The Future of Luxury Hotels: Creating Frictionless 5-Star Hospitality Through Genuine Empathy and Intuitive Service

In an era where luxury is often mistaken for excess, the meaning of 5-star hospitality is quietly being redefined. At Nōstos, this shift is visible from the very first step inside. There are no imposing marble floors designed to impress, and intentionally, no traditional reception desk. The space opens with quiet confidence, expressed through minimalist design, natural textures, soft light, and a sense of calm that immediately slows the pace.

This understated aesthetic mirrors the philosophy behind the service itself. Intuition replaces rigidity, empathy replaces performance, and every detail is considered yet never overwhelming. In this conversation, we explore how Nōstos challenges the conventions of grand hospitality and reimagines the five-star experience through restraint, clarity, and genuine human connection.

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TravelLena KamiethStay, Interview
Finding the Essence of Space, How BETA Ø Approaches Architecture Across All Scales
Finding the Essence of Space, How BETA Ø Approaches Architecture Across All Scales

BETA Ø is an architecture studio rooted in the belief that every project, regardless of scale, can improve the natural and urban environment. Their work moves fluidly between architecture, landscape, urban planning, and interiors, guided by a precise sensitivity to context, materiality, and human experience. Rather than following stylistic trends, the studio seeks the essence of each place, creating spaces defined by quiet strength, clarity, and care.

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ArchitectureLena KamiethInterview
Plantea Estudio: Between Tradition and the Present
Plantea Estudio: Between Tradition and the Present

Plantea Estudio approaches architecture as a craft rooted in humility, attention and the quiet pursuit of doing things well. Guided by tradition yet grounded in the present, their work balances context and contemporary expression while celebrating materials, everyday rituals and the people who shape each project.

From Berlin cafés to Madrid interiors, Plantea creates spaces that feel both deeply human and timeless, turning ordinary moments into something memorable.

In this conversation, the studio reflects on their philosophy, their process and the evolving ideas that continue to guide their work.

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Interior, ArchitectureLena KamiethInterview
Cesar Béjar on Seeing Architecture Through Light and Shadow
Cesar Béjar on Seeing Architecture Through Light and Shadow

Architect and photographer Cesar Béjar moves fluidly between two disciplines that share a deep sensitivity to light, space, and emotion. Based in Mexico, his work bridges observation and creation, revealing architecture not only as form but as atmosphere. Whether behind the camera or designing spaces himself, Béjar approaches both practices with the same attention to light, proportion, and the quiet presence of space itself.

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Photography, ArchitectureLena KamiethInterview
Isern Serra on Design, Light, and the Quiet Power of Space
Isern Serra on Design, Light, and the Quiet Power of Space

Barcelona-based designer Isern Serra has built a practice where silence, light, and materiality define the atmosphere of space. His interiors and objects move between calm restraint and quiet experimentation, guided by a curiosity that resists trends and seeks timelessness.

From his first personal project, a home that became both a laboratory and a calling card, to collaborations with leading brands and artists, Serra has developed a way of working that is both intimate and expansive. Rooted in Barcelona yet international in outlook, his projects reflect a sensitivity to context, a respect for craft, and a belief in design as a form of well-being.

In this interview, we speak with Serra about his beginnings, his approach to atmosphere, the importance of collaboration, and how Barcelona continues to shape his design philosophy.

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InteriorLena KamiethInterview
Designing with Simplicity and Tradition: Andrew Trotter on Creating Architecture That Lasts
Designing with Simplicity and Tradition: Andrew Trotter on Creating Architecture That Lasts

Architect Andrew Trotter is known for creating spaces that feel calm, simple, and deeply connected to their surroundings. From Apulia to Greece, his work draws on local traditions while remaining contemporary and refined, balancing honesty with a quiet sense of beauty. Whether designing houses, hospitality projects, or smaller objects, Andrew’s approach is rooted in clarity, craftsmanship, and the belief that architecture should serve life. In this conversation, he reflects on simplicity, the influence of place, and what it means to create work that lasts.

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Architecture, InteriorLena KamiethInterview
In Conversation with Photographer Robert Rieger
In Conversation with Photographer Robert Rieger

Photographer Robert Rieger has built a body of work defined by intimacy, atmosphere, and a quiet sense of storytelling. Moving fluidly between portraits, interiors, and lifestyle, his images balance precision with spontaneity, always placing people and their environments at the center. Whether documenting spaces or capturing the essence of a person, Robert approaches each subject with the same calm attentiveness. In this conversation, he reflects on the beginnings of his career and how he continues to preserve a deliberate rhythm in an era of fast images and fleeting content.

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PhotographyLena KamiethInterview
Massimo Colonna’s Artistic Expression of the Ambiguous
Massimo Colonna’s Artistic Expression of the Ambiguous

Italian Digital Artist Massimo Colonna has mastered an impressive skill most artists can’t: creating a personal surrealism that can attach itself onto its viewers. Though the meanings of his work are often left open for interpretation, Massimo creates work that invites the viewer in instead of keeping them at a distance. It’s a skill that Massimo mastered through his delicate balance of reality and surrealism. “I like to play on the thread of reality and not,” he says. “Sometimes I start from a subject, sometimes from a general environment, then from the shapes and light.” It’s in projects like Apathy, Migration, and Ambiguous that Massimo’s expertise is most evident, where each detail is delicately balanced to draw the viewer’s attention from one place to the next. The results? An overwhelming desire to follow wherever Massimo’s mind takes him.

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ArtErica NicholsDigital
Defying Contours With the Sculptural Furniture by Wonmin Park
Defying Contours With the Sculptural Furniture by Wonmin Park

The sculptural furniture pieces by Wonmin Park are almost shrouded in a veil of mystery when looking upon them for the first time. Exuding a strong sense of geometry, the pieces have a minimalistic and modern look. The South Korean designer Wonmin Park graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands and has since been a prominent participant of global design fairs such as Design Miami/.

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DesignCaroline MeeusenFurniture
Crosby Studios: Blending Cultural References and Colorful Simplicity
Crosby Studios: Blending Cultural References and Colorful Simplicity

Crosby Studios, an architecture, interior and furniture design studio based in New York and Moscow, is the success story of the Russian architect and designer Harry Nuriev. Establishing the studio in 2014, he found inspiration for the name of his passion project in the heart of the Big Apple. “I named my studio Crosby Studios because I love Crosby Street,” he says. “I was walking on Crosby one day and thought it sounded sexy.” After their first collection of works, Collection I, the studio was catapulted into the design world, making a name for itself with bold and colorful projects all over the world.

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Interior, ArchitectureCaroline Meeusen
Dive Into Levan Kiknavelidze’s Illusions of the Sea
Dive Into Levan Kiknavelidze’s Illusions of the Sea

Levan Kiknavelidze combines architecture and photography to tell mesmerizing stories. He captures the world in frames, creating a world where illusion and reality blend into one entirely unique piece.

To him, these two mediums, photography and architecture, are everything needed to communicate a message. “While architecture tries to become more local in its wide-scaled environment, the photography can broadcast a framed locality into a global scale,” he says. “Especially now in an increasingly digitalized world even a very local architecture can be extended worldwide by means of photography.”

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PhotographyCaroline Meeusen
Vincent Schwenk Enhances the Everyday with Abstract 3D Art
Vincent Schwenk Enhances the Everyday with Abstract 3D Art

There’s a lot of moving parts to Vincent Schwenk’s creative process. The 3D artist from Hamburg plays with the playful, letting each element interact in ways that may seem weird at first, but ultimately create a cohesive whole. Schwenk finds inspiration from the ordinary, crafting seemingly simple textures or photos into abstract, eye-catching sculptures and animations. Discover more about his 3D work below and what he created for our DELSEY Paris collaboration.

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PhotographyErica NicholsInterview, Digital
How Andoni Beristain Captures the Dichotomies of Life on Camera
How Andoni Beristain Captures the Dichotomies of Life on Camera

Andoni Beristain likes to play with contradictions. Happy and sad. Complex and simple. Futuristic and nostalgic. After 14 years, the photographer left city life in Barcelona to return to his hometown of San Sebastian in northern Spain, where he’s currently finding a wealth of creative energy. In bright colors and strikingly clean compositions, Beristain creates images that may look simple on the outside, but cover the full range of emotion and experiences of the human condition. Learn more about how he got started and what he created for our DELSEY Paris collaboration.

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PhotographyErica NicholsInterview, Product
Ken Hermann Captures the Power of Community Through Portrait Photography
Ken Hermann Captures the Power of Community Through Portrait Photography

We meet up with Danish photographer Ken Hermann in his home country of Denmark, though it’s more often that you’ll find him on the road. Hermann specializes in portrait photography, traveling the world to uncover the untold stories of everyday life in every kind of community. His work’s been featured in National Geographic, Wired, and CNN, and in galleries around the globe, introducing people to the candid faces and places most wouldn’t know. Here, we talk about his love for travel, how he finds his next subject, and what he created for our DELSEY Paris collaboration.

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PhotographyErica NicholsInterview, Travel
Turning Internal Narratives Into Express Visuals With Ruben Branches

Turning Internal Narratives Into Express Visuals With Ruben Branches


Portugal’s Ruben Branches likes to let his mind wander. Be it nostalgic memories or aspirational voyages, the fashion photographer creates a visual representation of the stories within our limitless consciousness. Branches plays with the whole spectrum of color, from black-and-white to bright and bold, to create scenes that show off a garment, capture a person’s expression, and make an impact. Learn more about how he developed his style and what he created for our DELSEY Paris collaboration.

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PhotographyErica Nicholsinterview, Fashion