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02 Sustainable Art House Basel

Conscious Future

Our Conscious Eye On — Art House Basel

Set in Basel’s Steinenvorstadt neighborhood, Art House Basel is a cultural touchstone with sustainability at its core.

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Originals

Claire and Valia Gontard

“We are very much about showcasing a destination as a place where people live and not as a place where tourists simply bring their own culture with them on their trip.”

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Destinations

A New Way of Life in Mexico

In the Zihuatanejo region, on a wild peninsula alive with 177 acres of palm groves, Hotelito is at the heart of a growing creative community.

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Conscious Future

Our Conscious Eye On — Hotel Skeppsholmen

For Stockholm’s Hotel Skeppsholmen, sustainability means minimizing its environmental impact and developing a healthy working environment while giving guests a special experience at the same time.

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Conscious Future

Travel with Humility and Respect

Much time is spent considering how to talk about about kinder, greener, more ethical travel, says Juliet Kinsman. In this essay, the writer and travel expert explores why “respectful” travel should be the way forward.

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Conscious Future

The Good Traveler

The good traveler is a considerate and respectful traveler who moves with the lightest of steps possible and equips both mind and body for their journeys. Here’s a mental packing list that we intend to keep working on, as best we can, one step at a time...

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Food

An Interview with Chef Arnór Bjarkason

Icelandic Chef Arnór Bjarkason’s simple, flavor-forward dishes have earned him a following, both back home and his new adopted city of Vilnius. While the new head chef at Hotel Pacai doesn’t like to label his food, he is passionate about Nordic cuisine with a Japanese touch. Read our interview with him.

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Conscious Future

Our Conscious Eye On — Hotel La Semilla

Surrounded by lively green gardens on Mexico’s Riviera Maya, Hotel La Semilla set out to offer a more conscious form of hospitality

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Conscious Future

Our Conscious Eye On — Stamba Hotel

Stamba Hotel takes its responsibilities to heart: representing Georgia and forging a more conscious path forward.

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Destinations

Into the Woods with Fieke Mestdagh

We talked with the herbalist about her passion for going out into the forest, reconnecting and being in sync with nature like our ancestors, and what being out there can teach us about ourselves.

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Destinations

A New Wave of Hospitality in Lombok

Developing as a sustainable alternative to Bali, Lombok is attracting the hip barefoot dreamers who now have a new gathering place.

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Destinations

Where to Go in 2023

This year we invite you to dream, to give yourself time in a destination, and to revel in the joy that comes when we connect to a new land.

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Design

Star Light, Star Bright

Good lighting creates an atmosphere that warms us from within. Great lighting not only makes us feel good but also defines the space it occupies. Here is our long list of standout lights from our hotels around the world.

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Originals

Christiane Wassmann

“Especially in the summer, once it gets cool in the evenings, everyone goes to the piazza in the heart of the village.”