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Philippe Starck, designer

and even street signs (information panels at several Parisian monuments). Starck’s latest effort in the City of Lights is also one of his most ambitious: the renovation of the Le Royal Monceau hotel. That property, owned by Qatari Diar and managed by Raffles Hotels and Resorts, is in Paris’ iconic eighth arrondissement, which is also home to the Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe. The hotel first opened in 1928 and hosted a spate of highprofile guests over the years, including Ernest Hemingway, Josephine Baker, Ho Chi Minh, Walt Disney, Madonna and Michael Jackson. But roughly 80 years after its opening, Qatair Diar shut down the hotel and had its interior gutted to make way for an extensive update by Starck that’s designed to attract the high-profile guests of the 21st century. “Paris needed a place where all of the world’s travelers could once again find the magnetism and mystery of the capital,” says Starck, who has made his mark over the past several decades with designs that are stylized, organic and typically more than a bit quirky. Starck’s lofty design goals for Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris, as the property

The hotel’s multi-mirrored bathrooms aren’t for the shy.

Le Bar Long allows face-to-face chats.

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Boutique Design - May/June 2011
From the Editor
Boutique Buzz
Contents
Lessons Learned From Downturn
Q+A: Grace Leo
Parisian Palace
A Glam Old Time
Golden Opportunity
Source Lists
DreamBook: A Medley of Moods
Wall Coverings
Fabrics
The Last Detail: Forty 1° North hotel in Newport, R.I.
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Boutique Design - May/June 2011 - 1
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Boutique Design - May/June 2011 - Lessons Learned From Downturn
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Boutique Design - May/June 2011 - Parisian Palace
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Boutique Design - May/June 2011 - A Glam Old Time
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Boutique Design - May/June 2011 - Golden Opportunity
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Boutique Design - May/June 2011 - DreamBook: A Medley of Moods
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Boutique Design - May/June 2011 - Wall Coverings
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Boutique Design - May/June 2011 - The Last Detail: Forty 1° North hotel in Newport, R.I.
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