The Luxury Collection and Laila Gohar have launched the next series of cakes and candles as part of the Global Explorer partnership.
The Luxury Collection has announced the next iteration of its dynamic partnership with chef, artist, and Global Explorer Laila Gohar, who has inspired audiences around the world with her distinctive and avant-garde culinary artistry.
The continuation of the successful partnership with Gohar reflects The Luxury Collection’s commitment to its Global Explorer program, which celebrates the cultural richness and artisanal heritage of worldwide destinations through the idiosyncratic lens of the world’s most preeminent creatives. This new capsule will build off The Luxury Collection and Gohar’s inaugural collaboration in April 2023, when she was named as the brand’s first epicurean Global Explorer. At that time, Gohar honoured disappearing global craft traditions with a line of exclusive barware inspired by specific properties within The Luxury Collection which debuted at Prince de Galles, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Paris, where Gohar also crafted a cake and candle inspired by the property.
Through this partnership, Gohar will lend her talents to cultivate a new limited-edition collection of six candles, each inspired by some of the brand’s most iconic hotels around the world. Infusing each candle with the cultural whimsy and character of the hotels that inspired them, this collaboration continues to reflect the artistic synergy between Gohar and The Luxury Collection, highlighting their shared commitment to creative epicurean experiences and excellence rooted in sense-of-place.
To accompany the launch of the new candles, the participating hotels will debut a special menu of edible confections, handcrafted by Gohar and each property’s talented pastry chefs to mirror the intricate designs of the candles. The six Luxury Collection hotels that define the destination and serve as inspiration for the candles and corresponding cakes include properties in Istanbul, Prague, Madrid, Savannah, Nashville, and Tokyo.
"Laila's innovative take on culinary art and her ability to transform everyday objects into statement-making pieces make her the ideal embodiment of The Luxury Collection’s Global Explorer program,” said Philipp Weghmann, Vice President & Global Brand Leader, The Luxury Collection.
“The latest iteration of our long-term partnership with Laila not only highlights her creative talents but also underscores our commitment to thoughtful epicurean experiences. We hope this limited-edition collection of cakes and candles will further immerse our guests in the destination and enhance their cultural journeys in an unexpected way.”
"I'm excited to be continuing my collaboration with The Luxury Collection, as it has given me the opportunity to explore more locations from the portfolio of properties, whilst examining the intersection of culinary and craftsmanship in our collection of cakes and candles,” said Laila Gohar. “For this project, I drew inspiration from both the hotels and the cities in which they live, in the hope of being able to create something that tells a story and feels playful, but also gives the guests of The Luxury Collection something to take home after their travels.”
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