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The Kempinski Hotel Munich
The Kempinski Hotel Munich
Hotels
Nature Squared are chosen by some of the
largest names in luxury hospitality design for
our solutions in creating some of the finest
natural and sustainable product finishes in the
sector. We are pleased to announce our latest
work with Dutch based design agency FG Stijil
on the Cigar Lounge at the 5 star Kempinski
Hotel Munich.
The Grand Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Munich
is one of the most historic and grand hotels
in the world, built by the request of Bavarian
King Maximilian II. As part of its 160th-
anniversary celebrations, the Grand Hotel
Vier Jahreszeiten Munich has launched
a deluxe cigar lounge. The luxe lounge by
Zechbauer is the Bavarian capital’s most
exclusive destination for cigar, cigarillos and
pipe connoisseurs who stay at the hotel or
visit the Zechbauer Cigar store.
The lounge is open day and night for
enthusiasts to enjoy the world’s best cigars
courtesy of Max Zechbauer, Germany’s
most respected supplier of fine cigars and
appointed purveyor to the Bavarian court.
For such a unique and luxurious lounge,
Nature Squared were commissioned under
FG stijil, whose formative work over the last
20 years has led to a sensational oeuvre of
integrative design endeavours for some of
the world’s leading luxury hotel brands. Their
interior architecture and design team led by
Colin Finnegan, wanted to create a look that
was at once opulent and individual. Colin
wanted to create an exclusive atmosphere,
inspired by traditional British gentlemen’s
clubs.
The ambience aims to spark debate and
friendship, and serve as the perfect location
for local patrons and international travellers
to mingle and exchange ideas. The design
team took 12 months to dream up the concept
for this special lounge, intended to impress
and inspire even the most discerning cigar
smokers.
Website: www.kempinski.com
Nature Squared is one of the only companies
in the world who successfully employs master
craftsmen and artisans to create surfaces
and furniture items using tobacco leaf, an
evocative but difficult natural material.
Naturally volatile chemicals are what make for
a good smoke!
The cigar lounge tables are custom-designed
and feature hand-made inlays of tobacco
leaves that have been subjected to our
proprietary treatment, with hand-carved,
gold-coated table legs. The themed artwork
and delicate wall panels pay homage to the
tradition and culture of cigar smoking.
As ever Nature Squared were asked to
focus on creating an artisanal product that
embodied opulence and luxury, without
harming our planet. We selected and worked
with each individual tobacco leaf by hand.
These delicate and naturally exquisite leaves
allowed us to achieve our aims of beauty,
uniqueness and sustainability.