destinations
Spencer Tunick photographed 500 nudes in the
courtyard is a carbon copy of Marrakech’s Jardin
gardens and Yoko Ono exhibited her Onochord
Majorelle, designed by landscape architect
video work there. “It’s not uncommon to see world
Madison Cox. And no mention of The Shore
famous artists wandering the halls, checking
Club is complete without a nod to the seductive
out their work,” says owner Martin Taplin, whose
crimson spirit of the Skybar’s exclusive Redroom,
wife and co-owner, Christine, curates the hotel’s
where French antiques meet Morocco. Quiet
exhibits. One of Taplin’s favorite features lines
nights of quiet stars? Not when there’s this much
the hotel walls on an ongoing basis: quotes from
to see.
artists such as Lichtenstein, Warhol, de Kooning
Miami’s design renaissance shows no sign of
and Jasper Johns.
ending any time soon: A Miami Beach outpost of
Just up the street is The Shore Club, an art
deco gem designed by British architect David
New York’s Hotel Gansevoort opens this month
and Ian Schrager will unveil a John Pawson-
Chipperfield. Famous as much for its celebrity
designed hotel this year. Ambra Medda welcomes
guests as its lobby, the hotel is now making a
the changes. “We are working to make Miami a
name for itself in the design world. Minotti furniture
destination that’s more than just a place where
and diaphanous curtained “alcoves” give the
you drink piña coladas on the beach” n
lobby its signature chill vibe, while the adjacent
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