We just got news that we have been shortlisted for the Design et al Hotel and Property Awards in multiple categories! Our entry for Loews Regency Hotel is being considered for both "Lobby and Public Areas" and "Hotel Design Award for North and South America". We can't wait until the award ceremony in Venice this June!
Loews Regency Hotel was featured in the January/February 2014 issue of Hotel Business Design! Pick up a copy for full disclosure on Lauren's design approach for the hotel."On the interiors side, Lauren Rottet and her team tackled the guestrooms, suites and lobby...'The hotel has always [had] and still does have this wonderful, happy vibe,' said Rottet, 'We wanted to maintain that but create a more sophisticated atmosphere with the use of special materials and design elements.'"
The Austin American-Statesman recently published an article about Valencia Lone Star Court!"Lone Star Court designer Lauren Rottet of the Houston-based Rottet Studio had to walk 'the fine line between being kitsch without being gimmicky or tacky,' she says, 'We wanted it to be charming in its 'campiness,' but Austin is a city in which locals and visitors are always on the lookout for what is new and different, so I think that helps our cause.'"Read the rest of the article here.
The latest issue of Modern Luxury Interiors Texas features a two-page spread about Lauren Rottet, her path to architecture and interiors, and what gives her inspiration."For noted Houston interior architect Lauren Rottet of Rottet Studio, it all begins with a good story. Imagine Jean-Michel Basquiat and Virginia Woolf, walking on the beach, then meandering into a bar for cocktails and conversation. This was the script the designer used to build the newly renovated interiors of The James Royal Palm in South Beach, Fla., whose motto is 'luxury liberated.'"Read the article in its entirety here.
We made the Style section of the Houston Chronicle again this weekend with an article featuring our work in Valencia Lone Star Court!"...Lone Star Court is an upscale, modern spin on the old-school motor court concept. Owned by Valencia Group, whose portfolio includes Houston's Hotel Sorella and Hotel Valencia in San Antonio, and designed by Houston-based Lauren Rottet of Rottet Studio, it opened December 24 in the Domain shopping district in Northwest Austin."Pick up a copy of the Houston Chronicle to read the rest of the article!
The excitement over Loews Regency Hotel's reopening continues to brew as the hotel has finally opened its doors!"New York City’s most talented design minds, including Rottet Studio, Meyer Davis Studio Inc, and Jonathan Nehmer + Associates were selected by Jonathan Tisch for the re-design of the hotel. Blending modern design with clean and classic style, the expansive 24-foot high ceiling provides a grand entrance to the lobby that invites and energizes guests, bringing New York’s unmistakable Midtown vibe to life. "Head over to Gotham News to read the rest of the article.
The New York Post listed Loews Regency among "Three Hotels to Watch On Two Coasts"."Meanwhile, in Midtown Manhattan, the venerable Loews Regency re-opens this Thursday after a meticulous $100 million make-over. The property now houses 379 rooms and suites with fresh, light-filled interiors mostly designed by Rottet Studio (who worked on the Beverly Hills Hotel’s new Presidential Bungalows)."Read the rest of the article at the New York Post.
The Art of the Langham Chicago from Karen Carter on Vimeo.Lauren Rottet was interviewed for "The Art of Langham Chicago", which you can view above! See what Lauren has to say about curating art for the five star hotel.
The latest issue of Hospitality Design Magazine gives a nod to Lauren Rottet's art selection for the Langham in an article about Chicago's thriving hotel market."This summer, the 610-key JW Marriott emerged from a $396 million gut renovation of a 1914 Daniel Burnham office building, while in the biggest of such moves thus far Oxford transformed the IBM Building, a late-Miesian office tower, into the posh Langham with interiors by an all-star lineup: Dirk Lohan, Richmond International, Rockwell Group, and art curated by Lauren Rottet."Read the rest of the article here.
The Benjamin Hotel received a 5-Star Review in UK-based SLiNK Magazine's Travel Section this month."The hotel has recently undergone a ten million dollar renovation under the careful watch of interior architect and designer Lauren Rottet and the final results are stunning. Rottet has created a series of guestrooms and suites to ensure that a stay in NYC’s chicest boutique hotel is like a home away from home and is the ultimate in luxury living combined with comfortable, homely surroundings."