IT SHOULD COME<\/strong> as no surprise that Christian Louboutin\u2019s first hotel, in the pretty village of Melides in Portugal, is called Vermelho, which means \u2018red\u2019 in Portuguese \u2013 after all, the colour has become the designer\u2019s signature hue.<\/p>\n There are flashes of red throughout the hotel too, such as on door and window frames and the lacquered tiles in the bar, but it is just one of many colours that, along with a myriad of striking patterns, hand-painted frescoes and delicate motifs, come together to create a stunning and uplifting design.<\/p>\n The hotel has just 13 bedrooms, each decorated differently. \u2018I wanted the hotel to be like a home, a big home certainly but still a place to welcome friends and family,\u2019 the designer tells Grazia. \u2018So, no rooms are the same, like in a family house. Each has its own mood, and each piece of art or furniture has been selected for a specific area. It\u2019s important to me that people feel cosy and comfortable but at the same time mesmerised by what\u2019s surrounding them.\u2019<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/11\/VERMELHO_AT_022.jpg” title_text=”VERMELHO, MELIDES, PORTUGAL” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Akshar|600|||||||” custom_margin=”-15px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] All the bedrooms in the hotel have a different look and feel and include hand-painted details such as frescoes by Greek artist Konstantin Kakanias.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/11\/DSC7196.jpg” title_text=”_DSC7196″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Akshar|600|||||||” custom_margin=”-15px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] The hotel restaurant\u2019s exterior with ceramic art by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Ducrot.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/11\/DSC6939S.jpg” title_text=”_DSC6939S” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Akshar|600|||||||” custom_margin=”-15px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] The stylish pool area, designed by Louis Benech, and Louboutin\u2019s favourite spot for its sense of peace<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] The interiors reflect Louboutin\u2019s French and Egyptian heritage as well as his love of beautiful pieces. \u2018The hotel is an eclectic and maximalist celebration of things and people I love or admire with great attention paid to the details,\u2019 he says. \u2018People can come multiple times and still find a detail to look at they didn\u2019t spot previously.<\/p>\n \u2018Some pieces of furniture have been made to measure but most come from decades of treasure hunts at auction houses from all over the world. I buy everything I like otherwise I fear I\u2019ll regret it. Sometimes, I know exactly where I\u2019ll place it, sometimes it can stay in storage for 10 years until I find the perfect place for it.\u2019 In this hotel, they have found their forever home.<\/p>\n vermelhohotel.com<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=”fp-boxout” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” border_width_all=”8px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_class=”fp-boxout-heading” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”] UK HOTELS FOR DESIGN INSPO<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/11\/Cowley-Manor-ExperimentalTripper-4-1.jpg” title_text=”Cowley-Manor-ExperimentalTripper-4-1″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] 1. Whimsical fun<\/strong><\/p>\n Lewis Carroll is said to have stayed here and this newly revamped hotel \u2013 taken over by cool Paris-based hoteliers Experimental Group \u2013 merrily channels an Alice In Wonderland spirit with rabbithead door knockers, playing cards printed on to carpet, historic panelling juxtaposed with graphic pattern, four-poster beds swagged in fabric and lots of greenery that brings the outside in.<\/p>\n cowleymanorexperimental.com<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/11\/230314_B_Soho6468_LightsOn_V3-1.jpg” title_text=”230314_B_Soho6468_LightsOn_V3-1″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] 2. Eclectic chic<\/strong><\/p>\n The design at Broadwick Soho, the first London hotel to have interiors created by star designer Martin Brudnizki, has been described as \u2018Seventies hedonistic disco pop meets your eccentric godmother\u2019s townhouse.\u2019 Opening this autumn, its wonderfully quirky mix includes jewel colours and lavish geometric patterns set against block colour; think dark blue leopard-print wallpaper with glossy midnight blue tiles in the bathroom and, in bedrooms, painterly tasselled wardrobes alongside sculptural headboards.<\/p>\n