Opening this month after a $40 million redesign at the hands of award-winning designer Lauren Rottet of New York Surrey fame, The St. Regis Aspen has been transformed into a grand manor evocative of the illustrious Gilded Age. The five-star hotel’s brand new persona blends luxurious historic styling with a contemporary sensibility that visitors to Aspen will find both deeply intriguing and inviting. Read more here.
On November 13, Lauren Rottet was honored at the 6th Annual Boutique Design Awards that took place at the Javits Center in New York. This designation was awarded because of her firm’s dedication to such distinguished design projects as The Surrey Hotel, the Presidential Bungalows at The Beverly Hills Hotel and The James Royal Palm hotel in Miami Beach.“Lauren Rottet leads a firm committed to improving the human experience through the built environment and has put that philosophy to work in such high-profile hospitality design projects as The Surrey Hotel in New York, the new Presidential Bungalows at The Beverly Hills Hotel and The James Royal Palm,” said Matthew Hall, editor of Boutique Design Magazine. “She also recently became the first woman to be named a Fellow of both the American Institute of Architects and the International Interior Design Association. Clearly, she is a worthy recipient of our Designer of the Year designation.”“I am honored to be recognized by such a respected organization as the Boutique Design Awards,” said Lauren Rottet, President and Founder of Rottet Studio. “Throughout my career I have strived towards excellence and am happy that my work has been recognized with such a prestigious honor.”Read more about the awards here.
The 2011 rankings are in and Rottet Studio remains among the giants. Interior Design magazine published its design giants list and Rottet Studio is #46 among Hospitality Giants and #101 among Design Giants.
Lauren Rottet talks to Whitewall about The Surrey Hotel. Read the full interview here.
Lauren Rottet joins fellow architects featured in Success By Design in a video focused on the business of architecture. See the video on ArchDaily.
The $40 million renovation of the St. Regis Aspen Resort & Residences by Rottet Studio is featured on Haute Living. Read more here.
Lauren Rottet joined designers Kathryn Ireland and William Stubbs for a panel discussion on branding and marketing a design firm at the Houston Design Center Fall Market hosted by Stuart Rae of Thorntree.
Lauren Rottet was included in the Houston Press series, 100 Creatives, which highlights creative individuals in Houston. Read the interview here.
The Houston Chronicle spent the day with Lauren Rottet at her home in Houston. Read the full story.
The St. Regis Aspen Resort unveiled the new look for the hotel created by Rottet Studio. While certain areas of the hotel will be open for the Aspen Food & Wine Festival, the renovation will not be complete until late 2011. See the new rooms here.