Hôtel Paradis in Paris is a boutique hotel in the capital’s 10th arrondissement, recently transformed by French designer Dorothée Meilichzon. Ms Meilichzon successfully combined vintage, mid-century and modern elements to create a rich interior that is high in personality…

01 | Karaköy Rooms by RunArchitects | Istanbul, Turkey. 02 | Capri Suite by ZETASTUDIO Architects | Capri, Italy. 03 | Scandic Grand Central Hotel in Stockholm. 04 | Comfort Hotel Grand Central | Oslo, Norway. 05 | Casa do Conto (House of Tales) Hotel | Porto, Portugal. 06 | Hotel Lautner | Desert Hot Springs, California…

Villa La Banane is seriously BANANAS! First there’s the ridiculously amazing location on the island of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. Then there’s a lot of yellow everywhere which is (almost) always a fabulous idea as far as I’m concerned. I should also mention it’s über-cool owners – vintage furniture collector Jean Marc Israël and Benjamin Fabbri, a former marketing director at Dior. With a combined passion for 1950s design and an eye for impeccable style, La Banane interiors are bathed in good taste at every possible opportunity…

As a self-appointed ambassador for Serbia and Serbian Design, I feel it is my duty to report on any exceptional-ness I see coming out of the “old country”. Which brings us to today’s post. Terra Panonica is a cultural and tourist complex located in the sleepy village of Mokrin in north-east Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. The project consists of five houses, once an estate of a wealthy local Novak family. Two of the five properties have now been realised – Hose A (2012) and House B (2010).

Plus One Berlin is one of the most interesting hotel concepts I’ve come across in a little while. Not only do I love it’s super-cool blend of vintage, salvaged and contemporary aesthetic, the hotel offers travellers the chance to meet a like-minded local for an insider experience…