We head south to see what Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, NC have to offer as far as modern design goes.

When you hear the city of Raleigh, North Carolina mentioned, it’ll oftentimes be followed up with Durham and Chapel Hill, that’s because the three cities form a triangle on a map dubbing them the ‘Triangle,’ or the Research Triangle Park, if you want to get technical. That’s because the area is booming with high-tech research and development companies, hence the ‘research’ part of the name, along with three top universities – Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and NC State. And while the area is home to a plethora of buttoned up businesses, it also has a slowly emerging underbelly of a creative scene. We’re focusing on Raleigh, but since the three cities are so intertwined and not that far from each other (about 20-30 minutes), we’ll be covering a little bit from Durham and Chapel Hill, too.
WHERE TO STAY
21c Hotel Durham \ Photo courtesy of 21c Hotel Durham
21c Museum Hotel Durham: Housed in a historic building in downtown Durham, this boutique hotel features 125-rooms and a contemporary art museum under the same roof. The brand launched its first hotel in Louisville, Kentucky in 2006 and has slowly been expanding its unique hotel vision to other cities. [Durham]
The Durham Hotel \ Photo courtesy of Commune
The Durham Hotel: A modern, 53-room boutique hotel with a mid-century aesthetic designed by LA-based firm...