Feminine touches were added to the cruise line’s signature spots. Case in point: Michael’s Club, the quintessential gentlemen’s club, is “more of a coed space,” says BG Studio’s co-founder Francesca Bucci, whose New York City firm has designed all of the Michael’s Clubs for Celebrity since the brand launched in 1994. And for the cruise line’s signature fine dining restaurant, Murano, BG Studio based the design on the work of French Art Deco glassmaker René Lalique. The finished space is a glittering prism filled with twinkling crystal window frames and a carpet inspired by a horizontally sliced agate, one that celebrates the versatility of glass in its ability to look equally stunning etched as it does polished. “It was a variation on the theme of a Murano crystal house that we had introduced previously,” explains co-founder Hans Galutera. Next up: Celebrity plans to add one new ship every year between now and 2012 to this new Solstice Class. hd www.wilsonbutler.com; www.bgstudio.com; www.rtkl.com; www.tihanydesign.com; www.5plusdesign.com; www.celebritysolstice.com This and opposite page, clockwise from top left: Four of Wilson Butler Architects’ spaces: the outdoor Mast Bar; half-acre pastoral Lawn Club; Entertainment Court Deck; and the dramatic upper atrium card room and library. 220 hospitalitydesign www.hdmag.comhttp://www.wilsonbutler.com http://www.bgstudio.com http://www.rtkl.com http://www.tihanydesign.com http://www.5plusdesign.com http://www.celebritysolstice.com http://www.hdmag.com