Here is a recently published project that I worked extensively on last year when I was with
Nemaworkshop, a renovation of the W Hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans. This hotel project was a pleasure and a pain, I am excited to see how it has come to life. We followed a design narrative that was led by Jazz and Dark Arts themes and I think we were successful in creating a very unique hotel experience.
Here are a few photos of the Jazz rooms. The rooms are all Jazz or Tarot themed, varying from floor to floor. Typically hotels will have around 4-6 different room types, or floor plans that are repeated throughout the building, but this funky little hotel has over 30 different room types. I know because had to measure them all. That means almost every room is unique, which made the whole design process more complicated and much more challenging.
The hallways. We explored a number of different custom wallpaper and carpet designs. I may or may not have designed this particular carpet pattern.
The elevator lobby has voodoo pin lights in the ceiling, roman numerals to designate which floor you are on and a big holographic circle of fire.
Some photos of the Tarot themed guest rooms. That wheel of fortune ball pillow was fun to throw around the office.
The Restaurant SoBou is connected to the hotel. The drawings for this restaurant was the last project I worked on in the offices of Nemaworkshop. We spent some long late nights working on these drawings, it's fun to see how it all finally turned out. It was a beautiful space with thick brick walls and lots of space. I love the chairs they ended up with, they lighten up the vibe of the space making it feel more playful.
Internally lit mirrors in the restaurant create a sort of ghostly sense of mystery playing on the themes of the hotel.
A wall of under-lit bottles in the restaurant, a signature nemaworkshop touch.
Jazzy light fixtures extending out of the ceiling.
