Other Reinventions

In the Post

Located in the heart of Ghent, 1898 The Post is a striking boutique hotel that has recently emerged from an identity change as a 19th century post office. With its neo-Gothic bones maintained the hotel casts a moody spell throughout— dark woods, sloped ceilings and a captivating mash-up of worn antiques with modern-day amenities.

Desert Drift

A remote, roadside retreat, Cuyama Buckhorn has been entirely reimagined for food-focused, high-desert drifters. Originally a high-desert roadside motel on Highway 166 outside of Santa Barbara, this 1952 retreat keeps its Mid-century design cred while catering to a new crowd of cowboys moonlighting as winemakers and celebrities looking for a weekend escape.

Highland Retreat

An art-fueled odyssey engineered by Hauser & Wirth power couple Iwan and Manuela Wirth, The Fife Arms fuses past and present from what was once a humble Victorian coaching inn, nestled in Braemar in the Scottish Highlands. Look for period details (floral wallpaper and intricate wood headboards) and massive statements by today’s current art stars, including Guillermo Kuitca’s cubist-inspired murals; Subodh Gupta’s colossal chandelier made from Indian pans and bicycles; and Richard Jackson’s tangle of neon antlers suspended in the stairwell.