Grand Hotels

This artwork is a dense, colourful collage featuring a variety of vintage luggage labels, stickers, and promotional prints from grand hotels across the globe. The composition is packed tightly, layering square, rectangular, and circular stickers over one another to create a sense of historical travel and exploration. The collection includes iconic names and imagery from cities such as Paris, London, Bangkok, Singapore, and Prague.

The visual style is reminiscent of mid-20th-century graphic design, featuring bold typography, ornate crests, and classic travel illustrations like palm trees, mountain ranges, and architectural facades. Some labels are worn or weathered, adding to the antique aesthetic. The overall layout is octagonal, framed against a dark, textured background that makes the vibrant colours of the labels pop.

The colour palette is diverse, spanning deep reds, bright oranges, sunny yellows, and muted blues, balanced by the stark white text and occasional metallic gold accents found on the stickers. The arrangement creates a chaotic yet harmonious tapestry of international tourism history, showcasing different artistic styles from various eras and regions. The mix of shapes and sizes creates a dynamic, bustling focal point that draws the eye across the entire surface, constantly revealing new details about far-flung destinations and historical hospitality.