My favorite thing about this place is their excellent use of drapery. Otherwise, the place would look very stark!
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| Lobby |
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| Suite |
Photos courtesy of Una Hotels.
HOTEL JUNKIE: Una Palazzo Mannaioni - Tuscany, Italy 9/11/2010
I personally harbor a soft spot for all things "countrified" or rustic. So when it's mixed so fluidly with contemporary design, I can't help but swoon! If I were to travel to Italy, this looks like the most comfortable place to stay.
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| Lobby Lounge |
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| Suites |
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| Wine Tasting Cellar |
Photos courtesy of Una Hotels.
HOTEL JUNKIE: Tcherassi Hotel - Cartegena de Indias, Colombia 9/11/2010
A fashion designer turned hotel designer by the name of Silvia Tcherassi has definitely made a statement that I'm surely not to forget anytime soon. Her style is definitely really fresh. Just take a look at some of these photos of this gorgeous mansion-turned-hotel:
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| Entrance to Hotel |
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| Vera Restaurant |
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| Another View of Vera |
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| Spa Entrance |
Photos courtesy of Tcherassi Hotels.
HOTEL JUNKIE: Andaz (Hyatt) - San Diego, CA 9/11/2010
Originally I was looking into the New York Andaz Hyatt, but found it a little too boring. Then I found out that there was a San Diego Andaz and decided, "Hey, no harm in giving it a look." Well, I'm sure glad I decided to give it a look because as soon as I saw this, I thought, "I wish I had seen this place before I had done my senior thesis in school...."
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| Quarter Kitchen |
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| Ivy Rooftop Lounge |
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| The Lobby |
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| The Andaz San Diego |
The whole problem with my senior thesis was that I was not very familiar with such high end hotels to begin with, even though high-end hotels is what I really want to do in the future. Let this be a lesson that research is a crucial first step to any project!
Photos courtesy of San Diego Andaz.
Round Back Adirondack Chairs 9/10/2010
Saw these awfully unique outdoor chairs in an ad for Round Hill resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica
HOTEL JUNKIE: Maison Moschino - Milan, Italy 9/10/2010
Maison Moschino is probably the most adorable hotel I've come across. All the way in Milan, Maison Moschino is known as a design hotel and is part of a hotel management firm known as HotelPhilosophy. HotelPhilosophy builds only in Italy and has some of the most spectacular hotels that I have ever laid eyes on. Definitely a "wow" for every hotel they've got!
I would say that Maison Moschino is the most fanciful one. Based on dreams and fairy tales, each of their 65 rooms tells of
"a fairy tale theme inside a dreamlike environment
which tell an optimistic story about a fantasy world
and come to three-dimensional life."
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| The Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Room |
Frightening, dont you think?
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| The Forest |
Inside the suite known as the Forest, there is this adorable little owl lamp!
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| The Shadow Room |
The Shadow Room is probably the most "normal" room out of them all.
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| Wallpaper Room |
The Wallpaper Room is by far my favorite! I love everything about from the wall paper with a damask heart design that is duplicated onto all the materials in the room.... to the fabulous bench!
I think that Maison Moschino is definitely on my list of hotels-to-visit-when-I'm-stinkin'-rich list! For the time being, Maison Moschino's website will just have to do...
Photos courtesy of Maison Moschino.
HOTEL JUNKIE: Gramercy Park Hotel NY, NY 9/10/2010
Introducing a new section of my blog! HOTEL JUNKIE will be about hotels that I adore....
First up will be the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York, New York!
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| The Lobby with Reclaimed Wood Columns & a Coffered Ceiling |
If there's one thing I love about design, it's about the reuse of old materials. The coffered ceiling is repeated throughout the hotel.
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| The Rose Bar |
Love, love, love, love, love....
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| Penthouse Suite Bathroom |
Okay, I personally would LOVE to walk into this bathroom every morning and just feel "aaahhh...."
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| Private Roof Club |
I've always been a fan of those types of light bulbs and this is one of the first times that I've seen it used blanketing the ceiling. I've got to say... It blew me away when I first spotted this picture!
What is also great about Gramercy Park is that their website also features awesome floorplans of each suite! ....which is pretty suite. (Sorry... I had to pun.)
By the way, Ian Schrager is a design GENIUS. Pure Genius.
By the way, Ian Schrager is a design GENIUS. Pure Genius.
Photos courtesy of Gramercy Park Hotel.
Sleek and shiny! 8/26/2010
Alessi is mostly known for all things coffee, but while flipping through my 2004 Gourmet "Cookie Extravaganza" magazine, i saw some really cute flatware by them. After a little research, I found out that this cutlery is hand-produced and silver plated. Known as "Rundes Modell," it is supposed to reflect "extreme formal elegance." Fancy stuff huh? I didn't have any idea that Alessi made all these gorgeous accents and knick knacks! Also, they have a ridiculously cute "bambino" line as well!
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| Agli ordini! (Children's Cutlery) |
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| Crevasse - flower vase |
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| La Stanza dello Scirocco |
William Haines 6/21/2010
So while perusing a copy of Architectural Digest circa March '06, I came across Carole Lombard's residence in Hollywood Hills. What got to me about the article was not Ms. Lombard herself, but her interior designer who was a fellow actor, William Haines. I ended up going online and then spending another hour or so reading up on William Haines and feels that he has some really awesome nuggets of gold (and knowledge).
So be sure to visit www.williamhaines.com!
Remodelista 6/17/2010
So while cruising the web today, I came across a blog called Remodelista. I'm generally opposed to things that end with "ista," for example: Fashionista.
However the blog is really super organized and I love how it has a Shop section as well!
It also possesses a wonderful directory of architects, interior designers, landscape architects, and lighting designers. What makes this site even more wonderful is that the directory goes even further by breaking things down by geographic regions and areas of practice!
I definitely recommend you check it out!
However the blog is really super organized and I love how it has a Shop section as well!
It also possesses a wonderful directory of architects, interior designers, landscape architects, and lighting designers. What makes this site even more wonderful is that the directory goes even further by breaking things down by geographic regions and areas of practice!
I definitely recommend you check it out!
