upton of Smartshax kitted out the open-plan office, and Lyn Gardener of Gardener & Marks lent luxe vintage [...]
Sydney spice master Christine Manfield takes her food – and her travel – very seriously. When she’s not at the stoves of Darlinghurst hotspot Universal, Christine leads gourmet tours through India, south-east Asia and Tunisia, and draws on her past life as a teacher to write pitch-perfect cookbooks (she’s currently polishing her sixth). So who [...]
