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PUBLIC is Schrager’s 21st-century iteration of the boutique hotel concept he pioneered 30 years ago. This time he has smartly geared towards democratising luxury, by eschewing the usual tropes such as bellhops and room service and focussing on the details that really matter to modern consumers.
According to Schrager, the hotel’s style is personal, provocative and flamboyant, also simple, refined, modest and sophisticated. It’s a ‘cosy radical chic’ that resonates with all generations.
The 367 smart and efficient guest rooms, resembling cabins on a yacht, are equipped with everything you need and want and nothing extraneous, creating comfort in perfect harmony with functionality. We created Sofa Beds for a few of these rooms.
The spaces at PUBLIC were designed to bring people together, to create community and to connect work, leisure, fun and culture. The hotel features three bars: ‘The Lobby Bar’ a work and leisure area; ‘The Roof’, a rooftop bar with panoramic views over the Manhattan skyline and ‘Diego’ Lounge.
George Smith created furniture for the stylish and sophisticated Bar Chrystie, an intimate lounge space akin to a private gentlemen’s club in London. The lounge features an 18ft by 7ft hand-woven tapestry reproduction of Diego Rivera’s famous fresco, ‘Man at the Crossroads’. Saint Laurent marble coffee tables sit next to George Smith furniture pieces designed to complement the namesake tapestry.
The space features Heather Sofas from the Jean-Louis Deniot Collection, upholstered in jewel-toned velvets, and slipper chairs, bespoke created custom-made by George Smith and upholstered in silk damask. Blue velvet George Smith Signature Chairs preside in front of a blackened steel fireplace, custom-designed by Herzog & de Meuron, while overhead hangs a bold artwork by Anselm Reyle titled “Zen Foil”.
