commissioned for the hotel thanks to their passionate , multifaceted expressions of Brazil .
Starck briefed each with one guideline : creativity that respects the past yet points to the future . The resulting 450 site-specific works permeate every space . Virgilio Neto ’ s child-like drawings on the rooftop foyer ’ s walls depict imagined stories of the historical figure Count Matarazzo ; in the corridors , street artist Caligrapixo depicts the buzz of urban São Paulo ; and in Blaise brasserie , the apparently floral motif in Fernando de La Rocque ’ s tiles reveal upon closer inspection a woman giving birth .
“ Everything has been designed to surprise and disturb in the right way ,” Grosmangin says . “ With talented artists and architects , we have brought to life the best of what Brazil has to offer .”
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