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Further, late Mexican artist Manuel
Felguérez Barra was behind the plaster
screens on the exterior and the wood versions
inside, which serve as the " iconic identity of
the property, " says Meyer. A beautiful play of
light and shadow is cast through the screens,
anchoring the decorative and architectural
elements found throughout the hotel.
Indeed, Etéreo lends itself to an artsy feel.
From Marcela Diaz's woven rope sculpture
hanging from the reception ceiling to Daniel
Barreto's vibrant mural in the cevichería and
Hector Esrawe's monumental steel and glass
sculpture at the hotel's entry reflecting pool, each
" represents the most interesting design talent
in Mexico right now, " says Kemper Hyers, chief
creative officer at Auberge Resorts Collection.
" The result is a sense of personal connection to
the space and a deep investment in the details
and layers of the design. "
The 75 rooms are another highlight, evoking
a thoughtfully considered residence, where
eclectic furnishings mingle with hand-stitched
leather-wrapped headboards and expansive
outdoor terraces that boast plunge pools. " There
was a debate about where the TV should go, "
recalls Meyer, " or even if you need one when
you're in such an [idyllic location]. " The solution:
Along the main wall, a horizontal console framed
in bronze houses the TV behind a woven screen
that, when closed, " looks like this beautiful
composition, " he says. That handcrafted approach
extends to the hidden-away bar cabinet, with
interiors clad in yellow Talavera tile. Additionally,
says Hyers, as a welcome to every guest, a
shaman not only cleans the room spiritually
but also leaves small artifacts on a small shelf
designed by Meyer Davis.
From the moment guests arrive via
a stone-paved enclosed path embraced
by an overgrown jungle, it's as if " they're
entering an oceanfront home, " says Hyers.
" The property reveals itself slowly, " adds
Meyer Davis principal and cofounder Gray
Davis, " which is really kind of magical. " hd
migdal.com.mx; meyerdavis.com;
aubergeresorts.com
Owner GIM Desarrollos Management Company
Auberge Resorts Collection Architecture Firm
Migdal Arquitectos, Mexico City Interior Design
Firm Meyer Davis, New York Interior Design
Project Team Will Meyer, Gray Davis, Sonya
Chang, Emily Orsburn, Rebecca Hernandez,
Tyler Vigil, and Emily Ghadban Purchasing
Firm HPG International Lighting Grupo MAI
Engineering AKF Group and CTC Ingenerios
Civiles Landscape EDSA
POOL
Umbrellas and Pool Loungers Quattroporte Group
ITZAM RESTAURANT
Furniture Iteknia (dining tables, banquette
cushions, and swivel chairs), Migdal
(banquette), and Mob Estudio (woven wicker
dining chairs) Throw Pillows Arudeko and
Melissa Avila Pendants and Screens Glassford
Moncada Accessories Rrres Studio (pottery) and
found objects purchased in Tulum
GUESTROOMS
Furniture Quattroporte Group (coffee tables,
indoor sofa, terrace lounge chair, TV wall unit),
Iteknia (outdoor side tables and sofa), and Ad
Hoc Mexico (stool) Throw Pillows Candor and
Arudeko Ceiling Fan Minka Group
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