In London the Hemple Hotel which started the whole new wave of luxury hotels many years ago has been sold for only £12m. I also understand that many of the celebs who were to frequent the Starck Hotel St Martins and the Soho based Sanderson have never turned up prefering the old stalwart 5 star hotels of West London.

In Ireland hat designer Philip Tracey has apparantly been commissioned to design the inside of a new luxury costal retreat hotel called “The G”. This is more like the designer / hotel collaborations we have mentioned on PSFK in the past.

Over the last five years the YOO brand has become one of the most innovative and visionary property developers in the world. Founded by John Hitchcox and Philippe Starck, the YOO name has