"the concierge recommends" is a series of leading experts in the hotel world giving their insider suggestions of what to do in the cities they know so well. we ask them not for their typical advice to guests,but rather their own personal tastes - what they would do on a day off for example.the crescent, like many boutique hotels, does not operate with a concierge, so we asked ellen miller, the stylish and engaging general manager of the hotel, to give us her best advice..."
"the concierge recommends" is a series of features including personal recommendations of expert local advisors from the great hotels of the world. this feature is hotel claska in tokyo, which was designed and produced by a collaboration of japanese designer shuwa tei of intentionallies, architect iku hirose of urban design system, hikaru okada and sadahiro nakamura of transit, t.c.k.w. and uk design firm tomato. more...
as one of the most compelling architects working today, neil denari represents a new kind of leader in the field. rather than demanding star status, which is all too common among global architects, and which is simply in the air in his adopted home town of los angeles, denari describes himself as more soundtrack composer than rock star.
why the daihatsu copen is both useful and agreeable. more...