Distinct

trendlines
spaces, sizes and dimensions. I
won’t fall in love with it if it won’t
work.”
In her opinion, the casual
person is starting to appreciate
art more these days, which puts
an added pressure on the designer
to fi nd something that’s more
than just a decoration. One artistic
style that packs that punch
is video art. It’s a little more
cumbersome to incorporate into a
design, but in the right project, it
can convey a certain mood more
than a painting.
“Visual movement changes
the area,” Rottet said. “I really
like to design spaces with visual
movement or materials that are
refl ective or translucent or feel
different from one side to an-
42 Hotel Design | MAY 2010
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A Kimpton hotel that was
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uses art as its niche in the community.
Through a partnership
with local arts organizations,
the specialty suites incorporate
thematic elements provided by
the partner entities, from original
works of art in the Seattle Art
Museum and Seattle Asian
Art Museum suites, to guitars
signed by Coldplay and the
BoDeans in the KMTT-FM “The
Mountain” suite.
PHOTOS BY DAVID PHELPS