As a designer, Diane von Furstenberg is all about fabric. Her eye for print, wrapped around or laid over the female form, catapulted her to international consciousness and has kept her there for more years that it’s polite to name.

Recently she decorated two rooms for Claridges, her favorite London hotel (and one we love as well), and that fabric sensibility is everywhere. The DVF Studio is a haven of black and white draped across great architecture and framing modern-day electronics, without interfering with either.

But it’s the Piano Suite we love.
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Hasn’t everybody seen one of those movies in which a small-plane pilot terrifies his passengers by spinning into a few barrel rolls? Luxury hotel operators feel as if they’ve been strapped into that seat for the last year and a half, and they’ve learned a few things:

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Is it one of your life goals to dine in the world’s best restaurants? Unlike the amateur review sites we mentioned in our last post, Michelin Guide writers definitely know how to find and evaluate excellent cuisine.
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Once upon a time, people who published star ratings for hotels and restaurants were professionals who applied strict and consistent standards to the establishments they reviewed. But no more.
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Well, it’s been awhile since posting to the blog. That’s because a lot has been happening here at Passport Newsletter.
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