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Marcel Wanders honors
the legendary moon
goddess in Hong Kong

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By REBECCA LO
Photography by HARLIM DJAUHAR
WINATA

The legend of Chang'e, the Chinese

moon goddess, is a romantic myth celebrated
annually in the East with moon cakes and
paper lanterns. Hong Kong hotelier Martin
Lee, who in 2009 revamped Hotel Miramar
into the Mira, wanted to celebrate the yin
in all things via a thoroughly contemporary
vocabulary.
Situated on a corner of Wanchai near
Causeway Bay and within walking distance
of the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition
Center, the 91-room Mira Moon is a kooky
sister to the Mira. This time, Lee enlisted
the assistance of Marcel Wanders to weave
Chang'e's spell using robust colors and plays
on scale that the Dutch boy wonder and yoo
creative director is known for.
The location is in the heart of a dynamic
urban area, which meant that amenities
could be minimized and guestrooms not
too generously sized. The intention was to
provide a unique Hong Kong experience,
evoking sense of place but also piquing
guests' curiosity with intriguing variations
on the myth's variety of symbols.
"The underlying theme is the moon
festival fairy tale," says Wanders. "The
poetic characters from the story-the
Moon Goddess, the rabbit, and the moon-
are represented throughout the hotel.
Mira Moon is a contemporary abstract
interpretation of Chinese Hong Kong,
expressed through wonderful furnishings
that use antique Chinese fabrics and prints."
The ground floor entry's triple-height
ceiling is highlighted by three large lanterns
that hide different phases of the moon
within them. Wanders intended for these to
evoke Dutch bells, cheekily underscoring the

1. Mira Moon Hotel's
reception desk sits
beneath a trio of red
ceramic winged rabbit
lamps.

2. Three large lanterns
that hide different
phases of the moon
within them hang from
the entrance corridor.



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