In Austin, A Hotel Reminiscent of A Wes Anderson Film Set
It all started with one simple light fixture. Sometimes that’s how it goes in the design process — and that’s all it takes for the vision to spread like kudzu. That vision fell into place for Robin Kelley and Kathy Steele while working together on Austin’s East Austin Hotel. “For me, the hotel interior design direction […]
It all started with one simple light fixture. Sometimes that’s how it goes in the design process — and that’s all it takes for the vision to spread like kudzu. That vision fell into place for Robin Kelley and Kathy Steele while working together on Austin’s East Austin Hotel. “For me, the hotel interior design direction started to click when I came across a ceramic light pendant from an obscure Danish ceramicist, Jette Helleroe, who created work in the 1960s and 70s,” Robin explains. “It was love at ?rst sight ? the ?at top portion of the pendant had the most gorgeous two-toned blue V’s in a crackled glazed paint and large amber glass beads along the pendant sides. That pendant set the color palette and space in time for the project. Helleroe’s ceramics in combination with the brass brutalist light ?xtures of the same time period from Holm Sorenson set the stage for the mood in my mind and everything evolved from there.” Robin and Kathy worked for three years to bring the hotel to life, creating a palette that is soft with a thick layer of charm. You almost g...
It all started with one simple light fixture. Sometimes that’s how it goes in the design process — and that’s all it takes for the vision to spread like kudzu. That vision fell into place for Robin Kelley and Kathy Steele while working together on Austin’s East Austin Hotel. “For me, the hotel interior design direction started to click when I came across a ceramic light pendant from an obscure Danish ceramicist, Jette Helleroe, who created work in the 1960s and 70s,” Robin explains. “It was love at ?rst sight ? the ?at top portion of the pendant had the most gorgeous two-toned blue V’s in a crackled glazed paint and large amber glass beads along the pendant sides. That pendant set the color palette and space in time for the project. Helleroe’s ceramics in combination with the brass brutalist light ?xtures of the same time period from Holm Sorenson set the stage for the mood in my mind and everything evolved from there.” Robin and Kathy worked for three years to bring the hotel to life, creating a palette that is soft with a thick layer of charm. You almost g...
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