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Interior designer Inge Moore has called on hospitality designers to incorporate fun, interactivity and individuality into spa and gym design. Moore is launching bespoke hospitality design studio Muse after leaving Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA), who will invest in the new company. During her time with HBA, Moore designed a host of hospitality projects, including the renovation of London’s Grosvenor House for JW Marriott, a luxury sleeper train for Belmond in Ireland and the Belmond Eagle Island Safari Lodge in Botswana.
With the new studio, Moore, co-founder Nathan Hutchins, and their team of 15 are working on a spa resort in Goa, a new hotel in Ibiza and another luxury train for Belmond. Individuality is the feature that unifies these projects, says Moore. The interior designer says that the whole way we’re thinking about travel experiences is changing.
“These days, when we stay at a nice place, we expect there to be a great spa, gym, fitness facilities and yoga,” she says. “The better you can deliver those spaces, the more special you make people’s experience. They should be super-fun areas to socialise and learn.
“It’s so, so important to stand out,” she says. “Everywhere you go, there are three or four good hotels and countless Airbnbs, so yours needs to be special. People choose to stay at the more interesting spaces, especially now the world’s become much more visual, with social media, and everyone sending selfies immediately. That creates a huge opportunity for designers to make beautiful spaces that also make people feel good and have a ‘wow factor.’”
But Moore says a truly great spa design has to do more than just look good. “For me, space has to make you feel,” she says. “If you don’t feel something about the space, you’re not going to remember the space. Feel and look are intertwined. You can’t take one away and just have the other, because it won’t be remembered at all if you do that – it’ll just be another pretty space.”
Moore says the key to success is delivering a story, as well as allowing guests to have a fun experience. “People increasingly want to learn about health and wellbeing through spaces where you do interactive things together,” she says. “Our idea is you go to a hotel and you learn something or experience something new while you’re there. By presenting these experiences in a fun, interactive way that appeals to people across the age spectrum, you can create really interesting, memorable experiences.”
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Interior designer Inge Moore has called on hospitality designers to incorporate fun, interactivity and individuality into spa and gym design. Moore is launching bespoke hospitality design studio Muse after leaving Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA), who will invest in the new company. During her time with HBA, Moore designed a host of hospitality projects, including the renovation of London’s Grosvenor House for JW Marriott, a luxury sleeper train for Belmond in Ireland and the Belmond Eagle Island Safari Lodge in Botswana.
With the new studio, Moore, co-founder Nathan Hutchins, and their team of 15 are working on a spa resort in Goa, a new hotel in Ibiza and another luxury train for Belmond. Individuality is the feature that unifies these projects, says Moore. The interior designer says that the whole way we’re thinking about travel experiences is changing.
“These days, when we stay at a nice place, we expect there to be a great spa, gym, fitness facilities and yoga,” she says. “The better you can deliver those spaces, the more special you make people’s experience. They should be super-fun areas to socialise and learn.
“It’s so, so important to stand out,” she says. “Everywhere you go, there are three or four good hotels and countless Airbnbs, so yours needs to be special. People choose to stay at the more interesting spaces, especially now the world’s become much more visual, with social media, and everyone sending selfies immediately. That creates a huge opportunity for designers to make beautiful spaces that also make people feel good and have a ‘wow factor.’”
But Moore says a truly great spa design has to do more than just look good. “For me, space has to make you feel,” she says. “If you don’t feel something about the space, you’re not going to remember the space. Feel and look are intertwined. You can’t take one away and just have the other, because it won’t be remembered at all if you do that – it’ll just be another pretty space.”
Moore says the key to success is delivering a story, as well as allowing guests to have a fun experience. “People increasingly want to learn about health and wellbeing through spaces where you do interactive things together,” she says. “Our idea is you go to a hotel and you learn something or experience something new while you’re there. By presenting these experiences in a fun, interactive way that appeals to people across the age spectrum, you can create really interesting, memorable experiences.”
Read more from this issue of Spa Business magazine
Interview: Jeremy McCarthy
Mandarin Oriental’s group director
of spa and wellness discusses mental
wellness, spas and technology
Promotional feature: Beautyworld Middle East
Set to take place May 14-16, 2017 in Dubai, Beautyworld Middle East is billed as “three days to rediscover wellness and shake up the industry.”
Promotional feature: ESPA
ESPA has been a leader in the field of therapeutic skincare and luxury spa design and management for 25 years. Founder Susan Harmsworth explains how the company’s recent brand evolution will make ESPA even more relevant to the future of wellness
Promotional feature: Riceforce
Rice Force is set to make further inroads into the spa market in 2017 with the
launch of its new aromatic oils and treatment protocol
Promotional feature: Oakworks
Oakworks’ new Masters’ Collection range, which will consist of over 15 models by the end of 2017, has been designed to offer spa operators the ultimate in modern styling, with solutions and functionality that address each spa’s practical needs
Global Wellness Day (GWD) marked its 15th anniversary on Saturday 13 June 2026, with the
theme: #JoyMagenta – a celebration of the healing qualities of simple gestures and activities
that spark joy.
Global luxury hospitality brand, Six Senses, has partnered with longevity healthcare provider,
HUM2N, to launch a clinic at Six Senses London, at The Whiteley.
As part of its first hotel partnership, Mayrlife – the medical health resort company known for its
site in Altaussee, Austria – has launched a day clinic at the Rosewood Vienna.
Premium London health club, KX Chelsea, will imminently unveil its most significant
redevelopment since its launch in 2002 to create an integrated wellness model combining
training, recovery and relaxation.
Rosewood Le Guanahani St Barth, on the northeast coast of Saint Barthélemy in the French
West Indies, is offering a programme of ocean-inspired yoga classes between 8-14 June to
celebrate Global Wellness Day (GWD).
Hotel de France, located on the British Isle of Jersey, has created a wellness retreat package
that includes a hot yoga session that will take place in Jersey Zoo’s butterfly sanctuary.
The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi, in Malaysia, has revealed a schedule for Global Wellness Day
(GWD) that includes guided rainforest walks, mindful movement and guided coastal meditation
experiences.
Longevitix, a clinical platform for preventive and longevity medicine, has launched its AI-
powered intelligence system to help physicians deliver continuous, personalised longevity-
focused care at scale.
Atmantan Wellness Centre, an integrative wellness destination in Mulshi, near Pune in India, is
expanding its portfolio by adding a new centre in Hyderabad that will launch between 2028 and
2029.
The Spa Life UK Convention returns from 21–23 June 2026 at Whittlebury Park Hotel, Spa &
Golf Resort, bringing together spa managers, directors and owners for two days of focused
education, meaningful connection and commercial insight. [more...]
In today’s premium spa environment, every detail shapes the guest experience – right down to
the softness of towels and the freshness of linens. [more...]
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