A Studio Plus room at One Hundred Shoreditch , noted for their wood elements . |
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One Hundred Shoreditch in London was a conversion of the former Ace Hotel London .
Strauss . “ People work there all day , so even as a guest you feel like a local for the day or two . I like that .“
WHEN INSPIRATION STRIKES To give the hotel ’ s 258 rooms their own vibe , Strauss painted individual abstract art for each .
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It ’ s not his first foray into highend crafts — he ’ s created design elements and even furniture before , should the situation call for it . Sometimes it ’ s to be practical and cost-effective , but they can also pay homage to his experiences living in the city , like the two-story glass exhibit case in the lobby of the Riggs |
Washington D . C ., inspired by one in the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery .
Growing up in South Africa ’ s Kalahari Desert — a place known for neither architecture nor design — Strauss learned early to create by hand what didn ’ t exist in his world . After studying architecture in New Zealand , a
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stint in the Tom Dixon Studio as a senior designer and plenty of world traveling , he has a wealth of artistic inspiration and craftsmanship to draw from when necessary .
“ It ’ s a very difficult thing because I ’ m not a control freak . I ’ m not a megalomaniac at all ,” he said . “ But when I have a vision , I think it really makes a difference . People may not know it [ was ] me , but they immediately know that someone did this just for this room , because , in a way , it was . I understood the design and the journey and that building so well that I knew exactly what the right thing would be to put in there . And I wanted to create that . It just makes it feel so much more special . And to me , the satisfaction from someone
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24 hotelsmag . com October 2023 |