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  • It's still one of the most distinctive facades in South Beach.

    The Beach's Icon

    It's still one of the most distinctive facades in South Beach.
  • Arriving via this path adds to the childlike wonder the hotel is built on.

    The Hedge

    Arriving via this path adds to the childlike wonder the hotel is built on.
  • Everything is oversized to inspire the kind of awe you had as a kid.

    The Patio

    Everything is oversized to inspire the kind of awe you had as a kid.
  • Our favorite piece in the lobby. They make us smile every time we see 'em.

    The Bear Bench

    Our favorite piece in the lobby. They make us smile every time we see 'em.
  • Starck wanted the lobby to feel like a home... perhaps one for giants?

    The Most Photographed Spot in the Hotel

    Starck wanted the lobby to feel like a home... perhaps one for giants?
  • Again, the idea is to make you feel like a kid again.

    Communal Table

    Again, the idea is to make you feel like a kid again.
  • Stack's favorite toy as a boy was a wheelbarrow. Ergo...

    Toy-Inspired Furniture

    Stack's favorite toy as a boy was a wheelbarrow. Ergo...
  • He also loved lights. So he made a wall of them.

    Light Up

    He also loved lights. So he made a wall of them.
  • Look up: doesn't it feel like you're hiding under the dining-room table?

    The Curtains

    Look up: doesn't it feel like you're hiding under the dining-room table?
  • A sly retro detail you'd hardly notice if you just strolled on by.

    Milk Bottle Lights

    A sly retro detail you'd hardly notice if you just strolled on by.
  • The chairs were meant to represent Ian Schrager, then-wife Rita, and their two little girls.

    Family Tableaux

    The chairs were meant to represent Ian Schrager, then-wife Rita, and their two little girls.
  • Look what's on the walls of the elevator banks!

    Going Up?

    Look what's on the walls of the elevator banks!
  • Gift boxes in the doors to the gift shop--an outpost of design mecca Base.

    A Present For You...

    Gift boxes in the doors to the gift shop--an outpost of design mecca Base.

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About This Gallery

Delano's Design Details

A tour of South Beach's Delano, and all the design-nerd details of Philippe Starck's vision for the hotel.

August 31, 2011 11:12:31 AM EST
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