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-This week,

-we visit Carbon in Belgium...

-..a hotel inspired by coal.

-Ice is the theme

-at The Ice House Hotel, Ireland.

-First, a taste of the unexpected

-at the Lute Suites.

-Welcome to 04Wal Gwestai'r Byd.

-Welcome to the Lute Suites.

-I'm in the restaurant,

-the root of the Lute Suites project.

-The Lute Suites

-is in an old gunpowder factory...

-..in Ouderkerk, near Amsterdam.

-Peter Lute opened

-this restaurant in 2003.

-Soon afterwards, Marcel Wanders,

-the designer, dined here...

-..and he was so inspired

-that he designed a hotel around it.

-The Lute Suites is a restaurant and

-guest rooms, rather than a hotel.

-Tell me about Marcel Wanders.

-He's a highly acclaimed

-young designer.

-He is the co-owner of Moooi,

-a Dutch company.

-He's developed hugely

-during the past nine years.

-Moooi is an internationally-renowned

-design label.

-Wanders has also designed for

-famous names...

-..like Cappellini and B&B Italia.

-He's red-hot!

-What is his contribution

-to the Lute Suites?

-He adapted seven cottages,

-and each has a unique design.

-Marcel Waders has no concept.

-It's his goal to surprise

-and to delight.

-That's why every cottage

-has a unique character.

-He leapt at the chance

-to design the hotel.

-He's an industrial designer,

-and he saw this as an opportunity...

-..to test his designs.

-What did Marcel Wanders

-contribute to this room?

-That's a Moooi lamp.

-The armchair is a Moooi Smoke Chair.

-Wanders also designed the fabric

-on these chairs.

-You can see his face in the pattern!

-We're sitting on Marcel!

-This is one of

-the three-level suites.

-This is the lounge, and

-there's a kitchen in that cupboard!

-The bathroom is beyond those beams,

-and the bedroom is at the top.

-Every detail

-has been given consideration.

-Parts of this football pattern

-is repeated on the floor.

-Flowers from the pattern on the wall

-appear on the sofa.

-The colours of the sofa

-are also in the rug.

-Other parts of the flowers

-are replicated in this plinth.

-Every detail has been designed.

-This design isn't at all flabby.

-It's crisp and clean.

-It's also comfortable, of course.

-The bathroom is upstairs.

-How do the bathroom and

-the bedroom behind me work together?

-The owner himself thinks that there

-is so much to see in these rooms...

-..he'd have trouble sleeping!

-Several features

-demand one's attention.

-The bedroom has been inserted

-into the roof space.

-There's something romantic

-and yet childlike...

-..about the idea

-of clambering up to your bed.

-The bath is shaped like

-a huge bar of soap.

-It looks like the bathing area

-has been carved into a bar of soap.

-You need a bed in a bedroom

-and a bath in a bathroom...

-..but what about unusual elements,

-such as the tiles?

-Yes, that wall

-is covered in graphics.

-The accent colour stands out.

-The orange beam and the

-flower-like tap are eye-catching.

-Look closely and a picture

-of a girl appears on the wall.

-The pixilation

-makes it contemporary.

-The bisazza tiles in the lounge

-are more traditional.

-There are interesting

-combinations here.

-The ultra modern bath is next to

-a traditional chest of drawers.

-It elicits

-a strong, emotional response.

-Yes, the chest is sentimental, and

-the bath is a very skilful design.

-He has an almost obsessive

-compulsion to decorate and beautify.

-He does this in a very technical

-and meticulous manner.

-Take a look at that panel.

-Wire has been shaped into flowers.

-The back wall looks like lace

-or lattice.

-Even the wardrobe looks as if

-it's covered in lace.

-Wanders has cast that in resin.

-The suites are comfortable, but they

-give you a pure design experience.

-Yes, which is achieved

-by having no design concept...

-..and filling the rooms

-with his creations.

-Wanders also works with colour

-and graphics.

-He's created a neat package.

-It's like a parcel,

-wrapped in patterned paper.

-It's good to sit on his furniture

-without having to buy it!

-It's a privilege to see the work

-of a cutting-edge designer.

-This is Carbon Hotel

-in Genk, Belgium.

-Carbon is one of the earth's

-natural elements.

-We're not here

-to talk about exhaust fumes.

-We're here to celebrate the hard,

-underground form of carbon - coal.

-Genk was at the heart

-of the Belgian coal industry.

-It was Belgium's Rhondda.

-Naming this hotel Carbon...

-..is like opening a boutique hotel

-in Treorchy called Coal.

-The exterior of this building

-looks like a lump of coal.

-It glistens

-like a chunk of anthracite.

-It's like a big, black brick,

-with shutters at the side of it.

-It feels very industrial.

-The windows have no natural rhythm.

-Some jut out and some are sunken.

-The glass here

-and around the far corner...

-..make this a welcoming building.

-This is what greets you,

-as you enter the building.

-This magnificent, silver plated bowl

-with a tiny, lit pool in the middle.

-It reminds us

-of those natural elements.

-It's not easy

-to find the reception desk...

-..but this staircase

-leads you in the right direction.

-Who was the architect...

-..and what do you make of

-the design concept?

-Peter Cornoedus was the architect

-and the interior designer.

-The concept is a celebration

-of the coal industry.

-Peter Cornoedus achieved that

-by using a black design.

-You wouldn't expect to see

-a hotel inspired by coal.

-It's a marketing technique.

-This hotel's name

-makes it stand out.

-It gives the design a sound basis.

-Having a solid starting point

-in a design brief...

-..makes the whole design process

-much easier.

-In many hotels, the reception desk

-is straight in front of you.

-That's not the case here.

-Having to walk upstairs adds

-an element of mystery to the design.

-This mezzanine level

-is very pleasant.

-The stunning, gold reception desk

-matches the baroque-style pouffe.

-The corset-type ties on the pouffe

-add a playful element to the design.

-It's part of the black theme.

-Yes, black with splashes of colour.

-Red is a very confident colour.

-The red adds warmth to this area.

-The furniture is interesting.

-The furniture is interesting.

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-Yes, it's all locally-made.

-This is an Indera sofa.

-The pouffe was made by Le Couchon.

-It celebrates local industry

-and local designers.

-Increasingly, designers express

-their creativity in corridors.

-The carbon theme continues here,

-of course...

-..but there's wood around the doors.

-The wallcovering is exactly the same

-on both sides of the corridor...

-..but one side is black

-and the other side is white.

-The wall lights mimic the pattern

-of the windows overlooking the road.

-The mirror

-at the end of the corridor...

-..gives this a sense of infinity.

-I've seen a lot

-since the start of this series...

-..but this is the craziest

-bedroom design I've seen!

-By dispensing with a wall

-and opening out the space...

-..you can

-create a unique feature.

-Here, you have a bath, a desk

-and a bed.

-They are pieced together,

-like a jigsaw.

-What about the element of carbon?

-This is the first picture of coal

-I've seen here.

-Does that lack subtlety?

-It's on the wall, but there's

-great variety in this picture.

-The centre is in sharp focus,

-but its edges are blurred.

-It's wonderful,

-and it doesn't lack subtlety.

-The black and white shades in the

-picture match the metallic tiles.

-The throw on the bed

-almost looks like a seam of coal.

-Yes, it carries echoes of

-the picture on the wall.

-It's not a conventional throw.

-It's been scrunched.

-This is the bar,

-opposite the hotel's front entrance.

-The drinks are here.

-The bar itself is made of

-glass panels whose colour changes.

-The lights change from blue to

-purple, then to orange, and so on.

-The whole wine stock

-isn't displayed here.

-They've created a pattern which is

-repeated over and over again.

-The bottles lie end-to-end,

-forming rolling-pin shapes.

-This pattern is very effective.

-Opposite the wine wall,

-you have this splendid bench...

-..which reaches the window

-at the far end.

-It maintains the line from the top

-of the bar to the dining room.

-The dining room

-lies behind that window.

-You can't see it

-because the bar is separate from it.

-The thing which unites the design is

-the shape and form of the furniture.

-The bar is dark,

-but the dining room is light.

-We've seen the whole hotel

-and noticed the carbon elements.

-We reach the dining room

-and what's on the ceiling?

-Tiles!

-Yes, there's greater freedom here

-to stray from the carbon theme.

-The Moroccan tiles shatter your

-expectations and make you smile.

-There's real humour here.

-The colours and the patterns

-form a collage to cover the ceiling.

-These tiles are very pale.

-Is that part of the design?

-They're pale because

-they have a matt finish.

-Matt and gloss work well together.

-The lamps above the tables

-look like little bells.

-They echo the design we saw

-in the reception area upholstery.

-Baroque patterns combine well

-with contemporary styles.

-You can see why it won...

-..the European Design Awards'

-Best Interior Design prize.

-Carbon, in the form of coal,

-inspired the design in this hotel.

-Is it a success?

-The hotel industry has seen

-many changes in the past five years.

-Many hotels are built with

-a strong design concept in mind.

-Hoteliers strive to be different.

-The theme of carbon is ingenious.

-The design carries a strong

-black accent, but it's not sombre.

-It isn't overbearing because there's

-rhythm and energy in the design.

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-Welcome to The Ice House Hotel

-in Ballina, in the west of Ireland.

-Central to this hotel

-is this huge, Victorian house.

-It has wide eaves and there are

-tall chimneys on its roofs.

-On both sides of the house

-stand ultra-modern extensions.

-They're almost incompatible

-with the old house.

-It's an interesting combination...

-..which offers no clues

-to the style of the interior.

-The main entrance takes you through

-the contemporary side of the hotel.

-There are several shades

-of light green here.

-The green is a cross-accent with

-the black mat, the black tiles...

-..and these shiny pompoms.

-This red chair

-sparkles in the sunlight...

-..which streams in

-through the glass ceiling.

-When you enter the reception area,

-you see countless contrasts.

-It's called Ice House,

-but it's warm and cosy.

-The name Ice in itself adds

-an element of coldness to it.

-What does Ice House mean

-in this context?

-This was once a building

-in which fish was kept cold.

-Through what was a doorway

-and into this hole...

-..ice would be poured

-onto the fish from the river.

-I've just walked through

-two contemporary, sleek rooms...

-..and I've now entered

-a Victorian parlour!

-Yes, you could ask for

-no greater contrast!

-The design concept here...

-..is to preserve the building's

-traditional, Victorian essence.

-The extensions which were built

-to create the hotel are modern.

-They jar slightly

-but that creates contrasting spaces.

-It's really unique.

-It's almost like

-a hotel within a hotel.

-Yes, you go back in time

-when you enter this room...

-..then, you move forward

-in the contemporary sections.

-You choose where you want to be.

-This is the Moy Suite.

-The hotel

-stands on the banks of River Moy...

-..and you can

-see the water from here.

-What you see here

-is a blend of two design eras.

-The gold detail in the furniture

-is echoed in the wallpaper.

-It's a traditional pattern

-in contemporary colours.

-The bed is almost French.

-The fireplace contains not a fire

-but a mirror.

-You can see a reflection

-of the foot of the bed in it.

-You sense they

-strove to create something here...

-..rather than

-buy a design off the shelf.

-Here we are in the restaurant,

-on the edge of the river.

-This is at the front of the hotel.

-It's a contemporary design, but does

-it tie in with the Victorian house?

-You can see both buildings

-next to each other.

-This glass extension

-sits next to the ice store.

-The fish was preserved in ice

-next to the pier.

-They compete against each other,

-but there's harmony here.

-Both have great features.

-In there, you can see

-the shape of the stonework.

-It's painted,

-so you can't see its colour.

-The tables are all formal

-and very refined.

-Yes, you can choose to dine

-in the more formal area...

-..or here,

-in more intimate surroundings.

-These pods are very cosy.

-There's an informal area behind me,

-where you can relax on the sofas.

-There's real variety in this design.

-There are

-some concrete tables outside.

-Since when has concrete been

-a material you use to make a table?

-There's real variety

-in the palette here.

-The walls, the floor and the tables

-make this a tactile space.

-This light, spine-like structure

-contrasts with the darker area.

-There's a real duality here.

-You have Jekyll next to Hyde!

-We're now back in

-the contemporary part of the hotel.

-Yes, the additional rooms leading

-from the house follow the riverbank.

-This is a glass box,

-and it capitalizes on the view.

-The strength of the design

-lies in the bathroom.

-The colours used

-tie in with the main room.

-The red slab above the basin

-is echoed in the headboard.

-As you enter this room, you see the

-snowflake motif of the Ice House.

-That motif can also be seen

-in the concrete basin.

-It was created by Brian McCarthy.

-It's a very subtle design.

-This hotel

-has an unusually wide appeal.

-The location, the old structure

-and two contrasting designs.

-They've generated a warm welcome in

-a building which was quite frosty!

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones