This gorgeous, highly original interior by French designer Patrick Norguet for the Lyon Sofitel draws on the rich silk making traditions of the region – not to mention the new taste for design terroir already making waves at the more price-sensitive end of the hotel food chain.  An auspicious new trend in the design (and redesign) of five stars everywhere?  Let’s hope so.

via dezeen, but check out the images on the designer’s website.  Especially the one where the pastel macaroons and the fabric wall panelling are colour coordinated.