How key is achieving serenity when designing a bedroom?
Serenity in a room is my number one goal. No one wants to arrive at a party when the action has happened; everyone wants to be there to experience the “storm”. When a room is visually agitated it makes me feel as if I missed the action. Now, when you enter a room that is totally serene…. that is sensual. You know that something will be happening, and soon! 5. How does your design approach differ when designing for residences vs. hotels? Is it a challenge knowing your commercial interiors will be a home to thousands vs a single client? I approach my hotel work with a bit more fantasy than at home for the reason that I do believe in Ian Schrager’s motto of Hotel as Entertainment. When I am away from home I want something that I don’t have at home. I don’t care to feel as if I was at home; for that I stay home. I want fun, I want extravagance, I want fantasy. However, that doesn’t mean that we cannot have a bit of that at home as well. In my residential projects as well in my hotel proj
