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2 The hotel's two-level
loft rooms feature heavy
doses of glass and concrete, along with a full
mirrored wall that adds
a sense of spaciousness. A gathering place
(foreground) is infused
with warm colors

3 Though the view may
not be appeal to the
vertigo-prone, the beds
in the hotel's bi-level
accommodations are
secluded in an elevated
lair that looks out onto
16-ft.-tall windows.

PHILIPPE STARCK
STARCK

For his part, Starck says he conceptualized the
project as an "avant-garde laboratory." Never one for
understatement, he explains: "M Social is the new
and vibrant place in Singapore where elegance,
creativity and technology meet to offer a unique
experience to our global-smart tribe."
To help bring those cool kids (and wannabes) in
the door, Starck says that, throughout the property,
he interwove "the density and strength of raw
concrete with a concept of immateriality that's
represented by the installation of numerous multimedia projections and video screens."
But that contrast is just the start of the hotel's
visual razzle-dazzle. Its reception area, for example,
features a 32-ft.-long table flanked with three ornate
display cabinets designed by Starck. Underfoot is a
veined alabaster floor that's lit from below. That
installation has a marble-like appearance that helps
delineate the space, which can double as a minibusiness center.
The designer also whipped up a feast for the
eyes in the hotel's restaurant and bar, Beast &
Butterflies, starting with eight recessed chandeliers
overhead. "Each of those fixtures is intentionally
different from the next, to emulate diversity and
stimulate creativity," he says.
Starck's aforementioned screen fetish is on
prominent display within the restaurant, thanks to a
wall populated with 40 tablet-sized screens bearing
images of contemporary artworks. "Those screens
are conceived as a unique open source platform of
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Contents
From the Editor
In This Issue
The Buzz
Design Deconstructed
Space Explorers
Story Tellers
American Idols
Q+A: Giant Ambitions
Starck Raving Cool
Products: Furniture
Products: Carpet + Rugs
Exit Interview
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