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Located in Midtown, just steps from Central Park, Hudson is  stylish, and utterly cool. Hudson’s main entrance features a classic Philippe Starck play on proportions—a small door leads into a neutral, low-slung foyer that functions brilliantly as a decompression chamber, transferring guests from the buzz of New York to the …

Designed by architect Frank Gehry, Walt Disney Concert Hall, new home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is designed to be one of the most acoustically sophisticated concert halls in the world, providing both visual and aural intimacy for an unparalleled musical experience. Through the vision and generosity of Lillian Disney, …

Located in Covent Garden, St Martins Lane is a dramatic and daring reinvention of the fantasy hotel. Smart, witty and sophisticated, Philippe Starck’s design is a brilliant collision of influences – from the modern to the baroque – that suffuses the hotel with energy, vitality and magic. Entered through improbably tall, luminescent yellow-glass …

Baccarat boutique is  situated at 11, place des Etats-Unis in Paris. The former muse of this unique private mansion, Marie-Laure de Noailles (1902-1971) gave magical parties there and metamorphosed this magnificent place of pomp and tradition into a home dedicated to painters, writers and musicians. Time and again she would …

Located in the heart of South Beach and directly on the ocean, Delano has became a Miami classic.  Delano has a glamorous,  Indoor/Outdoor lobby, offering a seamless flow between a series of unique indoor and outdoor rooms.  Philippe Starck has assembled a stunning international collection of furniture and objects, including works from such …

Beijing National Stadium was a joint venture among architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron of Herzog & de Meuron and artist Ai Weiwei Designed for the Olympic Games in Beijing and located in the Olympic Green, the stadium is the world’s largest steel structure. Beijing National Stadium hosted the …