As a historic 1930s hotel, it would have been all too easy to revamp the Angler’s into yet another pastel-hued interpretation of Miami’s Art Deco vernacular. But when Kimpton tapped San Francisco-based Nicole Hollis to update the 132-room property, the designer eschewed the expected for something far more modern.

The restored Angler’s is outfitted with a new wing, bar and lounge, outdoor courtyard, lobby, and pooldeck. Each space is awash in Hollis’ signature clean, sophisticated aesthetic, taking cues from Miami’s history as a trade and cultural exchange hub for the Caribbean, its citrus and tobacco agricultural heritage, and the city’s early seafaring beginnings. “The concept was to give a nod to the Caribbean in a subtle yet lyrical way,” says Hollis, founder of her namesake firm.

In the dark lobby, a rough-edged marble slab reception desk is flanked by a large-scale wood installation by John Houshmand that brings to mind the trunks of banyan trees. A twisted rope chandelier is a natural counterpoint to the room’s centerpiece, a brilliant paillette brass accent wall that resembles glimmering treasure from a shipwreck. “The materials are an elegant mashup of the raw and the textured, the organic and the polished,” adds Hollis.

The white, black, and tobacco palette continues in the Minnow bar and lounge, which boasts rattan and beaded seating, metal drum tables, exposed wood beams, and graphic cement tiles, while woven rope and grass drapery panels seal in the space. In contrast, the guestrooms are light and bright, with custom wood platform beds and pops of cobalt blue that connect to the ever-present views of the sea and sky. “It’s an intriguing mix of styles and moods that unfolds into so many different types of experiences,” says Ave Bradley, creative director and global senior vice president of design for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.