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Color stories 16
YEAR X
Shades of relationships in the color trends of 2017
Interview PEOPLE Gilles & Boissier
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Uncompromising interior design, suspended between bursts of inspiration and hospitality codes
MANAGING EDITOR Matteo De Bartolomeis matteo@ifdm.it
Four Seasons Bahrain Spectacular hospitality between heaven and earth
Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
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The Dutch Touch in an international context
The Ritz-Carlton Residences
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WONDER 10
New York | 520 West 28th | Zaha Hadid
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Milan | Mudec | David Chipperfield
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Barcelona | H10 Cubik | Lázaro Rosa-Violán
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Qinhuangdao | Seashore Library | Vector Architects
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Milan | Bar Luce | Wes Anderson
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An oasis of peace and greenery in Marrakech
Epidemic Sound Stockholm
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From an industrial past to a renewed present
The South Beach Hotel Singapore
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H. I. P. Highly Individualised Places in Singapore
Ikeda per la Pace Milan
104 Bangkok | Authors’ Lounge | Mandarin Oriental 80
Kaikan, a modern castle and symbol of (agri)culture
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EDITOR Veronica Orsi redazione@ifdm.it COLLABORATORS Alessandra Bergamini, Alessandro Bignami, Valentina Costa, Rachele Frigerio, Clara Villa PR & COMMUNICATION Marta Ballabio marketing@ifdm.it GRAPHIC DEPARTMENT Sara Battistutta grafica@ifdm.it WEB EDITOR Simona Marcora web@ifdm.it TRANSLATIONS Trans-Edit Group - Italy ADVERTISING Marble Studio/ADV Tel. +39 0362 551455 info@ifdm.it CLOSED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF 17th March 2016
Palazzo Versace Dubai
130 Muiden | CF8 | Sea Level Yacht Design & Engineering
Smart evolution
Mandarin Oriental Marrakech
102 New York | The Met Breuer | Marcel Breuer 106 Singapore | ParkRoyal on Pickering | Woha
A European approach reshapes Miami’s dynamic design scene
Royal Duch Gazelle Dieren, Netherlands
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Spring | Summer EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paolo Bleve bleve@ifdm.it
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OWNER AND PUBLISHER Marble Studio
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Kameha Grand Zurich Hotel
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A hotel defined by Wanders’ inspiration
Pisa Orologeria Milan
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The temple of watchmaking
Yurbban Trafalgar Barcelona
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Bespoke hospitality for Generation Y
Villa René Lalique Wingen-sur-Moder, France
108 The new life of Villa René Lalique The View Lugano
114 The View, a hospitality jewel in Lugano Villa Gallici Aix-en-Provence, France
120 Circular wellness among flavours and fragrances Michelberger Hotel Friedrichshain, Berlin
124 The interlocking home/suite Prizeotel Hannover
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126 Prizeotel Hannover, the energy of colour and forms
Monitor 133 A wide view on major international projects
Design inspirations 173 A selection of the most innovative products for the contract sector by international brands
NEXT IN THE WORLD
192 Large-scale projects underway
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EDITORIAL
Be a Wonder PAOLO BLEVE | Editor-in-chief
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hether it be a project, product, construction, supply, small hotel, new headquarters or the most impressive recent accomplishment, it will always be welcome among the pages of IFDM’s Contract & Hospitality Book. The important thing is that it is a “Wonder”. IFDM, a dynamic and continually evolving magazine, marks a new benchmark for the hospitality world with this book. IFDM’s distinctive identity has led to an editorial project that boosts the desire to sustain the relationship between architects, designers, interior designers and international decision makers that impact the structures of the most important hotel brands with their own style and signature. Alchemy that continually involves major players in design for the supply of furniture, coverings and decorations. We will witness it in the exclusive interview with Gilles & Boissier, the directors of recent projects such as the Mandarin Oriental in Marrakech, the Baccarat Hotel in New York or the Chess Hotel in Paris, which we will present to you in the September edition. Original content offering a close look at new interpretations of hospitality, as hotel chains continue to invest in renovating their hotels and commissioning new projects with the aim of gaining a share of the market and the appreciation of smart travellers, now called Millennials, and lovers of the most exclusive luxury and comfort.
The beginning of a project always involves a “cover”. Ours is Rose Quartz. Certainly a Wonder, but that is not all. Color is the first factor that provokes a positive, attractive reaction, creates an expectation and arouses curiosity. Right up to determining a trend, influenced by attitudes, daily routines, economic and climatic changes and sometimes even by the emotional changes of the planet’s citizens. This fascinating topic is the subject of the new content of the two semi-annual Books. In partnership with ColorWorks and Clariant, we will present the annual forecast that announces the color trends for the future. Four stories told by Judith Van Vliet are published in the Spring-Summer March edition and Fall-Winter September edition of the IFDM Contract & Hospitality Book, which announces the Color Trends of 2017.
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WONDER. NEW YORK | 520 WEST 28TH | ZAHA HADID The first residential building in New York designed by Zaha Hadid is centered around the High Line. The building’s organic curves and chevron patterns on the outside create generous outdoor spaces
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and enhance the privacy between residences, simultaneously merging and separating the interior and exterior. The 11-story building, with 21 interlaced floors, will feature 39 distinctive residences.
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WONDER. MILANO | MUDEC | DAVID CHIPPERFIELD
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From the recovery operation of industrial archeology in the former Ansaldo factory, a major reference district for the testimony, the research and dissemination of creativity and art from all continents.
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WONDER. BARCELLONA | H10 CUBIK | LÁZARO ROSA-VIOLÁN A play of geometric shapes characterizes the restyling of the H10 Kubik hotel façade. It recalls the architectural style so coveted in the mid-twentieth century.
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Trend
COLOR STORIES
Shades of relationships in the color trends of 2017 An exclusive meeting with Judith Van Vliet, an international expert on color trends, to find out about the colors that will dictate tendencies in 2017, and the process from which they originate
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ink. Did you notice the cover? We wrapped the Contract & Hospitality Book in a pink cover. And not just any shade, but Rose Quartz. It’s not a case that ColorForward 2016 had three pink colors in its forecasting. Let me explane. We are talking about trends and specifically trends linked to the world of color: an extremely important aspect in the product design process. The importance of the right shade - and we will shortly discover what is defined as “right” - affects your perception of a product, the message that it is trying to communicate and the positive effects that it can produce. But the coronation of one or more colors by the trendsetter only comes after a long process of investigation and analysis that takes place much earlier - at least two years - drawing from the search engine of the world in its totality of innovations and attitudes. Thus, the colors that will trend in 2017 have already been identified. And we know which ones they are. They will be revealed to us by a world expert in the field: Judith Van Vliet, Designer at ColorWorks Europe/IMEA (BU of Plastics & Coatings of Clariant) and Vice President of Communication & PR 16 | IFDM
at Color Marketing Group. However, before they are shared with you, it is necessary to take a step back to understand how this palette of colors is determined. Yes, colors plural, because twenty colors have been identified by ColorWorks, which are brought to life by four different stories. The driving forces behind these “stories” are the representatives of the five ColorWorks centers worldwide - Sao Paulo for Latin America, West-Chicago for North America, Merate for Europe and IMEA, Taiwan and Singapore for Asia Pacific - who meet every year for a five-day workshop that results in the ColorForward, their color forecasting guide. Four Stories, each identified and translated into 5 colors, define the content; Stories that are the focal point of research that encompasses every angle of lifestyle and innovation, and above all emerging global social movements. «We met last September in Chicago to discuss 2017 trends, but work began months earlier, participating in conferences about innovation and new technologies, following trendhunters in highly varied fields and visiting the great cities to experience not
Author: Veronica Orsi
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PEOPLE
Gilles and Boissier
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Gilles and Boissier
UNCOMPROMISING INTERIOR DESIGN, SUSPENDED BETWEEN BURSTS OF INSPIRATION AND HOSPITALITY CODES A conversation with Patrick Gilles and Dorothée Boissier, the interior design couple who have changed the paradigm of hospitality luxury
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ssigning Gilles & Boissier a stylistic label is an impossible task - the couple’s eclectic vision confounds anyone who attempts to reduce their interior design style to a single definition. It is the invisible and elusive balance between an emotional shock and a mathematical calculation that governs Dorothée and Patrick’s approach to the world of interior design. This unpredictable, but concrete approach has led them to success in a world - the hospitality sector - in which the customer is not only an investor, but also the person who chooses this or that hotel or restaurant and decides in a second whether or not it is acceptable. The hospitality challenge has inevitably been passed on to Generation Y and even in this setting, Gilles & Boissier’s ideas are clear and, naturally, somewhat visionary.
author: Matteo De Bartolomeis photo credits: Eric Laignel
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HOTEL
Spectacular hospitality between heaven and earth With its fifty floors, Four Seasons dominates Bahrain Bay and is a symbol of the city’s modern spirit
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fter Washington, Chicago, Prague, Paris, Lisbon, London, Geneva and Florence, mentioned in no particular order and by no means a complete list, Pierre Yves Rochon’s PYR firm also accomplished the interior design of the Four Seasons in Bahrain Bay, completed in the spring of 2015, confirming its long collaboration with the chain dedicated to international luxury hospitality. The skyscraper that houses the five-star hotel was designed by the American firm SOM as an architectural icon about 200 meters tall, constructed on an artificial island built in the centre of the new urban extension, also based on a masterplan by SOM, developed on the waterfront northeast of Manana. A structure consisting of two tall monolithic concrete columns with glass ‘inserts’ that stands as a sort of gateway to the Bahraini capital, a symbol of its highly modern and cosmopolitan identity. One of the highlights of the 68-storey hotel is the stunning view of the landscape, the ocean and the city, which can be enjoyed from every room and suite. The measurements, use of space and furnishings of the rooms, which total 273 including 57 suites, are designed like luxury urban residences, 28 | IFDM
with decor inspired by the Art Deco style of the 1930s passenger ships that sailed along the maritime routes all over the world. The generous rooms and suites, located on the upper floors (from 170 to 228 sq m), feature large floor-to-ceiling windows and are flooded with natural light that illuminates and brightens the colour mix of the rich palette chosen for furnishings, fabrics, carpets and upholstery. A wide range of green and blue shades, in homage to the seascape, stands out on a more neutral base of beige, black and light brown. The black and white marble in the bathrooms and the dark red mahogany of furniture and finishes complete the colour scheme. Another highlight of the complex is the numerous, articulated communal spaces located inside and outside, on the ground floor and lower floors: from the double-height glazed lobby to the vast lounge area, furnished terraces, dance halls, modular reception, meeting rooms and spaces equipped as offices. The inside is illuminated with light that resembles daylight and small potted trees anticipate the vast outdoor terrace area, with gardens, trees, lounge areas and swimming pools.
Bahrain
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