The Pendry Hotel, located in the Gaslamp District of San Diego, celebrated its groundbreaking ceremony yesterday. The space was decorated a la Mr. Pendry with surfboards, taxidermy, guys in bearskin hats and Bermuda shorts, umbrellas and derbys, and the motto “Know Thyself” whilst speeches were made about the upcoming 317-key hotel. Rottet Studio is proud to be part of the team working on the space, alongside Awbrey Cook Rogers McGill and Davis Reed!Read press coverage of the groundbreaking ceremony on UT San Diego.
We are pleased to announce that Loews Regency Hotel won Best Hotel Interior in the USA and Best Hotel Interior in New York in the Americas Property Awards!"The International Property Awards are open to residential and commercial property professionals from around the globe. They celebrate the highest levels of achievement by companies operating in all sectors of the property and real estate industry. An International Property Award is a world-renowned mark of excellence."See the rest of the 2014 winners here.
Valencia's Lone Star Court was featured in Prime Living Magazine's September-October issue!"There’s something magical, nostalgic and uniquely American about hitting the open road. Just watching the scenery rush by the car window awakens the nomadic spirit of adventure in all of us. And when it’s time to stop for a while and cool the tires, what’s more charming than a mom-and-pop style motor court hotel? While many of these charming, kitschy outposts of traveler hospitality might have faded to flickering, neon-lit mirages of our childhood, one hotelier—with the help of Lauren Rottet of Rottet Studio—is trying to bring back the cool of motor court traveling with the sophistication of luxury boutique hotel amenities."Pick up a copy today to read the full article!
The Seymour Collective explains why they chose Lauren Rottet to design their apartment interiors."When we thought about who should design our apartment interiors for The Seymour, here in the epicenter of the art world, we knew it had to be Rottet. Art and craft is ingrained in every choice Lauren makes. Her use of light, her ability to make the everyday extraordinary reveals an unrivalled natural-born talent, honed over many years working at the very top of her profession. She is a master of interior design."Read on at the Seymour Collective.
The July 2014 issue of Boutique Hotelier includes a brief write-up on Valencia Group's Lone Star Court with praises to Lauren Rottet's interior design. Read the full digital issue here!
It's National Take Your Dog to Work Day, and businesses all across the United States are experiencing an influx of temporary furry co-workers. For Jack, the Australian Shepherd living at the Rottet-designed Lone Star Court, it's another ordinary day at work!"If there’s anything that’ll make us fall for a hotel, it’s a hotel pet. And although Norman the Scooter Dog is a tough cute-hotel-doggy act to follow, here’s a worthy successor: Jack, the delectable Australian Shepherd here, who lives at the Lone Star Court, an old-motel-turned-retro-hotel in Austin."Read the rest of the article here on Hotel Chatter!
has the scoop on CitiCenterDC and Rottet Studio's interior work on the upcoming Conrad Hotel!"CityCenterDC is a micro-planned, urban “neighborhood” encompassing 10 acres in downtown DC. It’s been constructed in phases over several years and includes residential, retail and dining, offices, and a luxury hotel that now has a name."Click here to read the rest of the article.
Thank you, Lifestyle Magazine, for listing us among the "5 Leading Firms in Hospitality Design"!Read the full blog post here and see the other featured firms.
Maritime Matters' Peter Knego gives a thorough report of his experience aboard the new Viking River Cruises' Heimdal Longship!"I was immediately taken by the contemporary Scandinavian style of the VIKING HEIMDAL, which is named for the Guardian of the Norse Gods. These ships were designed by the stellar Yran and Storbratten of Oslo-based Y & S with interiors by London-based SMC Design and Los Angeles-based Rottet Studios. The most impressive space is the skylight-topped lobby spanning Decks Two and Three. On the HEIMDAL and the two identical Longship siblings in Avignon, the designers have skillfully melded warm colors and recessed lighting into a soothing backdrop of muted linoleum, veined marble and blond wood-toned accents."Check out the rest on the Martime Matters blog here!