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Interiors - Mango Bay, Vietnam
Mango Bay
Sitting just off the southern coast of Vietnam is the island of Phu Quoc. The island is seeing major development in its tourism infrastructure so that its easier to reach it’s more central beaches. However, there are still a few remarkable properties that own their beachfronts and Mango Bay is one of the best [...]
Interiors - Knai Bang Chatt, Cambodia
Knai Bang Chatt
An amazing example of Modernism architecture, designed and built by one of Le Corbusier’s Cambodian protege’s on the Kep coast.
The main buildings were built in the 1950’s when the French were developing Kep as a tropical holiday town. Luckily, the buildings all survived the Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese occupation, and have recently been [...]
Interiors - Veranda Bungalows, Cambodia
Veranda Bungalows
This small resort has been in development for seven years, perched high up on hills overlooking the small coastal town of Kep in southern Cambodia. The owners, who also built the majority of the bungalows, wanted to create unique bungalows that nestled in the forest canopy.
The majority of the bungalows are connected with wooden [...]
Interiors - Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Cambodia
Raffles Hotel Le Royal
Situated in the heart of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, the Raffles is a complete oasis. The hotel has a long history including a visit by Jackie Kennedy back in the ’60’s.
The Raffles brand is all about hospitality and making you feel at home. The decor is always influenced by local design [...]
Interiors - Chakrabongse Villas, Thailand
Chakrabongse Villas
Set in the heart of Bangkok, opposite the Wat Pho Temples, these four bungalows are laid out in the grounds of the Royal Thai Princesses house.
Set away from the main house, the bungalows are literally on the edge of the main river that flows through Bangkok. Hence two of its main attractions are the [...]
Interiors - Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Thailand
Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi
Sitting just outside the Old Town in Chiang Mai, is the sprawling ‘town’ of this hotel. It was created as a mirror image of an ancient town centred around rice paddys and official buildings. The architecture has been kept to the orginal style, thus all the chalets are on the perimeter facing [...]
Outdoor - Koh Talu Island, Thailand
Koh Talu Island
Beautiful, unknown island just off the coast of Thailand. I can only let the pics speak for themselves. Recommended to us by a local couple as the perfect getaway and faraway from the more well known touristy islands.
They have an amazing coral regeneration project on the go just off the beach. So, with [...]
Interiors - Chiang Dao Nest, Thailand
Chiang Dao Nest
This was a complete breakaway from the ’sterile’ nature of luxury hotels we were reviewing at the time. Chiang Dao Nest was recommended to us by some friends who had stayed there previously.
The bungalows were spread out over a large area, all custom built from bamboo and timber with cement foundations. Here it [...]
Interiors - Metropolitan Bangkok, Thailand
Metropolitan Bangkok
Part of the COMO Hotel group, the Metropolitan is touted as a chic, business hotel with two diverse restaurants and spa.
Certainly on the design side it was true to its word. Clean minimal lines throughout and accented with original Thai woodwork and artwork. Its meant to be calming and it certainly keeps the frantic [...]
Interiors - Athol Place, Johannesburg
Athol Place
This boutique hotel had recently been completely redesigned and beautifully decorated by the husband and wife team, Sumari & Gerhard Krige, of La Grange Interiors.
Needless to say, shooting the interior shots was a pleasure. Every room had its own individual theme, individual touches and great little details. There were textures and colours at every [...]