Hints and tips:
...Each apartment has (at least) a floor to itself, interiors by Studio Sofield and its own elevator entrance....
...(The same is true of all the residences, provided the owners agree to Philippe Starck’s interior design.)...
...It followed him up the elevator and into his apartment. It followed him into the shower and later into bed....
...The interiors (“Exquisite design. Opulent materials. Meticulous detailing” it says in the marketing materials) are, for my taste, a tad bland: all white marble and shiny steel....
...There is, for instance, a large collection by Cyrus Kabiru, a Kenyan from Nairobi, whose vast photographic self-portraits show him wearing exquisite masks that he makes himself....
...Then again, no one comes here for the interior design....
...To me, it’s that real American landscape and one of the most exquisite places you will ever see....
...That Visconti identity,” he says — referring to the great Italian film director responsible for such exquisite elegies to unrequited gay love as Death in Venice....
...The reclaimed industrial timber floors keep the interior from getting too precious....
...Breakfast, too, is wonderful, whether you opt for the Japanese or “continental” options, each a succession of exquisite salads, cut fruit, fish and juices, served in trios of shot glasses....
...But take the elevator to the roof and behold an open-air lounge that provides unrivalled views of the Frankfurt skyline....
...The pavements are exquisite, a tessellation of Islamic motifs cast in concrete which create a seemingly endless variety of pattern - stars, octagons, diamonds....
...So naturally I wonder, as I ride the elevator to her studio, which Sherman of the countless variations will be doing the interview?...
...The trend extends downtown into Greenwich Village, where James Cummings, founder of three-year-old Aberdeen Townhomes, is working on newly renovated townhouses complete with elevators, state-of-the-art wine...
...The castle gets a new electricity grid, new plumbing, central heating, air conditioning and an elevator....
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