Dezeen promotion: French creator Philippe Starck has teamed up with Italian brand Lualdi to create Welcome, a system of door accessories that turn a hotel-room door into a smart device.

Lualdi's system includes a series of connected objects: a handle, a light, a room number panel, and a smart screen with integrated facial recognition.
Together, they can offer a range of guest services that include checking in, adjusting conditions in the room, and contacting hotel staff.
Connected objects create an intelligent door system
Starck sees the project as a step towards the future of the hospitality sector.
"The doors of the future will become so intelligent that they will communicate with each other," he said.
"They will be set up to manage the home through artificial intelligence.? The doors will certainly be smarter than us." The system includes a handle, a light, a room number panel and a smart screen
The creator likens the system to the intelligent doors in Philip K Dick's sci-fi novel, Ubik.
"Interactive and connected, the collection of Welcome doors answers a range of services: recognise people, heat a home, send messages, become a screen, in order to both welcome and protect us," he said.
As the Welcome range was developed especially for hotels, the smart accessories are available in different finishes, meaning they can be easily customised for different brands.
The elements are designed to resemble smooth pebbles
These elements are designe...