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1. The library at
Amanzoe in southern
Greece, designed by Ed
Tuttle.
2. A deluxe cottage
bathroom at Aman Sveti
Stefan in Montenegro,
designed by Jean-Michel
Gathy.
4. A step pool at
Amangiri, located in
Utah's Four Corners
region, designed by
Selldorf Architects.
5. The beach club at
Amanpuri in Thailand,
another creation by
Tuttle.
3. The pool pavilion at
Amanoi in Vietnam, also
crafted by Gathy.
Photos courtesy of AMANRESORTS
news outlets-United Press International,
The New York Times, Time magazine.
"I began to be more interested in the
publishing side of things," he says, "so Time
Life sent me to Havana-before Castro-to
learn the ropes of printing and distribution.
They eventually sent me to [a few] Asian
countries-Japan, India, the Philippines-to
open offices there."
By 1960 he was ready to set off on
his own. Using the stalwart U.S. Sunday
supplements Parade and This Week as
models, Zecha created Asia Magazine
in Hong Kong. "It was a heady time in
Asia," he says. "The countries were newly
independent, and many of the intelligentsia
had been raised in Europe or the U.S. They
needed to get reacquainted with Asian
culture, and that was the purpose of the
magazine."
Zecha battled the vicissitudes of
publishing for more than a decade, at one
time successfully entreating a young Rupert
Murdoch to invest in one of his ventures.
("Rupe and I were so innocent then," he
chuckles.)
Zecha claims another icon, Bill Marriott,
as the reason he entered the hotel world.
"Marriott wanted to expand overseas, and
Asia was his first move. I was hired as an
advisor who knew Asia and its culture."
When the oil crisis in the early 1970s
curtailed Marriott's plans, Zecha explored
other hotel opportunities, partnering with
Georg Rafael and Robert Burns to create
Regent International Hotels, later purchased
by Isadore Sharp. Other hotel investments
followed, until the late '80s, when the search
for a holiday spot ("one that had the opposite
climate of Bali's rainy season") took Zecha
to Phuket, Thailand. Eventually, Aman
was born.
"It wasn't farsighted or glamorous," he
says. "It was just a home, with perhaps a few
villas for my friends." With partner Anil
Thadani, Zecha decided to create a small
boutique hotel, investing their own money
4
5
because no banks would finance what
seemed a foolhardy project. "I thought the
concept might take off, but it wasn't until the
second [in Bali] happened that I decided to
start Amanresorts"-each property unique,
each in a remote setting of great natural
beauty, none with more than 50 rooms.
And each created at the hands of brilliant
architects and designers: Ed Tuttle, JeanMichel Gathy, Jaya Ibrahim, and Kerry Hill.
There are now 26 Amans, whose charms
have spawned serious (and undoubtedly
wealthy) fans known as Aman Junkies.
The two components of successful
luxury, Zecha, now 81, contends, "are the
hardware and software-aesthetics and
service. And both are necessary. It's like
clapping your hands. Which one makes the
noise? You need both."
And the satisfaction? "It's the pleasure
they create. When people tell me how much
they loved the experience, when they say, 'I
love your place! Thanks for doing this!' Then
I'm happy."
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People
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Sketchbook
Trends: Market Dining
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Interview: Daniel Boulud and Jeffrey Beers
5 Questions: Andy Masi
Products
Profile: Jim Malone
Trends: Gray
Tabletop
Hardware
Best of Americas
Platinum Circle
Projects
Carlo E Camilla in Segheria
The Wayfarer
Din Tai Fung
Faith & Flower
Fairwood Café
The Gorgeous Kitchen
Ad Index
Back Space: Griz Dwight
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