by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 12, 2016 | Projects
When Marc Rose and Med Abrous—partners behind Los Angeles venues the Spare Room at the Roosevelt Hotel and New York-style Szechuan spot Genghis Cohen—decided to fill what Abrous calls “a void in the marketplace” for a higher-end, three-meal comfort food restaurant,...
by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 12, 2016 | Projects
When Swire Hotels first approached Studio Collective, it was to design a rooftop bar for EAST, Miami, the company’s first U.S. property. But after Swire’s managing director Brian Williams visited the design firm’s Santa Monica, California headquarters and saw its...
by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 12, 2016 | Projects
For years Missy Robbins toiled away in the kitchens of notable fine dining restaurants like A Voce in New York and Spiaggia in Chicago. At Lilia, her first solo venture in Brooklyn, New York’s Williamsburg neighborhood, she embraces a homier approach, with guests...
by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 12, 2016 | News
by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 9, 2016 | News
The Striped Horse in Muizenberg has made its debut in Cape Town, boasting an eclectic design from locally based design firm Haldane Martin. Housed within a heritage Victorian building, the bar’s relaxing ambiance includes an aesthetic of worn patina complementary of...
