Living Threads

Edinburgh may seem like an unlikely place to find a five-star hotel decked out in multicolor stripes and zigzags, but come May, Scotland’s capital will be home to the first Hotel Missoni (a second branch opens in Kuwait in June). The family-owned company follows the well-heeled footsteps of Bulgari and Versace as the latest Italian fashion house to venture into the hospitality business. Rosita Missoni, co-founder along with her husband Tai of the Missoni brand and now head of Missoni home collections, partnered with the Brussels-based hotel group Rezidor to translate the company’s signature colorful knits into a luxurious hotel environment. “I want the hotel to look and live like my home,” says Missoni. The 136-room property, designed by Matteo Thun & Partners, the Italian firm responsible for Missoni’s New York City flagship, will feature meeting spaces, a fitness suite, Cucina Missoni restaurant and a bar.