Themaker hotel7/31/2023 ![]() ![]() The stained glass window over the bathroom door was salvaged from the building’s first floor entryway. On the top floor, the Artist is an elevated take on the classic loft, with a gallery wall of framed artworks Glazman picked and sourced himself, a long workbench, and a clawfoot soaking tub, for washing all the turpentine and worries of the day away. It’s also the most masculine, with shades of grey and dignified pops of burgundy, a herringbone fabric wall treatment, and the centerpiece: a gigantic chiseled fireplace mantel carved from a single slab of granite Glazman found in Korea and designed on the back of a napkin. I don’t like any one era to be on steroids.” At 715 square feet, the suite is the biggest of the bunch. ![]() “But it’s got to be the right balance between those areas of design. “I like things to be eclectic,” Glazman says. Fittingly, the design pulls in Midcentury elements, mixed with pieces from La Belle Epoch, Art Deco, and Victorian eras. “The architect lives in the 1940s and he is looking into the future and how the future of design looks,” Glazman says. Photo by Sabrina EberhardĪcross the hall, the Architect is the space of a visionary creative, steeped in the legacy of the past while dreaming of tomorrow. And that’s how I wanted to design the whole environment.” It’s things that a writer finds and they want to just capture it in their memory. You have a lot of artwork here, but it’s a little bit more eclectic. And that’s why it is filled with objects of curiosity. “Somebody who’s very curious, somebody who travels, somebody who collects memories. “When I was designing it, I was imagining the writer as somebody who has a very nomadic personality,” says Maker co-owner and designer Lev Glazman. The Writer, with its reading nooks and wraparound bookcases, typewriter, and fireplace, is a dreamy ideal place to cozy up in winter. Glazman even made up fictional personas to drive his designs for these four suites. They are: the Gardener, the Architect, the Artist, and the Writer. On the c.1897 Georgian mansion side, four expansive Maker studios embody peak luxury and design, each a romantic take on the life and habitat of a different maker. The hotel accommodations are spread over two historic buildings. Not every room has to look the same.” Basically, an exercise in design. ![]() I felt there was room in the hospitality industry to do something that is special, that is not standardized. I love design, I love art, and here, I had a very particular vision about how I could create spaces that would be a bit more inspiring and give people a more emotional connection. It’s really much more of a real estate exercise,” Glazman says. And some elevate your experience because of amazing service, but there are not a lot of amenities. “In general, the model with hospitality is basically the idea that you rent rooms to people and you feed them. Every corner is a design vignette unto itself, every tactile interaction considered, every vista from every seating area considered. And let me just say, the real thing is even better than the photos: a voluptuous riot of texture and textiles in rich jewel tones accented by polished hardwood, gleaming marble, raw brass, and glass. And the long-awaited debut was met with instant fanfare and critical acclaim. So, when the Maker finally opened its 11 hotel rooms for booking in August, the public was ready. Their Instagram account teased with a sensuous, amber-lit photos of plush velvet duvets, exquisite Morrocan-tiled bathrooms with brass accents, corduroy chaise lounges, vintage Turkish kilim rugs, and cozy nooks for reading, napping, or whispering sweet nothings. Photo by Sabrina Eberhardįor two long years, the Maker has built suspense and anticipation around the opening of its accommodations. ![]()
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