Designpocket. Cosmopolitan Hotels

In an age of increasing standardisation, many are asserting their individuality through personal taste, whether in home furnishings or in the kinds of places they choose to stay when on business or holiday. This guide explores 21 hotels, in cities from Europe and the Americas to Africa, Asia and Scandinavia - that are sure to become classics of modern architecture - lodgings that combine innovative design with tasteful simplicity and functionality.