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New York: The Dynamic Design Duo: Roman and Williams Talks

JetSetCD — 2010-03-11T15:45:04-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/3549617539_124a6a28c7.jpg" class="top"> So you're in New York City, and you walk into the dark and cozy hotspot that is the lobby of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ace+Hotel+New+York/local/1313">Ace Hotel</a>, and you wonder, "whoa, who designed all this?" And then perhaps you go over to the other happening hotel in the city right now, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795">The Standard</a>, and you think the same thing. And the answer to this questionwhich is really who are the hottest interior designers out there right nowis Roman & Williams. From the Standard's notoriously exclusive (and decadent) Boom Boom Room to the Breslin restaurant at The Ace, the dynamic design duo is behind the look of some of the buzzingest Manhattan properties these days. Curious to catch up with

New York: The Ace New York Gets Yet Another Shop, This Time for Subs

MsRebecca — 2010-02-22T09:40:21-05:00

Just in case you weren’t satisfied with the Stumptown coffee, the pig’s foot at The Breslin, and the designer condoms at Opening Ceremony, The Ace Hotel New York is getting yet another shop, this one selling sandwiches. We love the sound of the subs they’ll be serving, but we can’t help wondering when this addition of outlets will end. Soon the lobby will be so full, they’ll have to start putting any new shops in the hotel rooms upstairs.

New York: Take That, Ace! The Standard New York Now Has Its Own Gift Shop

juliana — 2010-02-17T08:55:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/thestandardshop.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795">The Standard New York</a> wasn't going to idly sit by and let the <a href="">Ace Hotel</a> steal its thunder with their hipstery <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/15/163815/216/hotels/Almost_Every_Hipster_Celeb_Was_at_the_Ace_Hotel_Over_the_Weekend">Opening Ceremony and 8a stores</a>. So, The Standard has struck back with its own gift shop which opened last Friday, leading <a href="http://ny.racked.com/archives/2010/02/16/gift_shop_wars_the_standard_hotel_opens_a_store_of_its_own.php">Racked NY</a> to fittingly declare the start of Gift Shop Wars. <a href="http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/the_standard_sh.php">Cool Hunting</a> has the scoop on what's inside The Shop at The Standard: <blockquote>Favorite brands (in addition to the expected magazines and sundries) like Wool and the Gang, Papabubble, Krink and Bambu cigarette papers together under their roof. The new boutique will also house Standard branded items and collaborations, including the graffiti-artist-designed city tees and a new limited-edition

New York: Almost Every Hipster Celeb Was at the Ace Hotel Over the Weekend

JetSetCD — 2010-02-15T16:44:37-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/ChloeOC.jpg" class="top"> New York City's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ace+Hotel+New+York/local/1313">Ace Hotel</a> continues to reign as the city's leading hipster hotel and hotspot, especially after the party this weekend that celebrated the opening of two new stores at the hotel: Project 8a and Opening Ceremony. It's Opening Ceremony that we want to focus on, since the celebrities that flooded into the Ace were mainly there because they either have a clothing line with the store (ah hem Chloe Sevigny, above), love the store's flagship location in Soho, or they were having too much hitting up the runway shows at Bryant Park so they decided to follow their fashion friends to the Ace. Solange Knowles, sister of Beyonce and a singer as well, performed

New York: The Ace Hotel NYC's New Store Will Stuff You Full of Haribo Gummis

JetSetCD — 2010-02-12T09:55:16-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/OCatAce.jpg" class="top"> This Sunday might be Valentine's Day, but we've already found our true love: the about-to-open Opening Ceremony store at New York's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ace+Hotel+New+York/local/1313">Ace Hotel</a>. It will welcome shoppers on Sunday actually, so we can forget our dinner plans. The idea of this Opening Ceremony shopthe trendsetting store already has locations in Soho, LA and Tokyois to be a new sort of travel shop, where designers and well-respected brands can offer their take on souvenirs. Sure, most of those items will be out of the typical traveler's price range, but that's why this idea works so well in New York. The store is aimed at style-conscious locals and the hipsters and creative set that chooses to stay at