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!
We're thrilled to be featured in the March 20th 2014 edition of The New York Times for our collaborative dining installation with 3M Architectural Markets at the 17th annual DIFFA Dining by Design benefit exhibition and dinner!"Guests are invited to wander among the tablescapes, which will include a celestial nook crawling with brass ants meant to recall 'King Midas in Bali' (by Arteriors) and, at left, a simulated marble table and benches (by 3M Architectural Markets with Rottet Studio)."Click here to read more and if you're in the New York area, we hope you make it out to this great event.
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!
Lauren Rottet and Design Within Reach's David Kennedy in front of the Interior Design Giants nighttime entertainment.
The James Royal Palm has been listed as a finalist in the Architizer A+ Awards, making it eligible for the Popular Choice award! Please vote for us HERE in the Hotels & Resorts category!
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 March issue of Elle Decor features a two-page spread on Loews Regency Hotel!"Tisch, a design and architecture aficionado, admits that he agonized for a long time about the direction for the hotel's decor. After one false start, he selected Rottet Studio, a firm based in Houston, Los Angeles, and New York to oversee the renovation of the lobby and 375 guest rooms. 'We wanted it to feel like a theater set, glamorous and very New York,' says the firm's president, Lauren Rottet."Pick up a copy today to read the rest of the article.
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.
Enrique Vela, Senior Associate in Rottet Studio's New York office, was recognized as an "up-and-coming designer" in Boutique 18.The 2014 inductees will be honored at the Kick-Off Party for the second annual BDwest trade fair and will take place in a panel discussion. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement Enrique! We are so very proud of you and grateful to have you as part of our awesome team!See the rest of the up-and-coming designers to be honored at BDwest in San Diego here.
Loews Regency recieved a feature spread in the most recent issue of Travel + Leisure Magazine."In the lobby and the guest rooms, Rottet worked with a warm-and-cool palette. The décor is simple but chic, with lavish attention to detailing—specially designed Deco-inspired vanities in the bathrooms; stylized work spaces in highly polished marble."Read the rest of the digital article here.