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Clockwise from far left: A railroad station-inspired clock hangs behind the reception desk; a desk designed to look like designer luggage in a guestroom’s sitting area doubles as a vanity; a peek into the Stanford White Studio, which features one of the three original Lambs Club fireplaces; and miniature Empire State Building pendant light fixtures hang over the mezzanine bar.

The Chatwal New York Owner Hampshire Hotels & Resorts ArchitectureÊ andÊ InteriorÊ DesignÊ Firm The Office of Thierry Despont (OTD), New York LightingÊ Consultant Schwinghammer Lighting ENTRANCEÊ HALL Built-InÊ WallÊ Panels OTD; fabricated by Les Meubles Saint-Damase CustomÊ ReceptionÊ Desk/ConciergeÊ Ê Ê Ê Desk/HallÊ Bar OTD StainlessÊ SteelÊ MetalÊ FinsÊ Fabrication by Les Meubles Saint-Damase, Inc. CustomÊ TerrazoÊ FlooringÊ Port Morris Tile and Marble Corporation CustomÊ BanquetteÊ Design by OTD; fabrication by Les Meubles Saint-Damase; and fabric upholstery by Pierre Frey CustomÊ OttomanÊ Design by OTD; leather by Cortina Leathers; and fabrication by Les Meubles Saint-Damase CustomÊ PendantÊ LightsÊ Design by OTD; fabrication by Le Lampiste de Beloeil Inc. Lighting Artemide MonumentalÊ HallÊ Clock Lumichron CustomÊ MuralÊ Design by OTD; painted by S. Mark Beard LAMBSÊ CLUBÊ RESTAURANT CustomÊ Built-InÊ BlackÊ LacqueredÊ WallÊ Ê Ê Ê Panels The Office of Thierry Despont; fabricated by Les Meubles Saint-Damase CustomÊ FurnitureÊ Design by OTD; leather by Cortina Leathers; and fabrication by Les Meubles Saint-Damase CustomÊ LightingÊ Fixtures Design by OTD; fabrication by Le Lampiste de Beloeil CustomÊ MuralÊ Design by OTD; painted by S. Mark Beard LAMBSÊ CLUBÊ BAR CustomÊ Built-InÊ StainedÊ WoodÊ WallÊ Ê Ê Ê PanelsÊ andÊ Bar Design by OTD; fabricated by Les Meubles Saint-Damase CustomÊ BanquetteÊ Design by OTD; fabrication by Les Meubles Saint-Damase; and fabric upholstery by Pierre Frey CustomÊ FurnitureÊ Design by OTD; leather by Cortina Leathers; and fabrication by Les Meubles Saint-Damase CustomÊ MuralÊ Design by OTD; painted by S. Mark Beard STANFORDÊ WHITEÊ STUDIO Sofa Hamilton Furniture SofaÊ Upholstery Maharam CadillacÊ Chairs Andrew Martin; upholstery by Holland and Sherry ChandelierÊ andÊ Sconces Remains Lighting FloorÊ Lamps Sterling & Son TYPICALÊ GUESTROOM NightstandsÊ andÊ Desks OTD NightstandÊ andÊ DeskÊ Upholstery Innovations in Wallcovering, Inc. CustomÊ SofaÊ Designed by OTD; upholstery by Maharam LoungeÊ Chair Just Scandinavian; reupholstery by Holland and Sherry WallÊ Finish/Curtains Valley Forge Fabrics Carpet Constantine Carpets March 2011

machines and engineering. What I like is the strength of American design in the Machine Age,” Despont explains. A look at Raymond Loewy’s designs for locomotives inspired the lights on banquettes throughout. The grand lobby features a railroad station-like clock and a brown terrazzo floor with a red and cream border informed by public work projects of the first half of the 20th century. A two-story sepia-toned mural of a New York cityscape connects the lobby and the second floor bar, which like most of the public spaces, is awash in chrome and red leather. And the 83 guestrooms—done in three color schemes of burgundy, blue, and yellow/brown— boast custom closets and desks swathed in faux tan leather designed to look like designer luggage, a la Louis Vuitton and Maison E. Goyard. “Attention to detail was given to every last corner,” says Despont. In terms of preservation, several elaborate, elliptical wood portals once found in the lobby are now housed in one of the meeting spaces dubbed the Club Room, which also boasts new wine displays with similar millwork detailing. Despont restored the original library’s oak paneled walls and beams and fireplace (now done in brick with a carved oak mantel donning rams heads), moved it to the second floor, and turned it into the Stanford White Studio, an event space and guestroom. Another original fireplace, a floor-to-ceiling French 18th century limestone one (a gift from White to the Lambs) is the centerpiece of the hotel’s restaurant, appropriately called the Lambs Club. As Despont says, “I was working in the great shadow of Stanford White, a hero constantly looking over my shoulder.” hd www.despont.com; www.thechatwalny.com

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