In the bustling Mitte area of Berlin, is the Hotel Kunstlerheim Luise, an amazing new concept in a building dating back to 1825.

This “art hotel” opened in 1999 in a former East German artists’ club next to a railway, and has been refurbished to splendid effect by Torsten Mudrow and Mike Buller.

Every room is an installation, with paintings, sculptures and off-beat touches from young European artists. 

Some verge on the surreal, a giant four-poster bed dwarfs guests; others are over-bearing (Elvira Bach’s mural of a woman in different stages of undress may prove too much for some).

But each is a treasure chest of creativity such as the comic room by artist KEHL.  

A characteristic touch is that every corner and angle is outlined with a thin, hand-drawn, black line – whether on the ceiling, on the bed, or around a plug.

The result is a toy-like comic book room, papaya green walls and a pink cupcoard.

The idea of the black lines gives a cartoon effect.

In the flight room, the designer wanted to create items of furniture that are associated with flying and airplane fragments.

The bed which is hung from the ceiling by steel cables is made from a wingtail unit and has steering elements and motor parts.

The customised airplane chairs are the focus of the room.