There aren't too many designers who can exhibit in The Louvre, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame but that honour falls on Barry Kieselstein-Cord.

When celebrities such as Catherine Zeta-Jones, Donna Karan and Oprah Winfrey are planning a bash, there is one person on their speed-dial: Preston Bailey.

The characteristics of a GLA Hotel are luxury, elegance and discretion. The woman behind the design is Hong Kong born Grace Leo-Andrieu, who lives and works in France.