Mark C. O'Flaherty

Dreamweaver: Sandy Powell’s screen presence

Dreamweaver: Sandy Powell’s screen presence

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

Sandy Powell is currently the subject of a 40-year retrospective of her work at SCAD, Dressing the Part: Costume Design for Film

Jesus moment | Park Hyatt Hyderabad

Jesus moment | Park Hyatt Hyderabad

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"City hotels that become miniature cities themselves are my Umberto Eco chambers of delight"

Blood and guts: On the Pasolini path

Blood and guts: On the Pasolini path

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

“Don’t deceive yourself, passion never gets forgiveness." Mark C. O'Flaherty follows the Pasolini path in Italy, from birth to murder

100 years of La Mamounia

100 years of La Mamounia

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"The whole place thrums in a kind of postcoital way"

The future’s so bright | Karim Rashid’s Athenian time warp

The future’s so bright | Karim Rashid’s Athenian time warp

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

Karim Rashid’s first hotel project, Semiramis, opened in Athens in 2004. It looks older – yet is all the bolder for it

Pasolini’s last supper

Pasolini’s last supper

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"I sat at Pasolini’s regular table, and it could have been 1975."

It takes a Village

It takes a Village

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"There’s always vintage punk playing on the jukebox, an indie horror film being screened on the back wall, and a portrait of HP Lovecraft surveys the scene from a side wall"

After hours | Review: 25hours Hotel Indre By, Copenhagen

After hours | Review: 25hours Hotel Indre By, Copenhagen

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"Once you’ve got your key for your room, you take the lift upstairs and realise quickly that this is a hotel that could compete with The Overlook for scale and bewildering hallways"

Why I’ll always want to go to a Wagamama, wherever

Why I’ll always want to go to a Wagamama, wherever

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"I did a fashion shoot at the Lexington Street Chipperfield space. Every surface and frosted glass corridor was sleek and lovely"

The worst waitress in London | Viva Dalston

The worst waitress in London | Viva Dalston

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"As we headed for the door she shouted '…AND DON’T EVER COME BACK… YOU RACISTS!'"