We consider our lobby chandelier,
called the Twill Flowers and designed
by Lasvit in the Czech Republic, our
engagement ring of the restoration. It
was designed for us using a technique
of connecting glass beads into fabric-
like textures. The two sculptures are
woven from a quarter of a million fine
crystal beads, each petal individually
hand-shaped with the largest petal
being 2.5 meters long.
16 ILHA
YOU MENTIONED THAT
YOU SAVED HISTORICAL
ELEMENTS OF THIS NATIONAL
HISTORIC SITE. WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE CHALLENGES
OF BLENDING HISTORICAL
AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN
FEATURES? then you’ve lost the essence of the feel,
or you can leave it very traditional and
lose the opportunity of doing something
different. As hoteliers, it is our job
to consistently forge the future. The
challenge is how to integrate the details
while still maintaining the elegance of the
building.
You really need to do it right, so that it
fits. There is the chance that you can
make a mistake and go too modern and We replaced some of the original artwork
with more Andy Warhol-style paintings
in the Q Bar to make it more fun,