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design illuminate the entry hall where origami clouds are suspended from the ceiling. “When I enter, I feel as if I’m at home. Like all familiar places, its warm, welcoming atmosphere makes you feel protected,” Jardini says. “I’d love to preserve it just as it is, as if it were an installation, but I know that, by nature, it is destined to change. And yet I believe it will never betray its origins.” Entering Maison Moschino, one might feel as though she stepped off the high-fashion street of Milan, into a high-style hotel that is reminiscent of a trip down the rabbit hole. And one of the suites actually is named “Alice’s Room,” with design references to Alice in Wonderland, including an occasional table with an oversized teacup base. The 16 different design themes for the 63 guestrooms and two junior suites range from “Little Red Riding Hood” and the Sweet Room with a Candyland motif, to the Gold, Blue, Forest, and Cloud rooms, to the “Life is a Bed of Roses” room with rose petals cascading from the chandelier and covering the bed. The “Sleeping in a Ballgown” rooms each feature beds with ballgowns draped over the headboard and flowing to the baseboard so that guests literally feel as though they are sleeping inside an enormous dress. And the Luxurious Attic room seems true to its name, with a set-up filled with boxes; yet it is surprisingly uncluttered with a spacious layout. On the whole, guestroom décor is kept spare, save for the one defining element that reflects the namesake of the room—be it ivy climbing Guestrooms mainly were kept spare, except for one defining element. In the Life is a Bed of Roses room (left) the rose-petal-covered bedspread and chair and cascade of red petals from the chandelier contrast with the white walls and window treatments. Origami clouds dangle from the ceiling of the Cloud room, which is one of the more spacious rooms with a mezzanine level (above left). The bumblebee mobile hanging from the ceiling (opposite inset) creates quite a buzz in the Zzzzzzz room (above), which is otherwise stark white in its palette. 32 contract november/december 2010 www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - November/December 2010

Contract - November/December 2010
Contents
Editor’s Note
Industry
Focus: Suspended Reality
Palette of Time
House of Sweet Dreams
America’s Lounge
A Fine Winery
Mexico City Materialism
Risqué Business
Brooklyn Baroque
Reading on the Walls
Trends: The Real Social Network
Designers Rate: Lounge Seating
Sources
2010 Brand Report
Ad Index
Perspectives: Anurag Nema, Nemaworkshop

Contract - November/December 2010