Austin
ROOST Rainey has arrived in Austin, marking Method Co.’s first Texas property and eighth apartment hotel nationwide. Spread across four floors of Paseo — LV Collective’s 48 storey mixed-use tower at 80 Rainey Street — the 59 unit hotel...
Austin
Connected by four distinct buildings, Hotel Magdalena—the latest from Austin’s Bunkhouse hospitality group, and their largest to date with 89 rooms—features exposed elevated walkways and courtyards that create a treehouse vibe, the space being...
Austin
The Carpenter Hotel Austin is the latest offering from hospitality group The Mighty Union. Housed in a concrete and terracotta block building a mere five minutes walk from Zilker Park, home to Barton Springs Pool, the hotel features 93 guest rooms...
Austin
Situated close to Town Lake (aka Lady Bird Lake)—a river-like reservoir on Austin's Colorado River—and the city's energetic Downtown, the Sydell Group's third LINE hotel continues in the vein of their Los Angeles Koreatown flagship and LINE DC...
Austin
Boutique Austin digs, South Congress Hotel, fuse mid-century design, Brazilian modernism and California-inspired elements that blend into the surrounding neighbourhood and its collection of eclectic bars, lip-smacking restaurants, vibrant cultural...
Austin
A carefully-crafted collision of music and the arts, bunk-beds and sleepless nights, food and curiosity, new Austin hostel The Native is for explorers who are overflowing with wanderlust and an undying intent to make lifelong...
Austin
Hotelier and creator of creativity-consumed hospitality group Bunkhouse, Liz Lambert, transforms the true Texan gem Austin Motel into a design lovers’ paradise. Fans of retro Americana weep onto their plaid shirts. Having weaved a kind...
Austin
There's a plucky little hotel in Austin, Texas, that's squaring up to the big boys of the hospitality game using finesse, rather than size, to become a contender. The Heywood Hotel has even secured a spot on the prestigious Condé Nast Traveller Hot...
United States
Hotel San Jose is situated just a few blocks south of where the Colorado River runs through downtown Austin – and is brimming with southern soul. Built in 1939 as an ‘ultra-modern motor court’, the hotel behind stucco walls in the heart of the...
City Notes
Reopened in the centre of Megève, Hotel Saint-Georges returns as a thoughtfully reimagined alpine retreat with a new visual language and razor-sharp focus. Set within a traditional chalet, the five-star hotel has been reimagined by Paris-based...
City Notes
The Zetter Group is set to deepen its connection to the UK capital with the opening of The Zetter Bloomsbury in March 2026, a 68 bedroom hotel housed across six interconnecting Georgian townhouses moments from Russell Square. Sitting directly...
City Notes
TOKKIA is a new addition to Covent Garden, and Europe’s first luxury Korean matcha house. Founded by Sooji Im — who previously introduced London to Korean tea culture with be-oom in Exmouth Market — the project brings a focused look at Korean...
City Notes
Bunkhouse Hotels expands its Houston presence with the opening of Hotel Daphne, a 49 room refuge in the historic Houston Heights. Following the success of the exquisite Hotel Saint Augustine in Montrose, the Austin-based brand continues its mission...
Dispatches
Creative work and predictable income feel like they're supposed to be opposites. Artists, photographers, designers, writers, musicians built their practices around the work itself, not around revenue systems and operational infrastructure. Then...
Dispatches
This is it. The final call. The door is almost shut on the 2025—2026 edition of the A’ Design Awards & Competition, and if your work is sitting on a hard drive waiting for the right moment, this is that moment. With submissions closing on 28...
Dispatches
Inspiration seldom arrives empty-handed. As ideas clarify, books, samples, tools, notes, and references accumulate, and the pile may begin competing for space and attention. What started as inspirational fuel becomes visual noise—debris in the...
Dispatches
Freelancers and creatives rarely follow a traditional pay cycle. One month might bring multiple client payments, while the next feels quieter and less predictable. That irregular rhythm makes financial planning more nuanced than it is for salaried...