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project
Jazzed
Up
Stonehill & Taylor breathes
new life into a New York City gem
Photography by Peter Peirce
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FORMER RESIDENTS MARILYN MONROE AND JOE DIMAGGIO
would feel right at home again at the Radisson
Lexington Hotel thanks to the recent part-Hollywood,
part-Jazz age glamorous renovation from local
architecture firm Stonehill & Taylor. Bold colors and
sensual materials mingle throughout the property,
bringing the hotel back to its 1920s heyday. “The design
aesthetic was the glamour, natural spontaneity, and sex
appeal of Marilyn Monroe,” says Mike Suomi, vice
president of design for Stonehill & Taylor, and the
Greater New York’s programming co-chair. “We want
the design to make people flirtatious.”
At first, the project started out solely as a guestroom
and suite renovation. But once Stonehill & Taylor were
commissioned for the job, the project became a
complete redesign of not only the guestroom and suites,
but also the lobby, bar, fitness center, and all public
spaces—a more than two-year endeavor. “Contributing
on all phases of the project has been a great advantage
in terms of design,” says Laura Plasberg, a new Greater
This and opposite
page: Behind the
Radisson Lexington’s
original wood
reception desk, Paul
Housberg installed
backlit red and amber
glass tiles around the
original polished
chrome clock.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NEWH - March 2008
NEWH - March 2008
Contents
Network Leaders
News
Have you Seen?
Product Know-How
On the Scene
Sustainability: Point of View
Scholarship: Future’s So Bright
Design 101: Hotel Renovations
Cover Story: Friendly Fabrics
Project: Jazzed Up
Project: Presidential Redo
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Partner Profiles
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