The history of the hospitality industry is a long one; it includes everything from the ancient Greek thermal baths, Roman mansions for government business travelers and the caravanserais along Middle Eastern passages to more developed inns and five star hotels. The long-lasting nomadic human nature and increasing means of mobility has required this industry to …
In an interview with AD, the Global Wellness Institute’s economist, Katherine Johnston linked the rising popularity of the wellness-inspired design to the “consumer demand and lifestyle and partly because of environmental and health crises around the world”. This trend is indeed based on redirecting architecture and interior design towards a simpler, more intimate and humane …
The present is an ambiguous concept and nearly impossible to grasp. By the time you finish reading this sentence it will already have submerged itself in the past. Nonetheless, it is something that has an unquestionable impact on the future and for this reason it cannot be disregarded. If we want to understand our present …
Cities are regarded as long-standing products of humans’ sedentary evolution and the demands that followed it; however, they are also the outcome of our nomadic excursions and an increasingly globalized world which brings with it the dreams, ideas and creations of people from all over the world. Each city bears the imprint of the inhabitants …
“My job is to educate my people, my clients. I give them a new lifestyle that is molded to everything they do at every time during the day.” – Hernan Arriaga As one of Miami’s favorites, Hernan Arriaga is also one of the main characters in KMP’s narrative of design. Our previous post on “The …
As humans, we are constantly drawn to the almost magnetic pull of activity and glamour; whether it comes in the form of entertainment, sports, the culinary industry, shopping or luxurious self-care routines. The best place to find all of this in Miami is anywhere in South Beach which is lined with first-class service establishments, avant-garde …
At some point in our life we each start to build a picture of our ideal job, the country we wish to live in, and the space we want to inhabit. While the future is impossible to predict, there are some things we have control over, one of them is the design of our homes. …
The field of interior design is more complex than it seems. It is shaped by a variety of actors such as architects, designers, clients and even realtors, who are equally influenced by the transformative power of design. Even though the dominant group in this area of expertise is comprised by interior designers, a general knowledge …