Bar Style
Hotels and Members' Clubs
1st Edition
Published on 18. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-470-01148-5 (ISBN)
Description
The book includes highly illustrated case studies of 30-40 of the world's most beautifully designed hotel and club bar interiors. Focusing on the designers intentions in matching their interiors to that of the proposed clientele, it features bars from the UK, USA, Australia, mainland Europe and the Far East. Each case study is accompanied by high-quality images and a full description of the bar, summing up its design, ambience and clientele, as well as an "info-box," containing contact details, information on style, signature drinks, clientele, and membership profile.
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Person
Howard Watson gained a degree at the University of York and a postgraduate diploma in publishing before becoming an editor and writer specialising in the arts and culture. He has contributed to many publications, including Architectural Design, and edited a wide range of titles on architecture, art and theatre.
Content
0. Introduction; 1. The New Wave; 1.00 Introduction; 1.01 The Groucho Club, London; 1.02 Skybar, Mondrian, Los Angeles/The Shore Club, Miami; 1.03 Met Bar, Metropolitan Hotel, London; 1.04 Soho House, London and New York; 1.05 Morrison Bar, Morrison, Dublin; 1.06 Light Bar, St Martin's Lane, London; 1.07 MINK, The Prince of Wales, Melbourne; 1.08 Lobby Bar, One Aldwych, London; 1.09 Blue Bar, Bleibtrau, Berlin; 1.10 MyBar, MyHotel, London; 1.11 ECQ Bar, Quay Grand Suites, Sydney; 2. The Establishment; 2.00 Introduction; 2.01 Blue Bar, The Berkeley, London; 2.02 Senso, La Tremoille, Paris; 2.03 The Long Bar, Raffles, Singapore; 2.04 Commonwealth Club, London; 2.05 Reform Club, London; 2.06 Claridge's Bar, Claridge's, London; 2.07 American Bar, The Savoy, London; 3. Next Generation; 3.00 Introduction; 3.01 Long Bar, Sanderson, London; 3.02 Q! The Bar, Q!, Berlin; 3.03 UNA Lounge, UNA Hotel Vittoria, Florence; 3.04 West Bar, Sketch, London; 3.05 INK Club Bar, Raffles The Plaza, Singapore; 3.06 A60, 60 Thompson, New York; 3.07 Millbank Lounge, City Inn Westminster, London; 3.08 Roppongi Hills Club, Tokyo; 3.09 Post Bar, The Fullerton, Singapore; 3.10 Lobby Bar, Hotel Josef, Prague; 3.11 Hemmesphere, The Establishment, Sydney; 3.12 Bar Miro, Mirohotel, Bilbao; 3.13 Fusion Bar, SIDE, Hamburg; 4. Retro Cool; 4.00 Introduction; 4.01 Redwood Room, Clift, San Francisco; 4.02 Rivoli, The Ritz, London; 4.03 Bungalow 8, New York; 4.04 Babington House, Somerset; 4.05 Bar Seine, Plaza Athenee, New York; 4.06 Splash & Crash, Gran Hotel Domine, Bilbao; 4.07 Genevieve, The Lonsdale, London; 4.08 Hudson Bar, Hudson, New York; Appendix: Design for Living; Listings; Bibliography.