Why Quiet Luxury Is Changing Interior Design
The phrase has become tiresome, but the shift it describes is real. Interior designers report clients asking, increasingly, for rooms that do not announce themselves.
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Isabel Moreira
Travel and Design Editor
Isabel writes about hospitality, architecture and the cultural forces shaping modern travel. She has spent the last decade covering hotels, residences and independent design studios across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
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