The former city archive in Cologne is now home to The Qvest– a spectacular design hotel located in a NeoGothic building designed by Friedrich Carl Heimann – where modern art and design of an exceptionally high standard provides a stark contrast.

The hotel is owned by art collector Michael Kaune, who runs the German Qvest Magazine. His impressive collection of photographs, modern art and furniture by such designers as Arne Jacobsen, Mies van der Rohe and Verner Panton provides a consistent design theme throughout the hotel, adding to its unique atmosphere.

Step inside the design hotel where all 34 rooms are individually furnished and where Louis Poulsen’s new and classic light fixtures mingle with the carefully selected pieces of vintage furniture.

Photographer: Constantin Meyer

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